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A new website for a sight loss charity in northern England hopes to break down barriers for people with visual impairment and those who support them.
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Nancy Platts
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A North Kent College tutor and two former students have travelled to Cape Town to help build twenty classrooms, two playgrounds, four covered shelters and a kitchen, all in the space of seven days. Phil Miles, who is a lecturer in brickwork and multitrades at the College, was joined by two former bricklaying students Freddie […]
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Young people are being offered wellbeing training in an effort to encourage them to choose construction as a career. The training covers how to spot the difference between banter and bullying and dealing with stress and anxiety, The free soft skills training is targeted at young NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) people by […]
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School children across Bradford and Leeds are invited to take part in a Christmas-inspired fundraising event to raise funds for local homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets.
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Sarah Colombini
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A determined mum who turned the heart-breaking experience of losing a child into a charity helping bereaved parents is being recognised with an Honorary Doctorate from Coventry University.
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This is a guest article by Marcus Gordon.
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Louise Akers
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Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched an ambitious new plan for growing and sustaining engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people. Recognising the critical importance of engineering and technology for the UK and the sector’s growing workforce needs, the new report is the […]
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Nancy Platts
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Underprivileged young people from Leicester were given a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament by Jonathan Ashworth MP in a bid to help raise their life and career aspirations. The trip was organised by the Randal Charitable Foundation, Leicestershire Police and the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Foundation, to help inspire underprivileged young people […]
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Heather Rogers
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Seven tonnes of plastic waste – the equivalent weight of a large African bush elephant – has been successfully diverted from the environment thanks to a pioneering new collaboration in South Africa.
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Ian Morton
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Check out this positive news story: lecturers are celebrating the news that English at A-level and university is showing signs of regaining its popularity after years of decline.
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