National Careers Week – Sarah Clark National Careers Week is a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK from 6th – 11 March. Their aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people develop awareness…
National Careers Week – David Roe National Careers Week is taking place from 6th – 11th March and is a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. Their aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young…
Medifest 2022 We are delighted to have delivered Medifest working with and on behalf of Plymouth City Council on Monday 13th June at the Plymouth Guildhall. Medifest showcases the amazing careers in the Medical, Health, Science, Sport and Well-being sectors within the region. Hosting 700 young people from schools across the region, it was a…
Work Experience after Covid With the lifting of Covid restrictions we are now supporting more than 136 schools across the wider South West region to offer work experience placements to their students. We are also working in partnership with Devon County Council to support schools to provide work experience placements to 1593 vulnerable young people,…
Teacher Presentation on T-Levels During National Careers Week CSW Group are pleased to announce that we are offering a 30 minute virtual session which aims to raise awareness of T-Levels among teachers across Devon and Cornwall. These sessions are offered as part of the Department for Education funded Apprenticeship, Support and Knowledge Programme for Schools…
Finding THAT apprenticeship! When Mason* first met with his CSW Community Engagement Adviser Suzanne, he did not know what he wanted to do, he just knew that he wanted to start earning his own money. After they exchanged phone calls and texts for a few days, he met with Suzanne. Together they discussed various options…
Teacher CPD sessions during National Apprenticeship Week CSW Group are pleased to announce we are offering a series of 30 minute virtual sessions which aim to raise awareness of apprenticeships among teachers across Devon and Cornwall. These sessions are offered as part of the Department for Education funded Apprenticeship, Support and Knowledge Programme for Schools…
Writing a winning application form Written by David Roe, Partnership & Delivery Manager I’ve been a manager with CSW Group since 2014 and have been involved in a number of recruitment drives over the years. During this time, I’ve read a lot of application forms and wanted to give some advice on how to complete…
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…
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…
