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Minority Matters

minority matters

Minority Matters is a charity that started in 2010 to provide children and young people educational support. Our purpose was to ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds were succeeding academically, so that they could break the cycle of poverty. Over the years, our role in the community grew to the point where parents were coming to us for assistance with wide ranging issues. As we were dealing with matters beyond the educational needs of the children, we started to engage with local authorities and our role grew organically beyond educational support. While we have remained true to our grass roots, we now deliver community focused projects to empower parents and increase the safeguarding of children. Our Vision Minority Matters’ vision is: to see a world in which children and young people from black and ethnic minority migrant backgrounds achieve their full potential, are protected from grooming and criminal exploitation and integrate into British society, and are not affected by the economic-socio circumstances they are born into, and/or their postcode. Our Mission Our mission is to reduce the impact of educational and employment inequalities, social, economic and geographical disadvantage on black ethnic minority migrant communities, through the provision of tailored support services, advice and advocacy, representation and a safe trusted space, led by the community in which they can trust. Our aim is to work in partnership with communities, to promote social inclusion, child safeguarding and increased engagement with voluntary and statutory services. In addition, we utilise professional and personal experiences to influence available statutory service delivery and the creation of new ones, such as those responding to the issues of grooming and criminal exploitation of children and young people. Minority Matters continues to assess community needs by developing programmes that will ensure parents are empowered and equipped with the skills and tools they need to better help, safeguard and protect their family. We want families to seek and find trusted community led provision/support available locally and foster communication so that cultural barriers are reduced. We provide tailor- made services and capacity built by the community for the community. We seek the reduction of gaps between statutory bodies and hard to reach communities, building trust on both sides and access to services, as well as bringing about to bring about positive changes.

Traders MBA

traders mba

London

Our Mini MBA in Applied Professional Forex Trading provides you with the knowledge to trade the International Forex Market and teaches you the exact approach as used by some of the world’s most successful Professional Forex Traders. Upon enrolment to the Mini MBA program in Applied Professional Forex Trading, you will receive 12 weeks access to the program so that you will be able to learn at your own pace. Once you have completed the Applied Professional Forex Trading Mini MBA program, you will have access to sit the 1-hour online final examination enabling you to test your newfound knowledge. Successful competition of the online exam will result in your Mini MBA certification. When you have successfully passed the final exam, you’ll be ready to start trading. Your understanding of the Forex Market will be head and shoulders above the average trader. We encourage practicing your trading skills and abilities on a demo account before real trading. Professional Trader Sachin Kotecha has 17 Years of Trading Experience and 11 Years of Teaching Experience, having worked as an Academic at a leading UK university. Sachin Kotecha has also authored for Forex Media website FXStreet for over 3 Years and Mentored hundreds of Traders worldwide. Our Mini MBA program in Applied Professional Forex Trading covers all the major topics and areas used by Professional Traders at Investment Banks & Hedge Funds using a Global Macroeconomic approach to generate profitable Trade-Ideas. Some of the key topics and learning objectives covered are as follows: Trade Idea Generation – Generating high-quality Trade Ideas is essential for the long-term success of your trading career. This program will teach you the professional approach to the Trade Idea generation process. Fundamental Analysis – Macroeconomics is at the heart of professional forex trading, and macroeconomic data drives the forex market. In this Mini MBA program, you will learn how to interpret the vast amount of economic data that is regularly released and analyse the data to create an overview of the relative strength of any given currency and use this to predict future prices. Technical Analysis – The thousands of Technical Analysis tools and indicators available to traders make trading confusing for new traders. Our Mini MBA program teaches you the most effective Technical Analysis tools to use to avoid getting lost in the maze of technical indicators as most traders do. Our systematic approach to Technical Analysis will transform your trading forever. Risk Management – Managing risk is very important in trading. The number one reason most forex traders fail is that they ignore Risk Management and over-expose their portfolios on any one or few given currencies with high correlations. Our Mini MBA program teaches you how to avoid this concentrated risk and manage the risk of any given trade and the risk in your overall portfolio. Trade Psychology – Managing your emotions whilst you are trading is paramount as it enables you to make rational decisions in high-stress situations, a skill in trading that is often overlooked. We teach you how you manage this. Former University Academic turned Professional Trader, Sachin Kotecha excels in training traders to be independent thinkers that can generate their own high-quality trade ideas and execute them with perfection. The key to successful trading is to have a proven systematic process that you can consistently use for every trade, allowing you to be very methodical and disciplined in your approach to trading the Forex Market. To achieve this, you need to have a very in-depth knowledge of Macroeconomics and what drives currency exchange rates. Successful completion of this online course will result in your Mini MBA certification. Upon completion of this program you should be able to: Understand currency exchange rates. Identify exchange rate regimes used for various currencies. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of fixed and floating exchange rate regimes. Understand and identify the conflicts of interest that exist in the forex market. Understand the workings of the international forex market and its infrastructure. Categorise currency pairs according to their tradeable opportunities based on volatility. Understand who the participants of the forex market are and their involvement. Understand macroeconomics and how it drives the international forex market. Use macroeconomic data in excel to generate high quality fundamentally driven trade ideas. Use a charting platform to conduct technical analysis Use advanced technical analysis to identify entry and exits points into trades. Understand and implement risk management strategies that can be applied to trading. Create a trading plan based on individual strengths and weaknesses. Understand how trading psychology can affect trading results.

