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Yep! College Ready

Yep! College Ready Cornwall Education Business Partnership (EBP) have supported a young person who had no qualifications and was living in emergency housing to find his way forward. He was unmotivated, unorganised and regularly missed appointments, not waking in time to attend. With 1:1 support to explore his aspirations, they looked at his work experience,…

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Yep! Confident motivated and passionate

Yep! Confident motivated and passionate Jimmy joined Yep! with partner Carefree, who he has enjoyed many activities with over the years. Aged 21, he wanted some support with job search and to develop his skills.  He met regularly with his Key Worker, who helped him understand the available opportunities, they updated his CV and signed…

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Yep! Connecting with nature for wellbeing

Yep! Connecting with nature for wellbeing This young person stopped attending school 3 years ago in Year 8, she was isolated, spending much of her time in her room, in bed and not eating well, sometimes eating a bar of chocolate for dinner.  She has experienced poor mental health which has been her main barrier…

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Yep! Giving education another shot

Yep! Giving education another shot Rae started on the Yep! project in January and during that time, she has been working 1:1 with her CSW Group Yep! Adviser, exploring options for returning to education.  They have visited several local education providers, arranging a place to start in September. Rae has also benefited from the collaborative…

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Yep! Raising Aspirations

Yep! Raising Aspirations This young person was referred to Yep! partner Cornwall Education Business Partnership (EBP) from a local college, coming to the end of her supported internship, and needed support with her next steps.  With barriers of Autism and anxiety she lacked confidence and needed support with a small steps approach. Trust was built…

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Yep! Our strength is our partnership

Yep! Our strength is our partnership Yep! collaboration at its best, working together to achieve the best outcomes for young people. Argyle Community Trust (ACT), Active Plus and Cornwall Educational Business Partnership (EBP) teams, all partners on Yep! have joined forces to provide an impactful 5-week employability programme in Launceston and Liskeard. Over the 5…

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Yep! Chloe is ‘Work Ready’

Yep! Chloe is ‘Work Ready’ Chloe joined Yep! as Y13 student needing support with her next steps.  This tailored support was with Olivia, her CSW Group Yep Key Worker, but through the collaborative partnership she also engaged with fellow partner Active Plus on their Confidence & Motivation Course. 1:1 support has included gaining photographic ID,…

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Yep! Newsletter Summer 2024

Yep! Newsletter Summer 2024 This is our second Newsletter, it is packed with ‘Good News Stories’ and showcases the collaboration between partners across the project. Yep! Cornwall is leading the way as the go to project supporting young people aged 16-24 across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to take positive steps towards employment, education,…

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Yep! Winner of prestigious National Award

Yep! Winner of prestigious National Award CSW Group is immensely proud to announce they have won the national “Social Mobility Quality Improvement Initiative of the Year” within this year’s Quality Professionals Awards. Yep! Cornwall is leading the way as a partnership delivering frontline quality support for young people across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly,…

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Yep! A brighter future

Yep! A brighter future Argyle Community Trust (ACT) are one of the valued partners on Yep! supporting young people with their next steps. One of these is a young man who left school early due to anxiety, he struggles to leave the house on his own.  He was lonely but had no interest in socialising.…

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Yep! Shortlisted for prestigious National Award

Yep! Shortlisted for prestigious National Award CSW Group is delighted that Yep! has been shortlisted for the “Social Mobility Quality Improvement Initiative of the Year” within this year’s Quality Professionals Awards. The awards will be announced at a ceremony in Leeds on 26 Jun 2024 The awards honour outstanding contributions made by quality improvement practitioners…

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Open to new possibilities

Open to new possibilities D barely left the house before joining Yep! with partner Pluss.  He suffers from ADHD and lacked confidence and motivation.  He has been out of education since 2021 and out of work since 2019.  Through the 1:1 sessions with Community Coach Jon, D has built trust, and they often go for…

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Will is on Track

Will is on Track Will learnt about the Yep! project through CSW Groups links with his college. Will is a year 13 student struggling in education, with no firm plans for what he would do after year 13.  Will did have a dream job but had no idea of how to make that a reality…

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Jack’s journey from homeless to his dream job

Jack’s journey from homeless to his dream job Jack joined Yep! with partner Real Ideas in January 2024, having previously been with them on other projects. Jack had GCSE’s and had an A Level in Music, and he thought music would be the career path he would follow, but through volunteering his dream job emerged.…

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