A new project is about to start in Sheffield City Region funded through the government’s Digital Skills Innovation Fund.  The aim is to address local or regional digital challenges while supporting people from under-represented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds into digital roles.  Tech, Set, Go! will test innovative approaches to enabling women aged 18 and above to … Continue reading New pathways into the region’s digital tech sector for under-represented groups: Tech, Set, Go! →

Prospects is inviting individuals to attend its Experience Matters 50+ Support event, which takes place at Meetinghouse Lane on Friday 28th June. A number of organisations from across the public, private and community sectors will be present at the event to offer advice and support for people aged 50 and above who are trying to … Continue reading Prospects to stage Age 50+ employment support event Experience Matters on Fri 28 Jun →

On Saturday 6 July from 11:00am - 3:00pm  the Craft group at Upper Wincobank Chapel is holding a Craft Festival to share its skills. Please see the flyer below for more information:

Guests are being invited to "bring a dish" along to the Firth Park Community Allotment annual open day - Big Lunch - which takes place on Monday 29th July from 1pm to 3pm. For full details, please see the poster below:

NOMIS has published its monthly labour market profile for April 2019, which draws together a range of statistics about the labour market and compares Sheffield with the Yorkshire & The Humber and UK averages.  A copy of the report can be viewed by clicking here N.B. For each dataset NOMIS uses the most recent data … Continue reading Sheffield Labour Market Profile – April 2019 (NOMIS) →

Published by the Mental Health Foundation ‘Body image’ is a term that can be used to describe how we think and feel about our bodies. Our thoughts and feelings about our bodies can impact us throughout our lives, affecting, more generally, the way we feel about ourselves and our mental health and wellbeing. How does … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week 2019: Body image report →

You can now access the updated Homeless Survival Guide for South Yorkshire using the link below. Please share the document with all relevant parties. 2019 Homeless Survival Guide - South Yorkshire

Owler Brook Primary School is recruiting for a Play Leader at its Wensley Street site.

The Refugee Council has set up a new group for pregnant women and new mums who are asylum seekers and refugees living in Sheffield. There is an open invitation to the sessions, which take place at Burgreave Children's Centre on Thursday mornings from 09:30am to 12:00pm.

SPRING is an EU partnership between 6 organisations delivering support to refugees from the point at which they get leave to remain.  On that day they are given 30 days before being evicted.  Prompt, holistic support is critical.  Mainly operating from the city centre hub called The Sanctuary on Chapel walk the 6 partners offer … Continue reading The SPRING launch event – Sheffield Project for Refugee Integration and Growth (Mon 13 May) →

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the Government to consider the reintroduction of a new form of work experience that is available to all Key Stage 4 students. The organisation believes ministers should recognise the roles that small businesses play in local communities and "the indispensable role they can play in giving … Continue reading Work experience should be compulsory for 14-16-year-olds, says FSB →

We Find Any Learner has announced the launch of additional distance learning courses, which are free to access. Distance learning is available to anyone who is 19 or older as of August 31st 2018, has lived in the European Union for three years or more and is not enrolled on another funded training program with … Continue reading Free distance learning courses available through We Find Any Learner →