Hike Services

hike services

Romford

Hike-On is a recruitment agency based in Delhi, with offices in Delhi and Bangalore. We are a multi-disciplined employment agency, where our consultants are experienced in a wide range of professional industries and sectors, so that our candidates can find their perfect job which is best suited to their experience and skills set. At Hike-On, we are also dedicated in placing good quality candidates with the right employers. We are in the RPO (Global business Model), we understand out Client manpower requirements and procuring the candidate with the desired profile and helping you recruit them with our industry expertise. We understand that companies today require more than a skilled candidate. They reach for employees who are productive, exhibit a positive attitude and have the ability tobecome a member of their team. Apart from traditional practices to source candidates, we are also in corporate innovative means to procure right professionals. Our experts leverage the power of technology-based recruitment and focus on online media to make sure that our clients receive the most suitable candidates for their organization. Hike-On recruitment specializes in the following job sectors:  Sales & Marketing  Engineering & Design  Civil Site Engineering  Accounts & Finance  Banking and Investment  IT To find out more about our current job roles simply visit our career page. Developing long term working relationships with both our Candidates and Clients is something we do best. At Hike-On, we like to stay connected with our clients and continue to help them find the best candidates for their business. So whether you are looking for a suitable candidate now or in the future, Hike-On can help you! Staying in contact with our candidates is also essential; we like to make sure that all our candidates are happy with their roles and the career path they have chosen Additionally we at Hike On Management Recruitment aim to offer a unique service to businesses, where we can provide up to date market information and pre-screen all applicants based on your specification to identify the ideal caliber of candidate. We aim to make the process for Candidates and Clients as straightforward as possible. At Hike-On recruitment, our expert consultants understand that looking for a job or embarking on a career change isn't just about sending out CV's and doing interviews, it can be a stressful and time consuming event. Therefore our recruitment consultants are always on hand to offer both guidance and support. The key aspects of all our working relationships are: Knowledge: We know and understand our clients and their companies, our candidates and their prerequisites and maximize that knowledge for the benefit of both. Quality Service: We stand by our principles, client’s requirements and candidate’s desires, to ensure we always meet and exceed our high standards...and yours. Trust: We respect our clients and candidates alike and always operate with integrity and professionalism, whilst building rapport to ensure optimum communication all-round. Motivation: We always aim for excellence. We actively seek feedback. We’re innovative and compliant at creating and building effective working relationships. Our services are only a call away. Please reach us on 011-43022183 or drop your query to info@hikeonservices.com VISION Hike-On Management’s long term philosophy and goals are best reflected by our purpose of "Hire. Train. Retain". We are one of India's leading providers of human resource services in the organized segment delivering a broad range of human resource services to various industries. To ensure clients identify Hike On Management as their preferred service provider by providing quality services. To expand operations and to have Global & Pan India presence. To provide cost effective, efficient and professional HR Solutions for all needs Our Mission Hike On Management Services is built on the back of entrepreneurs. To provide comprehensive recruiting services and maintain a standard of excellence based on mutual respect. Share accountability for aligning Business Client HR strategies with their business and mission goals. Champion and advocate service, quality, value and on-going continuous improvement to develop a reputation of excellence that generates repeat business. Our Values We are judged, collectively and individually, we choose to provide that return with the following values: We are personally responsible for our actions, outcomes and reputation. We own and resolve customer and candidate issues with urgency. We treat every customer, employee with respect and integrity. We continuously seek opportunities to innovate and improve the Hike ON Management Services experience.

