Written by Senior Career Development Consultant, Dr Oliver Jenkin PGCE RCDP The UK education landscape is a busy, albeit stranger period in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Student attendance at schools and colleges has resumed with additional measures in place to help minimise the risk of infection (e.g. students being separated into ‘bubbles’,…
Written by STEM Manager, Sam Ansell. We’ve all had to adapt the way we work over the last 6 months and upskill very quickly in terms of our use of technology. I’ve been so impressed with the creativity shown by our talented STEM Ambassadors. Whether it’s sharing what they do over video, doing Zoom calls…
The CSW Client Relations Advisers work on the Transitions contract which is funded by Local Authorities across Devon, Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall. 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. Jordan Reed, one of our Client Relations…
Written by Senior Career Development Consultant, Dr Oliver Jenkin PGCE RCDP Over three weeks in September and October 2020, CSW Group delivered its My Choices project, an online programme of nine short webinars developed in partnership with the Career and Enterprise Company and Heart of the South West LEP. Each webinar focused on a different topic…
A lot changed recently due to Covid-19 pandemic and whilst we have seen a return to some semblance of normality, it is clear we are not out of the woods yet. Lock down was a real challenge for the nation with so much changing in such a short space of time. Our collective mental health was under considerable strain…
Article from Career guidance for social justice, TRISTRAM HOOLEY Sticking with them: How a targeted careers service in the South West responded to Covid-19 Oliver Jenkin is a Career Consultant who works for the social enterprise CSW in the South West of England. In this piece he looks at how careers practice has changed since the pandemic…
Elite Training South West were looking for a trainee IT tutor so we organised a five-day course through HotSW Skills for young people. We contacted DWP and local careers advisers at CSW to refer learners to the course which included units such as; how applying for a trainee position differed from applying for a…
To all young people in Year 9 or above who have an Education Health and Care Plan. This year Cornwall Council and CSW Group will be releasing a series of podcasts/videos. These will be from a wide range of post-16 settings so you can see what the options are when you finish school. This is…
What’s going on? The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) are offering a whole range of options for young people to be a part of our Great British Beach Clean this year. There will be FREE online lessons for pupils, youth groups and their supporting teams to introduce the Source to Sea project, self-lead activities with resources…
We are delighted to announce that in partnership with the Career and Enterprise Company and Heart of the South West LEP we will be delivering a series of ten, 20-minute webinars called My Choices. The sessions are completely free and targeted to help young people that are electively home educated that are just finishing year 11…
Have you reached a crossroads after receiving your A Levels or GCSE results? Worried how COVID-19 may affect your career choices and direction? Let us help you…. CSW Group have qualified Career Development Consultants available to talk to you if you are unsure about your next steps or need help and support with any of…
NEW – Skills Launchpad Plymouth goes live 12 August 2020 With so much uncertainty surrounding grades, jobs and employment at the moment, it is understandable that this could be causing some anxiety or confusion for teenagers and their parents. With exam results due to be released this week, please don’t panic as there is local…
New support service launched to help apprentices who have lost their jobs during the Covid-19 outbreak to find new opportunities. Apprentices to also get help to access financial, legal, health and wellbeing support as well as careers advice. Employers encouraged to take advantage of new cash incentives to take on apprentices and help more…
Case Study: Overcoming a turbulent homelife to find the next steps in education L was not fulfilling her true potential at school, with low attendance, mental health challenges, family issues and a lack of direction all becoming a greater worry. This cocktail of concerns meant that her school had identified L at risk of becoming…
