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Tackling the NEET crisis: A collective responsibility for education, employment, and training

09/12/2024

A recent article in FE Week, titled ‘Crisis in schools creates a NEET problem for FE to solve’, spotlighted the escalating challenges faced by young people and local authorities in ensuring young people are engaged in Education, Employment, or Training (EET). This rise in young people classified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) is a societal issue with far-reaching implications, and at Shaw Trust, we firmly believe it is everyone’s responsibility—not just further education (FE)—to support young people’s transition

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Shaw Trust shares insights on Channel 4: Getting back to work after long-term sickness

22/11/2024

With the upcoming government White Paper about getting Britain back to work due for release imminently, Channel 4 approached Shaw Trust for support with a news segment.For this national news piece, there were two asks: Expert view – what is driving economic activity and what can the government do to fix the problem? Participant view – what is it really like trying to get back to work after an extended period of unemployment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nthFLkyW_CgDownload transcriptBeing named the ‘greatest employment challenge

Uncovering hidden talent: Helping employers create inclusive workplaces

30/08/2024

From 2 September to 13 September, Shaw Trust is running the ‘Hidden Talent’ campaign, a powerful initiative to highlight talented individuals.

Developing regional recruitment activity with OCS

12/04/2024

We’re continuing to develop and explore opportunities for regional recruitment activity with OCS. This work will support the wider partnership agreement with National Accounts and the OCS People Into Work team.Several of our Birmingham employability programmes have been working closely with regional OCS managers to successfully recruit roles at the NEC and other city venues. By collaborating and working together we’ve created inclusive recruitment pathways for stewards, security staff and venue cleaners.The regional OCS managers have been fantastic advocates for

Sharing our expertise with our WLA partners Leonardo Hotels

10/04/2024

We value being collaborative and sharing knowledge – and we love when our partners are on the same page.Our partner, Leonardo Hotels, spent March raising awareness about disability. Using our expertise, Shaw Trust contributed by presenting to Leonardo Hotels staff.Our team from the SES West London Alliance presented to the Leonardo Hotels London Cluster about how their teams can better support guests with disabilities or health conditions.The focus of this session was primarily on the support that Shaw Trust can

Shaw Trust sponsors category at RIDI annual awards

06/12/2023

We are pleased to sponsor the ‘Making a Difference: Public Sector’ category at the RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative) Awards 2023, an awards ceremony celebrating excellence in diversity and inclusion within the recruitment industry.Once a year the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative brings together leading changemakers in the recruitment sector to celebrate the very best of disability confident recruitment. The RIDI Awards recognise and reward organisations and individuals who are making significant strides in breaking down barriers and creating a more

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Celebrating World Mental Health Day – 10 October

10/10/2023

Every year on 10 October, World Mental Health Day is celebrated across the globe by raising awareness and encouraging us all to talk about mental health and how important it is to get help if you are struggling. This year’s theme is “Mental Health is a universal human right” and the focus is on supporting families, young people, people with long term health conditions, refugees and asylum seekers. At Shaw Trust, our work supports and has a positive impact on

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Shaw Trust launches WHP Pioneer

13/09/2023

Commencing September 2023, Shaw Trust are extending their Work and Health Programme (WHP) with ‘WHP Pioneer,’ part of the DWP’s Universal Support employment programme announced in the 2023 Spring Budget to support people into work.WHP Pioneer aims to support around 8,000 people through opening up sustainable pathways to employment utilising key elements of a place and train model. WHP Pioneer is a welcome addition to the Work and Health Programme which launched in March 2018 and has already helped over

Colleagues encouraged to keep learning this National Apprenticeship Week

07/02/2023

225 colleagues are currently completing an apprenticeship alongside their roles at Shaw Trust. To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2023, we caught up with Lisa and Alfie who told us the reason behind starting an apprenticeship and how they are finding it.Why did I decide to start an apprenticeship?My line manager and I always discuss my personal development wants and needs in our quarterly reviews together. One of the key themes that kept reoccurring was my want to better understand the

Are you missing out on talent?

20/01/2023

There is a huge pool of talent you are almost certainly overlooking. Unemployment is rising, while vacancies remain unfilled. Meanwhile this pool of talent could be driving your organisations and businesses forward. There are 16million disabled people in the UK, according to the DWP. The disability employment rate was 53.6% in Q2 2023, compared to 82.5% for non-disabled people. Yet 6 in 10 graduates with a visual impairment are not in full-time employment, and only 1 in 3 autistic graduates is in work. And

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