Ellie Finch Counselling Consultancy And Training

ellie finch counselling consultancy and training

London

We are an accredited, private education provider that operates international colleges, English language centres across the UK, Europe, North America and an online learning platform to create life-enhancing experiences for students worldwide. Founded in 1991, we have been delivering international education students for 31 years. Today, our courses help over 50,000 UK and international students achieve academic success every year. Students can join us for every stage of their academic journey. Our Group is home to five University Partnerships across the UK and Europe, and six English Language schools across Canada, USA and the UK. Our History Oxford International Education Group was founded in 1991 as ISIS Education and Travel by David Brown and Robert Darell. The company started operating outbound tours for UK University students through the academic year from September to June. During the summer, we established summer English languages courses for international students. To gain financing to grow the business, the Founders turned to the Prince’s Trust, one of the UK’s most successful youth charities. The Trust offered David and Robert a £5,000 loan and two mentors to help see the business through the next stage of its lifecycle. Oxford International has grown to be one of the top 10 businesses sponsored by the Trust and remains closely associated with it today. The education opportunities we can offer students from around the world have grown in diversity and size since then, enabling us to support over 500,000 students since 1991. A Brief Timeline of the last 29 years In 1993, we established our first UK adult English language school with the acquisition of Greenwich School of English. In 1999, we opened the Brighton School of English, offering General English courses. Oxford International added Bucksmore Education to our family to provide high-quality summer courses to individual students in 2003. Growing our presence in the UK’s academic centre, in 2010, we were delighted to acquire Oxford Sixth Form College in the centre of Oxford next to Oriel College. In 2013, Oxford International went international for the first time, acquiring our Vancouver and Toronto English language schools. The same year, Oxford International was very proud to sign a Pathways partnership agreement with De Montfort University to open and run the Leicester International Pathway College (renamed to De Montfort University International College) in the heart of the great De Montfort campus. Our first students arrived in June 2014. In 2014, we were proud to invite Bowmark Capital on board as a minority investor in Oxford International. Bowmark are very experienced investors in the education and travel sector, with their support, we were able to pursue our ambitious strategy for growth in the UK and overseas. Also in 2014, we added San Diego to our centres in North America. Back in the UK, d’Overbroeck’s School was welcomed to the Group, and we acquired Homelingua, now known as Bucksmore Home Tuition. In 2016 Bangor University International College welcomed its first cohort of international students. Since then, we have continued to grow our University Partnerships division with two partners in the UK and one in Germany. In 2017, International College Dundee began teaching integrated Bachelors and Masters courses. The University of Greenwich International College followed in 2018, becoming our first embedded college in London. In 2020, we launched Jacobs University International College, our first embedded college in Europe, the first of its kind in Germany. In 2021, Oxford International strengthened its position as a premier university partnerships, digital education, and language provider through a management buyout backed by THI Investments and the sale of its schools division to Nord Anglia Education. Oxford International’s launch of the OI Digital Institute and European partnership with Jacobs University in 2020 has further developed the international education sector online and in Europe. Courses offered in the OI Digital Institute have supported over 5,000 students in achieving UK university admissions and delivered unrivalled partner services for higher education institutions. The university partnerships division has launched a new UK pathways collaboration with the University of Bradford, while its first partnership with De Montfort University has been nominated in the PIEoneer awards for public/private partnership. The English Language division, which opened its latest language school in New York, North America, continues to enrich its academic offering by equipping students with language skills necessary for the modern-day learner. We believe we’re just getting started and the best is yet to come. At the core of Oxford International remains an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to deliver the very best experiences for our students.

