UAM Recycle Challenge Have you ever thought about what it would be like to travel in a flying car? Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is the future of transportation, and it is coming sooner than you imagine! Urban Air Mobility is the concept of transporting people and goods around cities and towns using aerial vehicles. This…
CSW Welcomes Two New Community Engagement Advisers Welcome Beth Pegler and Sarah Clark As new members of the Community Engagement Advisers Team, we thought we would take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and let you know about our experiences with CSW to date. Prior to this role, Beth worked as a Pre-release Practitioner for HMP…
#Focus5 Referrals are OPEN! As the world gets back to its ‘new normal’ #Focus5 is here to help young people develop the skills to progress into employment, education or training. The team of key workers are ready and excited to continue delivering our services across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay. We need more young people! If…
CSW, Keeping In Touch with Young People The CSW Client Relations Advisers work on the Transitions contract which is funded by Local Authorities across Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset*. The aim of the contract is to provide targeted support for the most vulnerable young people to ensure successful transition to their post 16 destination.…
Get To Know Karen Crosby, Services to Education Manager I joined CSW Group in September 2018 after relocating from South Yorkshire where I had worked as a Careers Coordinator in a secondary school for 11 years. During this time I ran the Careers Department delivering 1:1 personal guidance, arranging careers fairs, parents evenings and other…
Young People Impact Key Workers Lives too The work done by #Focus5 it isn’t just the keyworkers who impact the lives of the young people we work with, it goes the other way too. Young people can impact our Key Workers lives in amazing ways. A young person working with Grace has taught her an easy strum…
CSW Group awarded growth on the Skills for Young People contracts for Devon, Somerset and Dorset CSW Group are delighted to have been awarded growth on the Skills for Young People contracts covering Devon, Somerset and Dorset, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). The project supports 15-24 year olds not in work; education or…
WorldSkills UK’s Spotlight Talks: Register your students now WorldSkills UK’s Spotlight Talks: Inspiring Careers Excellence is back by popular demand, once again delivering free virtual advice and guidance to support young people to confidently take the next step on their career ladder. Broadcast live on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 October, the Spotlight Talks will…
We are a finalist in the Tech South West award for ‘Best Education Initiative Award’ In June of this year CSW Group (SW Peninsula STEM Ambassador Hub) along with Graphic Science (WE STEM Ambassador hub) put together a 3 week long online educational festival called South West STEM Fest. South West STEM Fest came about as a result of research into…
Ray finds happiness going back to work Ray started on the Health Works for Cornwall project at the end of April 2021 when Ray was finding life difficult. He was unemployed and had a health condition. Ray’s Change Coach initially identified the support that was required around his mental health and advised on the different…