Three students from West Lea School in Enfield, which supports young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), have been offered permanent employment at Greggs following a successful Supported Internship Programme run by the school. The three students – Daniel, Sam and Valentino – started their Supported Internship in November 2021, completing three to four […]
Nando’s Enfield Retail Park Manager Oz Hassan, mentoring intern Lucy with the help of Assistant Manager Kingsley Fernandes Enfield’s West Lea School turns the traditional education model on its head – focusing instead on shifting education out of the classroom and into the real world. One of its core elements the school is currently developing
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Andrew had just finished Sixth Form and was interested in looking for work when he heard about the Supported Internship. He joined the internship in September 2019 but his pathway to employment was interrupted due to the COVID pandemic. During this time, Andrew has attended his lessons in school and online. He worked on his
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Ben has an interest in carpentry, geometry and mathematics and enjoys researching these topics in his spare time. With such varied interests Ben often enjoys having engaging and interesting conversations with others on a plethora of topics, often finding common ground and shared interests with people he meets. Despite this, Ben admits that he sometimes
Ebony was studying at Barnet and Southgate College before coming onto the Supported Internship Programme. She completed her level 2 qualifications in Functional Skills Maths and English and was keen to achieve her goal of gaining paid employment. Ebony’s turning point was when she started working at her placement and was able to very quickly
Toni Cole, Officer Manager was delighted to welcome Jodi-Ann to McLoughlin Decorating Ltd, part of McLoughlin Group Holdings, as a permanent member of her team. Jodi-Ann joined as an intern in September 2020 working in the role of office administrator. Despite her own reservations, inexperience and feelings of anxiety Jodi-Ann fitted in perfectly with the
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Abdou began his placement at Rapport at the beginning of November 2021 after meeting Monika at West Lea school’s Supported Internship Jobs Fair. Within minutes of meeting Monika Abdou knew that he wanted to be placed at Rapport and Monika was happy to give him the opportunity. From the get go Abdou was made to
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The PLMR team has won “Best Use of a Communication Tool in a Campaign” at the PRCA Digital Awards for the second year in a row. PLMR worked with The Big Issue on the Stop Mass Homelessness campaign, a landmark project which secured over £316m of additional government funding to support those at risk of homelessness.
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PLMR have been nominated for the PRCA Digital Awards 2022 for “Best Use of a Communication Tool in a Campaign“. This was a project that one of our interns, Cyrus, was involved in. It was for some work with the Big Issue to help highlight the change in homelessness levels across the UK during the pandemic
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We are pleased to have developed a local relationship with Tesco in Enfield offering retail placements for interns. The partnership supports Tesco’s wider aims to promote a more inclusive and diverse workforce culture. The partnership begin in 2018 when Tesco took on their first intern. Having expressed an interest in a career in retail Arnold
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