Minerva Consulting Services

minerva consulting services

Plymouth

The VUCA environment demands that dispersed organizations are agile – able to focus, organize and engage people efficiently and effectively as the operating context changes. Covid-19, resilience and business continuity demands the same. Beyond the C-19 pandemic; employees will expect more choice in how they work; regular remote working will become the norm, and Artificial Intelligence will soon make many current jobs redundant. Agility requires collective leadership capability – an adaptable, durable enterprise approach to leading and leadership which develops, executes and evolves strategy in the face of changing context and unexpected progress while pursuing change, transformation, innovation and business performance improvement. Agility requires the creation of 'directional clarity' and 'emotional engagement' on a dynamic basis; this is harder to do in dispersed and remote working conditions. Yet remote working can enable greater participation and collaboration as perceived hierarchical power is eliminated when everyone is a '2 inch box on a screen', and leaders are forced to trust their people more than they have done. This increases people's feelings of 'psychological safety' which is an essential pre-condition for learning and changes to ways of working. Distributed leaders in a team of teams make strategy meaningful to align thinking and priorities; shared leadership, facilitated de-centralised decision making and collaborative planning harnesses peoples’ expertise and commitment, and releases energy and creative thinking and ideas. Doing this remotely requires 'meeting leaders' to develop their basic coaching and facilitation skills while keeping calls focused and minimising 'repetition and deviation''. Structural agility influences how quickly decisions are made, and how co-ordination and collaboration are enabled. Rapid reconfiguration is facilitated by a common approach to defining role-relationships and aligning accountability and authority (both vertically and laterally). Influence, not 'telling' is essential in human relationships, and roles lacking accountability-authority alignment, are ultimately untenable. Our approach to decision-making practice , informed by and combined with digital exploitation, builds cognitive and competitive advantage. VUCA - Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity; a term first used in the US Army War College, 1987. Practical, Scalable, Adaptable Initiatives Embedded with Speed and Accuracy We are a network of experienced senior consulting, business, public sector and academic professionals. Our mission is to provide clients with cost-effective, scalable, coherent and sustainable leadership, transformational change and organization design solutions; in order to address and exploit the strategy, digital, resilience and people challenges and opportunities facing enterprises. The speed, accuracy, economy and effectiveness with which we deliver results set us apart from process-driven and high cost alternatives. With a track record of innovative, pragmatic and effective delivery, the difference we bring is in our depth of understanding, speed of response and cost-effectiveness. We operate without ‘administrative drag’, but with the experience and wisdom to understand our client sectors and the understanding of leadership, strategy execution and culture change gained from personal experience of ‘doing it’ rather than ‘advising about it’. Our ethos stems from our backgrounds of service and motivation to 'add value'. We harness ICT and our network to disrupt large consultancies. We ‘horizon scan’, think strategically and personally lead tactical delivery with speed, accuracy, agility and practical fit to the client requirement. We deploy 'clever creatives' and 'disruptors' who are committed to their work, not to career advancement, to challenge and question the unquestionable. We exploit our combined business, public sector and research experience and insights to anticipate needs and to propose simple, practical solutions to improve the moral, conceptual and physical components of business competitive advantage and organizational effectiveness. Our services deliver real value. We collaborate, research, question and challenge to co-create and embed scalable, durable and adaptable consultancy and applied learning solutions. We fuse live challenges —transformation and change, business continuity, innovation, market disruption— with leadership and strategy execution capability development. We don’t do the transformation to you; we help you to make the transformation yourself and develop your internal expertise to ensure that initiatives are holistic, embedded and sustainable. We support participants and their line leaders in making 'new ways', the 'new norm' by exploiting 'exposure and experience' and not by relying on programmes of 'education and training'. Where are we based? We are based in the Reading, UK area; with associates around the UK, Australasia, Asia, USA and Europe. We have delivered large scale initiatives ultimately reaching 2,500 participating leaders with teams delivering services concurrently in Asia, USA and UK. These teams have comprised mobile subject matter experts, local associate consultants, coaches and actors, and trained client internal consulting and L&D personnel.

