Engaging our Schools is a programme of work to raise the aspirations of students, to encourage them to stay in education or prepare for the world of work. Volunteers aere needed to mentor the students or to lead these small projects teams to provide a great experience for both students and mentors.
We are looking for volunteers to work with Durham Education Business Partnership at a number of career fairs throughout County Durham.
We have made contact with several colleges and are now recruiting more volunteers to help support our Inspiring Young People - Further Education programme (previously known as the Engaging Our Young People Career Academies programme). Find out what opportunities are available and how …
Karl Ford talks about his experience working with local schools.
Are you looking for ideas to use part of your 5 days learning and development per year and would like to take part in doing something worthwhile for young people? If your answer is yes, how about taking part in one …
I am looking for volunteers to visit local primary schools to talk about the jobs they do and the benefits of working. The aim is to help pupils understand more about the different types of jobs we do, and to …
In April, I posted a piece about the Engaging Our Schools project which Karen Taylor and her team from HM Courts and Tribunal Service had delivered at a school in Brixham. Karen and her colleagues Fiona Schneider and Ales Andrlik …
Watch our roving reporter Mark Cassidy speak with Murium and Nathan, two remarkable young people inspired by Civil Service Local north west's Engaging Schools project. As Paul Gerrard (SRO for Civil Service Local north west) said: Civil Service Local reminds …
Recently I was privileged to see a series of short presentations given by students from Northumberland Park School in Tottenham after they had taken part in the six-week Engaging our Schools programme. Anna Shotbolt, then on secondment with The Prince’s …
Two new opportunities are now available with organisations I have been talking to recently. Ablaze is a Bristol based charity that aims to develop sustainable partnerships between businesses and schools. Through core and bespoke programmes it provides structured volunteering opportunities …
Plymouth Benefit Delivery Centre has piloted a scheme called 'Empower' which is designed to develop AOs looking to build on the competencies needed for promotion. Paul was part of a team who chose to take on an Engaging Our Schools …
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