BOOST YOUR CONFIDENCE AND BUILD YOUR SKILLS You might have friends who volunteer – doing something extra in their community, just ‘because’. But why do they bother, when they don’t have to? Here are six big reasons why you should consider volunteering… It’ll Boost Your Confidence Been feeling...
DON’T JUST BANK THE CASH – BUILD SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TOO! Thinking of doing a summer job? Make sure you pick carefully! Your top concern may be banking some cash for the holidays – but the right summer job can also beef up your CV, giving...
Need a job between school, college and/or university terms? Here are some top secrets for securing that summer job! Make Sure Your CV Is In Shape Your CV is your personal advert telling employers why you should get the job, so make sure it’s in tip top...
With over 1,000 active users, Hope Academy on Merseyside is already well on the way to implementing Start across all year groups. Enterprise Co-ordinator, Louise Davies, has developed an 8-point-plan designed to help staff and students to make the most of Start, as well as...
A view on the importance of connecting with young people from our CEO, Andy Pickles At the ripe ‘young’ age of 48 I am a Chief Executive Officer, a father of three children and husband of one. I have toured the world as a hard house DJ,...
Schools striving to embed employability into the curriculum are now being given the opportunity to track and measure the effectiveness of this as accurately as they can monitor key performance indicators on academic achievement. Over 1,500 schools across the UK have been using Start for the...
Social media is a powerful tool for connecting and engaging with your network and the wider community. With this in mind, we'd like to help you make the most of your accounts by encouraging your current students, parents, alumni and employer contacts to get involved...
The U-Explore team has ended 2016 on a high after being awarded a unique quality standard which recognises excellence in the delivery of information, advice and guidance. The matrix Standard is an internationally recognised mark for organisations to assess and measure advice and support services which...
Andrea Collins, Director of Sixth Form at Kearsley Academy, is transforming her school’s approach to gathering and using student aspiration data to plan a careers guidance programme which puts relevant and meaningful encounters with employers at its heart. Kearsley Academy is one of nearly 1,500 schools...
Greenwood Academy in Birmingham are one of the latest UK schools to get on board with Start, after an engaging demo by U-Explore's CEO Andy Pickles. Following a recent AET group presentation, the school's leader on IAG, Nick Cheese, was keen to quickly disseminate what he'd...