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A successful bid of £10,000, from the National Lottery Covid-19 fund, will support valuable coaching skills to students and their families adversely impacted by Covid-19.  The award to Richmond School and Sixth Form College, for their Coaching for Change initiative, will fund the development of a positive behaviour coaching programme, in partnership with a qualified life coach, Karen Cruise of Flourishing Minds. 

NYBEP is excited to launch ‘Connect, Develop, Achieve’; an ESF funded programme of activity to support women in the workplace develop their skills and progress in STEM (SME) businesses in order to meet future demand in the sector.

Swale Cycles are offering free bike repairs to members of the community at their pop-up Wheelie Wednesday workshops, hosted at Richmond School and Sixth Form College, on 31^st March and 7^th April, between 10am and 4pm.  The Dr Bike Scheme, funded through Cycling UK’s ‘Big Bike Revival’, is an opportunity for a free 30-minute check, including servicing and repairs worth up to £50, with the aim of encouraging the general public to ensure their bikes are road-safe and ready to ride.

Are you a small business in the North of England who wants to take part in tackling climate change, but don’t know where to go from here?   Then register for ‘Your business journey to Net Zero’!

In conjunction with the NP11 group of Northern Local Enterprise Partnerships, BEIS is holding “Your business journey to Net Zero”.  The event will take place virtually on Friday 19^th March from 09:40-16:20 and event content is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses in the North of England. 

An online portal has been launched for businesses to find out more about offering rapid workplace testing. Businesses will be provided with all the information they need to plan and deliver their testing programme, along with promotional materials.
 
Businesses can register to order tests if:

• The business is registered in England
• The employees cannot work from home

The Kickstart Scheme provides fully funded 6 month job roles (25hpw) to young people aged 16-24 years old, not working and in receipt of Universal Credit.  Businesses are being encouraged to support young people by hosting these jobs and can apply directly or via a Kickstart Gateway organisation.

March Miles, an inclusive fitness challenge, aims to clock up 8,000 miles by motivating Richmond School and Sixth Form students and staff to walk, cycle, run and raise money for two very worthy causes throughout the month of March. The target of 8,000 miles is the area covered by the Great North Air Ambulance Service and 50% of the money raised will be donated to the charity, with the other 50% to refurbish the school’s fitness room with inclusive equipment. The initiative, organised by PE teachers Jack Moore and Helen Southgate, is in memory of Dave Clark, the school’s former Deputy Headteacher who was a keen sportsman and lover of the great outdoors.

Students at Richmond and Northallerton Sixth Form Colleges have received a tremendous boost to their careers support with £26,000 of funding from the Ivy House Award. Sponsored by Nat West, this is a fantastic programme to enhance careers and employability that develops leadership, confidence and life skills. Liz Mannion, Careers Leader at Richmond School and Sixth Form College, secured the funding and the Areté Learning Trust colleges are privileged to be two of only 15 sixth form establishments across the UK, and the only ones in North Yorkshire, to gain this valuable funding.