Daisy First Aid Mid & West Hertfordshire, Enfield & Barnet

daisy first aid mid & west hertfordshire, enfield & barnet

Wallington

Baby and Child First Aid – 2 hour course suitable for parents, parents, parents-to-be, grandparents, friends, family, NCT groups, babysitters and anyone else who looks after your child award winning 2 hour course fun and practical hands on training includes training for burns, bleeding, fevers, choking, resuscitation, Meningitis, CPR and much more – see a list of all topics covered here babies under 1 welcome at all classes Cost of class – £25 per person We can come to your home or you can join us at a local venue. Alternatively, we are running ‘venue’ and ‘home classes’ via Zoom. Book a venue class: click here Book a home class (minimum spend of £100 applies): hannah.allsop@daisyfirstaid.com Baby and Child First Aid – 1 hour classes 1 hour Baby Essentials class This 1 hour class is perfect for anyone that is expecting or recently had a baby and wants to learn just the basic life saving skills of: Baby CPR Baby Recovery Position Baby Choking Febrile Convulsions (Seizures) Cost of class – from £15 per person Book a home class or a Zoom ‘home’ class: hannah.allsop@daisyfirstaid.com Paediatric First Aid (12 hour) Emergency Paediatric First Aid (6 hour ) These certificates are suitable for childcare professionals and school staff, providing the assessed Level 3 Paediatric First Aid Certificate which meets Ofsted requirements. Details of the qualification and a full list of the topics covered can be found here. suitable for childcare professionals & those that work with children follows the most up to date guidelines meets EYFS and Ofsted requirements blended learning available (12 hour face to face class also available on request ) classes in your own home/setting for groups Cost of course for individuals 12 hour blended PFA: £95 per person 6 hour EPFA: £80 per person Venue class booking: click here Cost of course for groups 12 hours blended PFA: £150 base plus: £70 per person for 1-2 people £65 per person for 3-8 people £60 per person for 9-12 people 6 hours EPFA: £150 base plus £50 per person for 1-2 people £45 per person for 3-8 people £40 per person for 9-12 people Private group booking: hannah.allsop@daisyfirstaid.com E-learning courses E-learning Baby and Child course engaging and interactive course created for parents, grandparents and anyone caring for babies and young children takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to complete can be completed on any PC or mobile device study at your own pace and log in and out as often as you wish view the course content here Cost of course – £25 Book Online Here Infection control in Childhood Settings course for all staff working within childhood settings including schools, nurseries, adventure playgrounds, holiday playschemes, youth clubs, family entertainment centres and childcare provision takes approximately 2-3 hours verifiable CPD points: 3 to provide staff working with children with an understanding of how infections including COVID-19 are transmitted and what measures can be put in place to prevent and control their spread. view the course content here Cost of course – £20 Book Online Here Risk Assessment for Early years Settings E-learning course Target Audience: This course is aimed at everyone working in Early Years settings including childminders and nursery staff. Duration: Approximately 1-2 hours Features: Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and audio features Allows learners to work at their own pace, testing their knowledge as they progress through the course Provides a very thorough resource for those with English as a Second Language Access: This online course can be completed on any PC or mobile device. Learners can study at their own pace, and log in and out as often as they wish. View the course content here Cost of course – £14.99 Book Online Here Safeguarding & Child Protection for Early Years E-learning course Target Audience: This Level 2 course is aimed at childcare practitioners working in Early Years settings including childminders and nursery staff. Our online module appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and audio features. It allows you to work at your own pace, testing your knowledge as you progress through the course. Duration: Approximately 4 hours Course Aims: To provide important information regarding the safeguarding of children, enabling learners to respond confidently and appropriately to concerns about the safety and welfare of a child Access: This online course can be completed on any PC or mobile device. Learners can study at their own pace, and log in and out as often as they wish. View the course content here Cost of course £24.99

