The past two weeks have been a roller coaster for me! Holding on to dreams that seemed dashed, but still believing they can and will come through! Last week, London had the Tube strike on Monday and by Tuesday we started seeing traces of what the weather held in stock for us. I had scheduled [...]
It’s Enterprise Week! I love that I work with young people with my programmes and most of the voluntary work I do relates to young people as well. One of my favourite projects I support is called ‘The Young Visions Project’ and they work with young people within my community raising their aspirations; and call [...]
If you have been following my ‘not-so-regular’ blogs, then you will have read about my 1st meeting with Kevin (my then potential mentee) Read it here. That was in the summer, and I have been quietly confident all these weeks and months since then. Our 2nd meeting was emotional – well at least for me. [...]
I am fortunate to do what I do – always opportunities to learn for me but more importantly, add value to the quality of a young person’s life. One of three programmes I run is Shaping Attitudes and it targets 16-19 year olds starting work placements, apprenticeships or internships; improving their employability skills. The programme [...]
Some of you know I set up DCT after my experience in New York over 4 years ago; and how that changed my life, leading me to all that I do now. If don’t know then you can read about it here Today I am on a ‘high’! Most days I am whenever I run [...]
The Lib Dems launched their manifesto today and while I haven’t gone through every single line of it, the bits I have looked at and concerns me most is education; and it is not promising I have to say. They intend to invest £2.5bn extra in schools to cut class sizes, and provide 1:1 tuition [...]
We are counting down! Everyone (well almost!) is talking about the election. I am actually glad we don’t have a long drawn out process like the States – I will be bored, irritated or quite possibly both! So the 3 main party leaders are up and down the country making serious pledges, and for once [...]
I wonder if you have noticed now there’s an election coming up, MPs are suddenly accessible -available for interviews, web chats etc. Anyway the other day TES (Times Education Supplement) organized an excellent web chat with Stephen Williams from the Lib Dems, focusing on FE (Further Education) sector. I thought I participate since I am [...]
Recently I read an excellent article by Angela Smith titled: How can FE providers effectively communicate with NEET young people? FE providers are Further Education colleges and NEET means not in education employment or training. FE colleges are the most likely step for NEETs to take – starting a course which could lead to training [...]
I was at a women’s conference recently and networking (as you do!); and in conversation with a young lady talking about my job. I told her about my programme ‘having a positive attitude’ which targets 16-19 years olds in Further Education Colleges and those not in education employment or training (NEETs). I said basically I [...]