Develop Training pledges to help increase industry diversity as its women in utilities programme gets underway
A leading utilities training provider has pledged to play a full and active part in helping increase diversity in the industry during 2021 after it delivered the first free training days of a ground-breaking programme set up to help women take the next step in their careers. Derby-based Develop Training, which is part of the […]
Online learning project developed by Nottinghamshire’s Infused Learning aims to combat loneliness by bringing care home residents and children together
A pioneering project designed to reduce loneliness among pensioners living in care homes by getting them involved in online activities with children has been launched in Nottinghamshire ahead of a nationwide launch next year. Called the Inter-generational Unity Challenge and developed by award-winning Nottingham social enterprise Infused Learning, the project is designed to bring […]
Eco-friendly letterbox gift company Colleague Box aims to banish the January Blues with brand-new range of bespoke boxes for 2021
A PERSONALISED letterbox gift company set up by a husband and wife when the Coronavirus outbreak was at its peak is helping to banish the January blues with a brand-new range of boxes for 2021. Colleague Box – the Derby business whose bespoke boxes have been hugely popular with both corporate clients and individuals during […]
Shirebrook school reports four-fold increase in demand for study places during coronavirus lockdown
Staff at a Shirebrook school say they are dealing with four times as many requests from parents hoping to send their children to school during the latest lockdown compared to last year. Despite schools being ‘closed’ due to the national lockdown, around 70 students have been attending Shirebrook Academy, in Common Lane, since the start […]