Could you help improve disadvantaged young people to become employable?
We’re a very unusual charity based in Leeds that passionately believes that all young people should be able to reach their potential. Over 86k young people in our region are not in employment, education or training. Over 35% of these will suffer from mental illness and 33% from loneliness through isolation. We know that unemployment…
Read MoreGoverning Board Members
Leeds Trinity University is renowned for teaching excellence, producing highly employable graduates and a commitment to widening access to higher education. Proud to be distinctive, Leeds Trinity is one of three universities in the UK with a Catholic foundation and a commitment to ensuring everyone in our community, whatever their faith, feels supported and valued.…
Read MoreAssociate Non-Executive Directors
Working up to 5 days per month (flexibly) £15,543 per annum upon substantive appointment These are challenging times for the NHS nationally, and locally too. Our trust is looking to manage the succession of the Non-Executive Directors of the board, and to strengthen the capability of the board still further. Specifically, we seek to appoint…
Read MoreVolunteer on the National Literacy Trust’s Words for Work programme
Words for Work challenges the inequality in employment opportunities for young people . Regardless of background, we aim to provide students with the skills that they need to be a success. 88% of businesses think that school leavers are unprepared for the workplace (research by The British Chamber of Commerce.). At the National Literacy Trust,…
Read MoreSchool Governors for Yorkshire
Schools across Yorkshire need skilled volunteers with workplace skills to help drive them in direction of improved outcomes for children and young people. If you want to give something back to education in your community, or develop your board level skills, this could be the opportunity for you. Governors typically volunteer 10 days per year,…
Read MoreHelp give every child the chance to learn code Ref:1636
It is our core belief that every child should have the chance to learn to code no matter who they are or where they live. As a not-for-profit, we rely on financial support from the public, businesses and grant funders to ensure that we can continue to provide and improve our curriculum, train and support…
Read MoreTutorMate – virtual volunteering to help Bradford children learn to read!
TutorMate pairs disadvantaged, struggling 6 year old readers with reading volunteers who are working professionals. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child from their own workplace using a bespoke online platform. TutorMate is the perfect volunteering opportunity for those who want to make a direct…
Read MoreChair of Governors
Two academies Abbey Park post code HX2 9DG and Mount Pellonpost code HX1 4RG in Halifax are combining their governance arrangements as a Combined Academy Council and would welcome, in their succession planning, a new Chair of governors and 3 new governors to take them on this next journey. The academies are both Ofsted Good…
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