Bath Bridge, an Ablaze/WEM partner, delivers an impressive Future Talent programme, developing future leaders in Bath and North East Somerset. Below is more information with contact details at the end. “Great effort on the programme so far. I have got lots out of it and have been working on putting my reflections into practice. Your guests…
The January lockdown put a pause on the start of our 2021 partnerships but Catherine Young, Careers Lead at Kingsbury Green Academy, remained undeterred, and shifted the programme to be delivered to her Year 9 students at home. Their business partner Herman Miller also rose to the challenge with Alex Hemns, Senior HR and Talent…
We are delighted that WEM has been shortlisted for ‘Mentoring Programme of the Year’ at the National Mentoring Awards, the award ceremony is in London on Friday 1st March. This is part of our application as to why we think WEM should be recognised. “There is compelling evidence that a young person who has…
There is compelling evidence that a young person who has four or more encounters with an employer is 86% less likely to become unemployed or not in education or training post 16 years. Currently less than half of schools nationally are providing these opportunities to young people and in parts of the West of England…
Jamie Forrest, Careers Lead at Beechen Cliff School told us “all students went in and started the process disengaged and with low self-esteem. The students were the type of students that would get into trouble too much and were under achieving. When they started the programme on the first session, it took a little while…
This project is getting underway during 2017 and we’re already talking to secondary schools and businesses in the West of England region: Bristol, North Somerset, South Glos and Bath & NE Somerset. Business mentoring projects will kick off in earnest in September 2017. What is it? West of England Mentoring (WEM) is a partnership of…