Over the last two weeks, 18 young people from Swallow Hill Community College attended Skillz on a special one off programme.
They got involved in loads of different activities from Joinery and Plastering, Childcare and Drug and Alcohol misuse Awareness to Pizza and Cupcake making as part of Business and Enterprise sessions and Music Production, DJ skills and Graffiti Art.
All the young people did some great work and achieved rewards and certificates for their hard work.
Their parents and carers were invited down for a cuppa and a homemade biscuit on the last day to see all the great work they did and meet the Skillz staff.
We are really pleased that a lot of the young people that attended this programme have now been referred by their School, to attend Skillz on a more permanent basis and study accredited qualifications.
Check out our Skillz in the Community Gallery for some great pictures!
http://www.skillzeducation.co.uk/galleries/skillz-in-the-community (scroll to the bottom)
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For more information or advice contact Lucy
lucy@skillzeducation.co.uk
01132635988
We were really pleased to have guests from PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City come and visit the Skillz Centre today.
Alex, Jo and Philip came to meet the staff and young people from the 16+ Skillz UP programme, have a look round Skillz HQ and find out about the work we do with young people.
It was great to be able to tell them all about the hard work the young people have been doing, how much they have improved their attendance and the qualifications they have achieved and used to progress on to College.
The guests said they thought the centre was bright and colourful and seemed impressed at how much we have achieved in just three years!! Thanks for coming down!!!
Where next?!?
Added on
Friday 02 December (at 12:03PM)
Young People in year 11 that attend Skillz have been thinking about what they would like to do once they have finished School next July.
Some of them have decided they would like to go to College and have started their applications already. We have young people applying to Leeds College of Building, Leeds City College and Leeds College of Art.
There are also a few young people looking to go straight into work and we have been doing some work with them on looking for jobs and the skills they will need to get the job they want.
Are you in year 11?
Have you made up your mind about what you want to do when you leave School?
It can be really hard deciding what you would like to do but there are loads of options open to you and lots of support available!!
Contact your local Connexions centre or Lucy at Skillz on:
0113 2635988
lucy@skillzeducation.co.uk
or post a message on our facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/skillzeducation?ref=ts
Last week, Tutors and young people from Skillz were invited to attend the Connexions Careers Fair at Leeds Royal Armouries.
There was lots of information about options for the young people once they have finished year 11 and they chatted to people from Leeds College of Art about their courses and Leeds City College about Apprenticeships, as well as having a look at an interesting NHS exhibit that showed a computer operated body!!
They also found time to have a look at the Armouries Modern Weapons exhibition, which includes lots of information on different types of weapons and the work the Police do to keep us safe, as well as actual weapons that have been recovered from the streets of Leeds. They enjoyed looking at this so much that we are thinking of going back with a bigger group of young people on another day.
When they had finished looking round and gathering information for their future, the young people filled in the evaluation forms for Connexions – their verdict....a fun and useful morning!!
Check out our Skillz in the community Gallery for more pics
http://bit.ly/crysK8 (scroll to the bottom)
One of our young people have been doing a spot of home baking and brought us some delicious and tasty mince pies for tutors and learners!! Here is a picture of them but we had to be quick as they didn't last long! Thanks so much!
