Wednesday 10th October is World Mental Health Day 2018. Why is this important to us at #Focus5?… According to the World Health Organisation, half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14 with most cases going undetected and untreated. This can affect young people’s ability to fully access education or employment, and that’s where #Focus5comes…
Over the past few weeks our Services To Education Manager; Steph Moore together with her team, has successfully delivered three of our School Enterprise Challenge days. This was to approximately 200 students in the Somerset area ranging from Year 6 through to Year 8. The challenge was to start up a company with the aim…
Ask people to name projects which have benefited from European funding and most will mention the University, Superfast Broadband or major road and rail improvements. Very few mention the projects which have received more than £64m from the European Social Fund (ESF) and yet these are the ones which are transforming the day to day…
The Ambitions project is receiving up to £3.8 million of funding from the European Social Fund as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England. The Department for Work and Pensions is the Managing Authority for the England European Social Fund programme. Established by the European Union, the European…
The Government’s careers strategy published on 4 December 2017, outlined a long-term plan to build a world-class careers system that will help young people and adults choose the career that is right for them. The subsequent statutory guidance “Careers guidance and access for education and training providers” has also been updated to expand on the…
Some advice for parents and carers about what CSW Group can offer An increasing number of parents are opting to teach their children at home. Sometimes this is a conscious decision on behalf of the parent however in a significant number of situations this is a decision made by parents in consultation with the last…
CSW Group champions brighter futures by protecting and promoting the welfare of young people and adults Due to an increase in demand we are looking for additional Specialist Mentors and Specialist Tutors to work with Students in Higher Education in the Winchester, Bournemouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Chichester, Brighton, Colchester, Canterbury, Oxford, Cambridge, Norwich, Exeter, Plymouth, Falmouth,…
CSW Group in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Devon County Council have delivered 108 supported work experience placements across 60 employers and 19 different industries to young people with SEND in Year 10 and 11 in the last academic year. The proof of concept pilot named ‘Tri Work’ was funded…
The #Focus5 project provides on-going individual support to unemployed or economically inactive young people aged 15-18 across Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay to move towards education, employment and training. Young people work with a Key Worker to develop their own action plan and can also access support from our Specialist Partners on the project. #Focus5 is…
We are often asked…Why do we do it? Why help families in need? The answer is simple really; we do it because ‘We Care.’ By the time families are referred to our Service, they are often on a downward spiral, unable to cope with multitude of issues with everyday life and have not received previous…
As a specialist mentor I work with students at university. Not just any students, but those with additional challenges to their studies presented by a disability. I meet with students each week, and I get to know them so well, I am with them on their journey every step of the way. It’s a unique…
In an ever increasing digital world the way we now perform everyday tasks from online shopping, applying for jobs or ordering prescriptions are changing and contrary to general perception, it’s not only the older generation who are now faced with the fact that they need to embrace this change. Having not been brought up with…
Family & Community Essential Skills has helped over 450 people within Cornwall to upskill and gain support to help improve their lives. European Social Funding has invested in a programme of support for employed, recently redundant or those unemployed who are looking to complete level 3 training in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to…
Cornwall Skills for Young People continues to make positive impacts on young people 15-24 year olds who are not in work, education or training European Social Funding has invested in a programme of support for young people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to get into work, education and training. The investment is…
