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leahsmith10 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:15:49 +0000

Brain Raiders Quiz

Bring your friends and colleagues together for a social winter warm-up and help change young lives in the UK with our Brain Raiders Quiz this March. We have everything you need to host the perfect quiz, and we’ve even asked our Celebrity Ambassadors to compile the questions. All of the questions, as well as a ‘How to’ guide are available to download on our website at www.princes-trust.org.uk/brainraiders

For any more information, please contact Leah.smith@princes-trust.org.uk

Calling all Bupa Volunteers!

leahsmith10 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:57 +0000

It’s amazing what you can achieve with support. Please volunteer to give up just one day of your time and share your skills with vulnerable and disadvantaged young people. You can make a real impact and support them to take positive steps towards a brighter future.

We are looking for volunteers right now to join us for one day, to help young people prepare a CV and learn interview skills, or to support them in fining a work placement to gain some work experience. By giving up just one day of your time, plus 1-2 hours of preparation, you really can make a huge difference to a young life. It’s a great experience for you too!

Volunteer June Simpson, recently delivered her first workshop for The Trust: “I don’t have a lot of experience in this area and was unaware of the difficulties some young people have getting into the job market. It made me appreciate the skills I have and what myself and my colleagues had to offer. I think the participants gained confidence in what they have to offer organisations and learnt to believe in their capabilities. I would certainly volunteer again with The Princes Trust.”

The Prince’s Trust is a national charity, and our volunteers help to make our work possible all over the country. If you think you can help please register at www.princes-trust.org.uk/beexceptional to see when and where your nearest volunteering opportunities are happening. Your support really does make a difference.

My name is Alika. I am 18 years old. At the age of 10 I moved from my home country of Nigeria to London with my family. I really began to struggle at school; the language barrier was a real problem and I was often the target of bullies because of this. It was at this time that I experienced the world of crime first hand and began to realise that I needed to break free of this life.

The people at The Prince’s Trust really helped me to build up self-esteem and get my life back on track, giving me the opportunity to meet employees from local businesses who could give me advice on my CV and finding a work placement.

Being able to speak with someone who has first-hand experience of holding down a job was so useful for me. It made me realise I have the potential to have my own job and realise my own dreams – I just didn’t know how before. The interview skills I learnt were also really valuable and soon after the training I had a real life interview for an apprenticeship and got a place!

If you have any problems registering at all, or if you would like to find out more ways of getting involved with The Prince’s Trust, please contact Leah.smith@princes-trust.org.uk

Bupa: helping young people to xl

leahsmith10 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:06 +0000

Around 30,000 young people leave school each year with no qualifications. There are many reasons why a young person might underachieve in school: emotional and behavioural problems, an unstable family home, disengagement with academic learning, or simply falling in with “the wrong crowd”. Once labelled as a ‘failure’, it can be difficult for a young student to see how they can be anything else. This is why The Prince’s Trust tackles underachievement in schools through its network of xl clubs.

Bupa is proud to support The Trust’s xl programme – an in-school personal development programme that supports pupils in a unique way. It empowers young people to play an active role in planning their club’s activities. It gives them the time and space to unearth, and address, their own personal issues, and above all, xl re-engages them with education in a way that has tangible and meaningful benefits.

87% of xl members go on to employment or further education

Carr Manor High School xl Club transformed a garden at Bupa’s Sabourn Court Nursing Home in Leeds. The home manager Sarah Ibrahim commented on how hard the young students had worked to create the beautiful finished project.

“We’re so grateful to them for all their efforts.” Resident Kathleen Marrows said “We love our new garden. We’re all very proud of the children”.

Find out more about The Prince’s Trust and how you can get involved at www.princes-trust.org.uk