Category: Education

We had a chat with Molly and Emma, a couple of trainee solicitors who have hit the ground running.

An apprentice at Barratt Developments Yorkshire East division has won not one, but two awards at the annual York College REACH Awards 2022 for her achievements during her joinery apprenticeship.

In the past school year, almost 1,000 children have experienced a trip to London, many for the first time, thanks to a partnership between Hull Trains and a local charity.

The next phase of the Uni Connect programme will focus on supporting universities and colleges to partner with schools to raise the academic attainment of young people, the OfS has announced.

Leading engineering business Spencer Group has continued to grow its workforce by taking on 14 more talented apprentices from Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC).

A leading law firm and a specialist education consultancy are to present a series of free workshops to help schools and colleges in the public and private sectors tackle the changing political and employment landscape.

A boxer-turned-businessman says his giveaway of 2,000 school uniforms to hard-pressed families in Hull is part of his wider campaign to help young people get a good start in life.

We had a chat with Caroline Hardcastle at Rollits and Sarah Young of Young Plus Ltd about a new partnership that benefits the regional education sector.

Local housebuilder Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, has helped education workers across East Yorkshire save over £600,000, as they step onto, or further up, the property ladder thanks to the launch of its new Education Workers Scheme. 

Several of the region’s leading businesses have partnered with Hull’s employer-led school to provide students with industry standard skills and help create their potential future workforces.

Hull primary school children leapt to the challenge to build a bug hotel for their school.

Leading tech business Giacom has introduced almost 100 young children in Hull to exciting futures available to them with two special business experience days.

A national housebuilder plans to recruit more than 25 new apprentices across Yorkshire in the coming months.

Hull University Business School has been awarded extended global accreditation in business by AACSB International.

Hull City Council are launching a campaign to attract mentors to support aspiring young entrepreneurs in Hull during Humber Business Week, which takes place from Monday 6 – Friday 10 June.

Hull’s pioneering Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) has been given the go-ahead to expand and increase its capacity.

Tech business Giacom has teamed up with Hull Children’s University to open the eyes of youngsters to exciting futures in their home city.

A leading Hull manufacturer has joined forces with recruitment specialists Staff Finders to support a new ‘Career Starter’ traineeship scheme focussed on helping young people ‘earn, learn and progress’.

Hull College is to reinforce its vision for the development of young people and adults from across the region by taking a lead role in a festival of technology which brings together education and business from around the world.

Students at Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) are playing a key role in shaping the school’s exciting expansion.

Leading businesses aiming to shape their future workforces have partnered with Hull’s Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) to equip students with highly sought-after industry skills.

Hull City Council and the Hull and East Riding Youth Enterprise Partnership have commissioned two young entrepreneurs in Lab Rascals and Engaging Education to raise the profile of enterprise skills and entrepreneurship within Hull amongst young people aged 29 and under.

Plans have been submitted for a new £4.8m engineering training centre which is designed to boost skills and jobs by meeting the existing needs of employers and by building capacity to support inward investors.

Local students have made their mark on the design of one of the newly opened show homes at five-star housebuilder Lovell Homes’ latest development, The Sycamores, in Kirk Ella.

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, took part in a series of events and community initiatives to mark National Apprenticeship Week and promote the work of its apprentices and highlight the opportunities that apprenticeships offer.

On Friday 4 March, Primarytech will be hosting a free school IT conference: Reimagining The Role of Technology in Education, set to inspire educators across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, transforming the way they teach through the use of technology.

Ideal Heating has announced it will be offering a series of new apprenticeship opportunities throughout 2022 as it prepares the next generation of talent with skills ready for a future in green energy.

Hull’s Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) has been named as the country’s top performing school or college for the percentage of students moving on to apprenticeships following sixth form. 

We had a chat with Caroline Neadley at Rollits about work experience, training contracts and career opportunities at the local law firm.

One of Hull’s fish processing companies is evolving and growing with the help of new technology and the University of Hull’s SparkFund programme.

Hull-based copywriting agency sobananapenguin has teamed up with local author Andy Sanders to supply a children’s reading charity with over 100 signed copies of his most popular picture book.

Toranj Tuition, a community and education non-profit located on Beverley Road, has become the first Hull-based Approved Tuition Partner under the National Tutoring Partnership (NTP).

DA Creative Studio is a disruptive brand agency that hasn’t allowed the pandemic to decelerate its ambitious plans for ongoing growth. Over the last two years, CEO and Creative Director, Calvin Innes, has adopted the latest technologies and ways of working to enable the agency to expand into other cities in 2022.

Three more leading businesses have teamed up with Hull’s employer-led school to open up further exciting opportunities for students and help shape their potential future employees.

Local businesses have stepped forward with donations to help ensure every Hull pupil, aged eight to 16, has access to a laptop.

Award-winning skills provider CATCH have announced that they are set to boost the prospects of young people across the Yorkshire and Humber region by offering a suite of apprenticeship standards under their new brand CATCH Apprenticeships. 

Barratt Developments Yorkshire East is celebrating the success of its Apprenticeship Scheme as seven new apprentices begin their careers with the housebuilder.