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New opportunity – Work experience opportunity, Warwick

Blind in Business have a fabulous in person work experience opportunity available in Warwick at Skewb. Skewb offer many services and products from Digital, Environment, Gaming and Utility Industry specifics.  Their work experience offer will be tailored to the individual based on the students’ interests, whether that be a generic experience across multiple areas of the business, or something focused on a niche area of interest. This experience can be accessed either W/C 4th September OR W/C 11th September. If interested, please send an email to Jonathan at Blind in Business - jonathan@blindinbusiness.org.uk [...]

By |August 10, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Employability, Internship, Life skills, Opportunities, Taking control|0 Comments

New opportunity – The value of work experience webinar

Blind in Business are inviting you to a webinar 'Work Experience – Understand the value' Please see their information below and get in touch with them directly if you would like to attend or find out more. When: Wednesday 19 July 2023 Time: 16:30 Where: Zoom Who: Students Year 10+ Have you ever wondered “what’s the point” when someone recommends that you participate in some form of work experience? Blind in Business have long understood the amazing value work experience provides students. Their newest webinar is offering you the chance to find out WHY you should bother seeking [...]

By |June 23, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Employability, Internship, Life skills, Opportunities, Taking control|0 Comments

Moving house – tips for home buyers with a vision impairment

By Jack Tomlin After living in a small village for six years I finally decided it was time to move on, I was seeking more space, a bigger garden and a more central location. I had been wanting to move for a while, but it never quite felt like the right time. In December 2022 I started looking and viewed a few places to see what was on offer. Eventually I found the perfect cottage in a nearby village. It had a few drawbacks but nothing that couldn’t be fixed. I signed all the paperwork and within a [...]

By |June 17, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Knowledge kitchen, Life skills, Strive|Tags: |1 Comment

Things that make me feel joyful

A poem by Mahalia Creft The blue-purple hue of an early early morning as I lay twisted up in yellow with my eyes just barely open. The taste of chocolate melding deep into the corners of my taste-buds as I sneak a stray biscuit before mum brings in a “proper” breakfast. The feel of a warm plate on my lap when the sun is at its highest point and my belly is at its largest. The scent of something sweet, ringing melodically in my nostrils and my throat. The sound of music that I hear, caressing the innards [...]

By |June 17, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Arts, Create, Life skills, Strive, Taking control, Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

So, how long do you think it will take to get the book finished?

By Mahalia Creft “So, how long do you think it will take to get the book finished?” I tried my very best not to freeze as the realisation dawned on me… ooooohhhh they actually want me to write a book. This was the reaction I had after attending an information evening targeted at helping individuals start their own business. I had made the mistake of thinking this information evening was like most others I had attended, in which you sit for an hour, maybe an hour and a half while some guy whose internet connection keeps dropping out [...]

By |June 17, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Arts, Life skills, Strive, Taking control, Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

Advice to my past self: lessons I have learnt over the last year

By Grace Hill I remember it clear as a bell. The date was 16 March 2022. The time was around 3pm. I was on my bed going about a normal day with KISS FM on. Or at least that was what I thought until one particular artist came on. That might not sound like a big thing to most people... often when we have music on it is just to keep us entertained while we do something else like cleaning our rooms or studying. And that day I was no different. But when this particular artist came on [...]

By |June 17, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Arts, Life skills, Strive, Taking control, Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

Creating the life you want

By Natalia Foster “…things don’t have to be perfect to be strong.” ~ Daisy Jones & The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid The idea of perfection; something that is seen to bring bliss like no other. I’m unsure about you, dear reader, but a portion of my day can be spent daydreaming about what I wish my life looked like. Whether that be the routine I have, the friends I know, or how I choose to spend my time. And recently, I’ve grown to realise that I can in fact, have that life, or at least a part of [...]

By |June 17, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Life skills, Strive, Taking control, Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

National Careers Week 2023

Careers Week on the Student Portal! We've pulled together lots of helpful information to help you get the most out of National Careers Week 2023. Browse our links and video chats to gain some careers-based inspiration and then tell us your dream career in the comments section. Celebrating National Careers Week 2023 There is lots happening across National Careers Week including their virtual careers fair! Visit the NCW Careers Fair >   Visit the NCW website > Visit the Success at School website! There are lots of great resources for you to [...]

By |March 9, 2023|Categories: 10 to 13, 14 to 17, 18 plus, Education, Employability|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Be inspired. International Mother Language Day

DofE VICTA volunteer Armaan tells us about growing up with English as his second language Hello, my name is Armaan, and I am bilingual meaning that I can speak two languages and those are ‘English and Bengali’ while I can also read Arabic and speak simple Spanish. Bangla was my first language and I learnt it from my Grandma at the age of one/two. Performing tasks such as singing in the language and generally talking with her, helped when my family moved here from Bangladesh because I could talk to them, therefore allowing me to be more connected with [...]

By |February 21, 2023|Categories: 10 to 13, 14 to 17, 18 plus, Be Inspired, Education, Stand out, Taking control|0 Comments

New opportunity – Let’s Talk Volunteering! TPT Event

Let’s Talk Volunteering – Join Thomas Pocklington Trust's online event As part of Student Volunteering Week, which is celebrated from Monday 12 to Sunday 19 February 2023, TPT Young Voices and their Student Voices group is holding a free online event – ‘Let’s Talk Volunteering!’.  This will be an opportunity for young people and students to find out more about volunteering, how to get involved, how others manage volunteering as a student, and ask any burning questions to those who have gone through volunteering and into internships and employment! The event will be held on [...]

By |February 8, 2023|Categories: 14 to 17, 18 plus, Employability, Life skills, Opportunities, Volunteering|0 Comments
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