Jane Fletcher Pilates

jane fletcher pilates

Market Harborough

Feel longer, leaner, less stressed and more energised Improve your fitness in a structured and progressive way Exercise is low impact and less painful on your bones and joints Relieve aches and pains that stop you doing as much as you would like to do Strengthen up your core and improve your flexibility Devote just one hour to yourself doing something that makes YOU feel GREAT About JF Pilates classes My Pilates classes are carefully planned in advance with a different focus or theme for each and a progressive approach. Class content consists of a continuous flow of movements that are well balanced and designed to develop and strengthen, stretch and tone, as well as mobilise your joints. I ensure that you are well supported and able to perform the exercises properly, so that you understand what you are trying to achieve and how you can benefit the most. You can also practice as much as you like in between your class should you wish, as I record, edit and upload my weekly Pilates class to my On Demand Video Library. You will certainly develop movement skills that you never thought you had - or had perhaps been long forgotten. One thing is sure; by the end of each of your Pilates classes, whether face-to-face or online, you will have used every muscle! JFP Beginners/Refreshers Pilates These classes are also a great if are brand new to Pilates exercise, or as a refresher if you have done Pilates in the past and want to take it up again. I cover all the basics you need to be able to progress and before you know it you will look better, feel better and have the confidence to move onwards and upwards. All beginners courses also come with access to my back catalogue of beginners Pilates videos via my On Demand video library. See my latest Beginners information HERE JFP Core Central Pilates In these classes I cater for all different levels and abilities, so that you can keep the exercises gentle and restorative, or you can progress and challenge yourself when you feel ready, with more progressive, higher level movement options. These classes are fantastic way to further develop your knowledge and experience of Pilates. JFP Intermediate Pilates During all of these classes I offer progressive and more dynamic exercise options, which are ideal for you if you already have a good level of fitness from other types of activities, or sport, or if you already have a good knowledge of Pilates exercise and are looking for that extra challenge. JFP Advanced Pilates Ideal if you have been practising Pilates for quite some time, are fit and healthy and would like to push the boundaries by joining a class that often includes a powerful and challenging abdominal workout section, with exercises taken from the original classical mat sequences developed by Joseph Pilates. What do I need? All you need to do to take part in Pilates are some comfortable clothes, and if taking part in online classes, a space to lie down and access to a laptop, PC, iPad, tablet or mobile phone. A mat is optional, although most people tend to have their own. If not you are welcome to borrow one of mine. A Pilates head cushion can be useful, or a folded towel will do the same job if you do not have one. Online classes take place via the online meeting platform ZOOM which is ever so easy to set up. If you are not so sure, you can always contact me to help you and you can also take a look at my ZOOM Hints and Tips article in my blog area. What do I need to remember? You should always listen to your own body and work at a level that is right for you, especially when participating in online classes. I aways say that nothing I say is ever compulsory; if you feel like you need to take a rest that is absolutely what you must do. If at any point during your class you begin to feel faint, dizzy or have physical discomfort, you should stop immediately and seek medical advice. Please follow instructions careful and apply your judgement regarding the suitability of any exercises, choosing the level and any progressions that are appropriate for you, and resting when you need to do so. By participating in Pilates classes, you are doing so at your own risk. Jane Fletcher Pilates is not responsible or liable for any injury or harm you may sustain as a result of taking part.

Let���s Get Out Dorset

let���s get out dorset

Bournemouth

I HAVE A PASSION AND A BELIEF I have worked with young people for 17 years, I started working with young people in 2004 within a youth club, that provided a safe space for young people to engage in many activities. Very quickly I found my passion which is helping young people to make positive choices in their lives. Whilst my time was spent with a diverse group of young people, I realised that I had a passion working with the more challenging young people, usually the ones that get forgotten because they’re not turning up for school or their behaviours are very challenging because maybe they have emotional behavioural difficulties including risky behaviours. With these challenges I conducted risk assessments, whilst keeping young people at the heart of any action undertaken. These young people are the ones central to what I believe is my mission. I wanted to work primarily with young people who for some reason or another had conflict within their life. My belief is, no matter what, everybody needs somebody to believe in them, even when they struggle to believe in themselves. This led to more responsibility in my role as a youth worker. I started doing one-to-one work with challenging young people, working on a project that targets young people who are at risk of becoming marginalised. When further cuts to Youth service's were sanctioned young people suffered the most, this had a knock on effect to local crime figures rocketing. Young people with no direction or safe spaces to grow, the fundamental nature of being young is lost and in too many cases to mention, young people often find themselves in an environment where peer pressure is rooted in dysfunction, this in my experience is the perfect storm for disaster. Over the last decade since the cuts to youth work it has become more challenging to engage young people. I found myself taking my passion to help young people who were in a residential care setting where they were having the most difficult time of their lives. But again through one to one Key work supporting young people to make changes and experience alternative support such as green activities, I found that these activities help toward emotional stability. Activities can include night fishing, paddle boarding, kite surfing or whatever the young person chooses. If an idea or activity is brought to me I will only consider this after a thorough risk assessment and if successful together we will implement the activity in our one to one sessions, this serves as a way of including young people in their own support package. My aim, together with young people would be to re-introduce them to education, society and family living through mediation and support. I will be introducing young people to resilience building techniques that will have far reaching benefits that will stay with them throughout life, better preparing them for challenges life will bring. Outdoor activities reduce isolation, encourages change and builds confidence rather than being stuck indoors on their consoles confined to their bedrooms in isolation but getting out and enjoying nature and fun activities. please follow the hyperlink below Whilst doing all this creating a safe, positive, caring environment providing a consistent, reliable relationship with good boundaries. I then changed and went back to mentoring and again I have worked with some of the hardest to reach young people. I have a belief that everyone deserves to be given a helping hand. Whether they have been exploited with crime eg. CSE or County Lines, Gang Culture, Knife Crime, this can cause young people to be trapped in a cycle of fear that they can’t get out of,I believe no young person should be exposed to negative cycles like those mentioned above. This leads to isolation within their families and communities. Evidence is emerging during the current climate i.e Covid 19 has had a detrimental effect on young people regarding their mental wellbeing. Isolation breeds dysfunction which can contribute to anxiety and dysfunctional behavior finding It difficult to reintegrate back into society. which for some could even mean not being able to leave the house. My passion is to help turn young people's lives around and build resilience. empowering them to do things they really enjoy. In doing so this will help build up life skills that will inevitably serve them well with the challenges that life will bring. I will support them to be the best young person they can become and enjoy a safe caring and sustainable life which we all deserve.

