Ageing Better is about to begin a programme of work looking at improving recruitment outcomes for older job candidates. As part of this, the charity is conducting a month-long consultation process to ensure it has as good an understanding of the topic as possible before designing and commissioning said programme of work. Ageing Better is … Continue reading Ageing Better seeks consultation responses to help improve recruitment outcomes for older job candidates →

Places are available on the Star Strikers FCA / SCL 2-year full-time education and football development programme, which is open to 16-18-year olds. To find out more about the tuition-free course, please consult the flyer below.

A quick reminder about the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) Employability Awards 2019, ahead of the deadline for entries. Any providers wishing to be considered for this year's awards should ensure their applications are submitted by 5pm on Friday 14th March. The ERSA Employability Awards 2019, now in their seventh year, aims to celebrate the … Continue reading Last call for ERSA award submissions – deadline Friday 15 Mar →

Press release from the Sutton Trust Parents are more likely to advise their child to go to university than take a degree-level apprenticeship, with middle-class parents more likely than poorer parents to offer this advice, according to new polling published by the Sutton Trust today. 1,017 parents of children aged 5 to 16 who attend … Continue reading Parents advising university over degree-level apprenticeships, study finds →

Disabled people face an "unacceptably harsh landscape" when searching for work, a UK disability charity has claimed. A recent study conducted by Leonard Cheshire indicated that 73% of disabled workers have stopped working due to a disability or health condition. Of the disabled people who applied for a job in the last five years, 30% … Continue reading Study highlights continued barriers to employment for disabled people in the UK →

Open Forum Events Limited is seeking bookings for the 5th National Safeguarding Childrens' Conference on Thursday 23rd May in Manchester. The 2019 event - the theme of which is 'Safeguarding Children: Promoting Welfare-Preventing Harm' will take place at the Manchester Conference Centre between 8:30am and 4:30pm. Confirmed speakers include: Justine Currell, Director, Unseen and Deputy … Continue reading Book for the 5th National Safeguarding Childrens’ Conference on Thu 23 May →

By DotSHF - Sheffield's Digital Coalition Following the roll out of Universal Credit (UC) in Sheffield and the UN Report on Extreme Poverty in the UK, the People.SHF and Universal Credit Partnership have been working together to explore how we could bring the digital expertise and resources; and community support in our city together to help … Continue reading People.SHF and Universal Credit Partnership to stage Sheffield summit on Thu 28 Feb →

A conference focused on support services for people with learning disabilities and Autism will take place on Tuesday 12th March at the Manchester Conference Centre. Open Forum Events is organising the conference, which will feature the following discussions: Dealing with Complex Histories and Risky BehaviourTransforming Care, Transforming People’s LivesSupporting People with a Learning Disability and/or … Continue reading Learning Disabilities and Autism: Promoting Positive Outcomes conference on 12 Mar (Manchester) →

Sheffield-based Home Instead Senior Care is to stage two recruitment events on Thursday 7th February and Wednesday 27th February as the company looks to fill a number of vacancies. A range of flexible jobs are up for grabs at the #YouCanCare events, which will be staged at 6 Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 … Continue reading Home Instead Senior Care to stage recruitment events on 7 and 27 Feb →

The government is inviting voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to apply for funding to run projects focused on improving children and young people’s mental health. Applications are invited from existing schemes to trial a new approach to helping children and young people with their mental health. The deadline for applications is midday on … Continue reading VCSE health and wellbeing fund 2019 to 2020: how to apply →

A workshop designed to teach the fundamentals of time management and productivity will take place in Wincobank, Sheffield, on Tuesday 12th February. The two-hour session, run by Sense of Direction, is designed to help: Identify where you spend your time and reclaim controlLearn tools to make more effective use of your time and create positive … Continue reading ‘How to Make Time for Everything’ course to run on Tues 12 Feb →