At the end of another academic year CSW Group’s workplace experience service has provided over 180 secondary schools with tailored packages enabling almost 19,000 successful placements within the workplace for Year 10 and Year 12 students to take place. Placements have been completed within companies ranging from Solicitors to Dentists to Elite Equestrian Centres to…
Written by David Roe, CSW Group Transitions Manager Recently I was invited by the Rural Services network to attend the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural Services. I was asked to talk about the barriers young people who live in rural areas face when trying to access education, employment and training. In this article…
SEND Farm Visit, Angie Nelson-Shepherd, CSW Careers and Personal Adviser One aspect of a careers personal adviser role is to submit reports to the county council’s SEND team for students who wish to apply for an independent specialist placement. Therefore it is important to have a good understanding and knowledge of the provision that the…
We can all think of someone who has particularly shaped or influenced our lives in a positive way. For me, it was a team leader during my gap year, my mentor whose enthusiasm and passion influenced my decision to train as a teacher. I still think of him often and am thankful for his input…
We’re Just Eat – a leading global hybrid marketplace for online food delivery. We provide over 26 million customers with an easy and secure way to choose, order and pay for food from 100,000+ Restaurant Partners in 12 markets around the world. Our people are what make Just Eat the great company it is – a…
Last week Our Services to Education Manager; Steph Moore was invited by Chris Holl, Assistant Head Teacher and Susie Kendall from Mount Tamar School, to spend some time on their working farm. Steph jumped at the chance to see the amazing work they do and has given an insight into her visit: At Granary Farm…
CSW Group are delighted to announce Flybe as Headline Sponsor for the Big Bang South West Fair 2019, working in partnership with Devon County Council. This innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) event, building on 9 years of continued success, will take place at Westpoint Exeter on Tuesday 25th June 2019. Flybe will have…
“Ignoring the process of career development occurring in childhood is similar to a gardener disregarding the quality of the soil in which a garden will be planted.”[1] The term ‘career related learning’ includes early childhood activities in primary schools designed to give children from an early age a wide range of experiences of, and exposure…
North Devon based TDK-Lambda UK sponsors Big Bang South West award TDK-Lambda UK is pleased to be attending and sponsoring an award for most innovative STEM project at the Big Bang South West Regional Fair being held on Tuesday 25th June 2019 at the Exeter Westpoint Arena. This year we are showcasing popular interactive demonstrators,…
Tracey Burley is the managing director of Cognus Limited and a member of the company’s board of directors. She joined Cognus in 2017, bringing more than 15 years of public service leadership, expertise in working with children and young people and management experience of bridging the gap between the private and public sector, to her…
The value that a careers adviser adds with their up to date knowledge around routes into employment and the local and national labour market. One of the most important parts of my work as a careers adviser is to support young people to navigate the many educational options and future careers that could be available…
Apprenticeships are a great way to kick start your career but this route can sometimes be confusing. We want to look at a few of the myths surrounding apprenticeships.. see below for our myth busting facts.
Heart of the South West benefit from two projects Devon County Skills for Young People and Somerset Skills for Young people supporting 15-18 year olds since 2016; European Social Funding and the Education and Skills Funding Agency have invested over £885K to help develop skills and progress young people onto a range of positive…
CSW and Paignton Sec partnership working to ensure young people get appropriate support. Why we work together. CSW Group and Paignton Sec work in close partnership to ensure that NEET (Not in Education Employment or Training) young people in Torbay get the appropriate and progressing educational support they need to help them into education…