Ben England Music

ben england music

Bradley Stoke

Ben England BA (Hons), PGCE, BEM is a music graduate of Bristol University, where he specialised in musical analysis, composing and musical direction. He trained as a conductor with Dr Alan Rump and Dr Adrian Beaumont, before going on to study conducting with Denise Ham of the London Conducting Academy. After graduation, Ben sang with groups as diverse as the New English Orchestra, the Bristol Chamber Choir, Bristol Opera, the Exultate Singers and the Choir of Clifton Cathedral. A bass baritone, he has performed widely as an oratorio and operatic singer, including lead roles in The Cunning Little Vixen and Der Mond (for Bristol Opera), The Magic Flute and the Pirates of Penzance. Ben currently teaches singing to adults and young people across the Bristol area. Ben is a former Musical Director of Bristol Opera, where he led the company in successful performances of Handel’s Samson and Lakmé by Delibes and he has led numerous choirs in and around Bristol for the past 20 years, including the large Bristol Cabot Choir and the Bristol Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society and a number of smaller choirs. Having qualified as an Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) of Music through the DfE Fast-Track Teaching programme, Ben worked for South Gloucestershire as a Head of Music and county Music and Music Technology specialist for eight years. In 2011 Ben took up the role of Director of Music at Colston’s Girls’ School, where he ran music across five schools (including four primary schools) from 2011-2016. His work as an educator brought him to the national stage on numerous occasions, as he lectured on music and leadership at conferences for the DfES and the National Association of Head Teachers. Ben has worked extensively with professional composers to champion their music, often commissioning and performing new works. These composers include local musicians Richard Barnard and Eric Wetherell, as well as more recently the eminent John Rutter and conducting a premiere by the renowned composer Patrick Hawes. Since leaving teaching, Ben has worked on a freelance basis for Bristol Plays Music, the music education hub for the City of Bristol, based at the Bristol Beacon (formerly Colston Hall). In this role he has organised and coordinated major performances at the Colston Hall, Bristol Cathedral and further afield. He managed the Bristol Youth Choir from 2016-2017 and coordinated the live BBC Radio/TV music broadcast from Southmead Hospital on BBC Music Day 2017. He has written award-winning education materials and been nominated for three national Music Teacher awards for his work on projects such as the Bristol/Monteverdi 450 choral workshops and university seminar and the Bristol Minute of Listening. He is the author of the curriculum materials for the planned international 2021 Berlioz celebrations. During the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020, Ben established HOMECHOIR, a free YouTube channel on which he broadcasts a range of free musical and educational programmes including choir rehearsals, music theory teaching and a Sacred Sing on Sunday mornings. In October of 2020, Ben (as founder of homechoir) was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) by Her Majesty the Queen for services to the community during the COVID-19 outbreak. Following the success of the Quarantine Choir, Ben was appointed Musical Director of the Self-Isolation Choir (founded by inspirational business leader Mark Strachan) which in 2020 has grown to one of the largest choirs in the world. Their inaugural project Messiah at Home was produced with some of the world’s greatest musicians including Laurence Cummings, Carolyn Sampson and Jennifer Johnstone and gained international attention. Messiah at Home was featured on the national BBC Evening News, all the BBC radio stations, NHK (Japan) CBS (USA) and many more – and has become part of the official Wikipedia entry for Messiah. The choir has grown to 12,000 strong and has recorded such amazing works as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem and Allegri’s Miserere – working with the world-famous choir Tenebrae and their conductor, Nigel Short. Ben conducted the Self-Isolation Choir in the World Premiere of Still, Still the Night by Patrick Hawes in December 2020, and their version of Hawes’ Quanta Qualia was played on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs in March 2021. Ben is much in demand as a choral leader and has taken on the Musical Directorship of the UWE Singers, a large SATB choir based at the University of the West of England. Ben lives in the South-West of the UK with his wife Ana and their children Katie and Bobby.