Careers services for young people in England need to be urgently improved, says a report from an advisory body set up by the government. The National Careers Council, which has been investigating the current state of careers provision, highlights a lack of consistency and availability. It warns too many youngsters do not get the advice they need about work. Deirdre Hughes, who chaired the council, said a “culture change in careers provision was urgently needed”. The report from the National Careers Council says
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along. “Eleanor Roosevelt“
Most of us claim we want to be happy—to have meaningful lives, enjoy ourselves, experience fulfillment, and share love and friendship with other people and maybe other species, like dogs, cats, birds, and whatnot. Strangely enough, however, some people act as if they just want to be miserable, and they succeed remarkably at inviting misery into their lives, even though they get little apparent benefit from it, since being miserable doesn’t help them find lovers and friends, get better jobs,
I found out about TESYouth on the internet from searching work experience related organisations and was glad to see that it was aimed specifically at young people of my age group. My first impression on the day of the interview in the office was a very welcoming and warm place. I was glad that I could tell somebody about my concerns and that I could gain help from joining TESYouth Work Experience programme. What I most liked about working with TESYouth was
The Muslim Council of Britain and the Board of Deputies of British Jews have issued a joint statement in response to the increase in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic crime following recent conflict in the Middle East. If you have not seen that statement, here it is. Given the recent increase in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents here in the London Borough of Barnet and elsewhere, the Barnet Multi Faith Forum welcomes the recent statement, concerning conflicts in the Middle East, issued jointly by
