Monday 23rd July 2007, 00:53No Child Gets Left BehindI am Chair of Governors at my son’s School which is our local primary school. I have been inspired by the work and commitment of the staff, parents and children who form this school community. I have only recently taken on this role and it has opened my eyes to the way in which this group of people led by Mrs Boyle (the amazing Head Teacher) review every aspect of every child to ensure they all get the very best chance in life to achieve their goals and aspirations. Yes there is maths, English, history etc etc. but also dance, sport, cookery club, choir, music, stars in your eyes competi..View Complete Post Monday 23rd July 2007, 00:31Poland UpdatePolish MPs
Last month we entertained a group of Polish MPs in our London offices. We felt very privileged that this group of elected representatives from Poland would travel to the UK to see our work at first hand. They wanted to see with their own eyes the way we help people from all communities find a way forward. They spoke to our customers and staff. They tested our ability to link these programmes into the needs of the people who live in Poland and are unemployed. After many hours we shared our insights. I have had the chance to travel and meet many people in Poland and we hav..View Complete Post Monday 23rd July 2007, 00:28South AfricaWe are a team
I felt very privileged to receive an invitation from the APPETD group of private providers in South Africa to speak at their International Conference in June 2007. The conference was very well attended and discussed the issues faced in a country with an emerging sector focused on private education and training. Although our concept of Work First is not yet familiar in South Africa it did receive a very warm reception from the room and I was surrounded by interested parties at the end of the speech.
We have such different economies, life styles, public serv..View Complete Post Sunday 22nd July 2007, 23:30Australia is calling At the end of May I had an amazing opportunity to visit Australia at the invitation of a number of organisations who think we may be able to bring some light to the lives of those last in the queue for the jobs and opportunities. I had never visited Australia before and I found a wonderful place with warm people who have open arms and gave me a real welcome. I met Elaine Henry and Paul Henderson from The Smith Family which does wonderful work giving hope to those who have least to loose but most to win in society. I was inspired by their achievements and the openness to develop new innovative ..View Complete Post |
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