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18th November 2011
Net-walking their way to business opportunities! A unique FREE networking experience recently launched in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield and takes place this Friday 18 November more
17th October 2011Launch of Brand New Net-Walking Event! Faye and clients launch Net-walking group from Endcliffe park, beginning 21st October more
10th October 2011All New Resources and Brand Boosting Tips New resources section now launched with all Faye’s top tips for Boosting your Brand and attracting more customers more
1st February 2011City School win talking about Europe debate WELL DONE City students! Your Python-esque presentation of ‘What did Europe ever do for us?” really wowed us judges! more
27th January 2011Pupils feel education not preparing them for work More than half of 14-19 year olds in Yorkshire and the Humber are worried their education is not making them work-ready more
Optimism pays off Anticipation of better marks can translate into reality, say psychologists at Hallam University more
Oxbridge snub for South Yorkshire’s bright kids New figures have revealed South Yorkshire's bright youngsters are being shut out of Oxford and Cambridge universities. more
20th January 2011Up and Coming events for the New Year! Book now for the Enterprise Agency's first 'New Year, New You' event and the much talked about Footprints Business Development Workshops. more
19th January 2011Keep Your Fork's 10 greatest achievements of 2010 The top ten of what Keep Your Fork has helped to accomplish last year. more
2nd December 2010100voices magazine, website and internet TV channel launched 100voices is a brand new magazine, website and internet TV channel for students, and by students. more
Child welfare is top concern of donors, survey finds Child welfare is the cause area that tops the concerns of potential donors to charity, according to a survey. more
16th November 2010Global Entrepreneur Week This week is Global Entrepreneurship week and Keep your Fork is flying the flag in Fir Vale. more
29th October 201010th October 2010National Freelancers Day 23 November 2010 National Freelancers Day is here to celebrate the value of freelancers, contractors, interims and consultants to the UK economy. more
4th October 2010Nationwide Visit our Schools and Colleges Week 18-22 October Visit our Schools and Colleges week is a campaign to encourage partnership working between schools, colleges and businesses. more
22nd September 2010Faye awarded a marketing contract with Get Hooked on Life Faye has just been awarded a marketing contract with an amazing social enterprise which promotes and coordinates positive activities for young people 8-18 across Sheffield. more
21st September 2010LZ7 release their first chart single Manchester-based rap band release "This Little Light" in order to inspire students. more
8th September 2010Almost one in five households across the UK is workless New figures reveal that there are 3.9 million UK households where no adults work. more
3rd September 2010Changing Faces needs your school! Changing Faces sets to make a difference to the attitudes and behaviours which young people show towards people with disfigurements. more
22nd July 2010Scheme to run volunteer placements for 16-year-olds will be announced by Prime Minister David Cameron The government’s new National Citizen Service scheme will organise summer volunteering placements for 16-year-olds. more
7th July 2010England's 'forgotten' teens - targeted help will save money and misery, says new report Against the Odds - Re-engaging young people in education, employment or training looks deeper into this issue than any previous report. more
18th May 2010Facebook is a major influence on girls, says survey A study of eight to 15-year-olds for National Family Week found 40% of girls identified Facebook as one of the most important things in their lives. more
26th February 2010Review into sexualisation of young people published An independent review into the sexualisation of young people was welcomed by Home Secretary Alan Johnson today and included a number of key recommendations more
9th January 2010Celebrity culture makes girls favour high-heels and low IQs The world spends most of the time looking at the celebrity “elite.” This, a study has shown, is having a negative effect on girls. more
12th October 2009Almost one in three young people 'lack parental support' Almost one in three young people in the UK do not receive the support they need from their parents, Jessica Shepherd of The Guardian claims. more
21st September 2009Peter Jones’s National Enterprise Academy opens its doors to train the next generation of entrepreneurs Young people will now be able to study for brand-new qualifications in enterprise and entrepreneurship as the National Enterprise Academy (NEA), brainchild of Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones, an more
8th September 2009Teach philanthropy in schools, says Community Foundation Network Manifesto for Community Philanthropists says teachers could help children develop charitable instincts. more
4th September 2009CSV encourages schools to teach volunteering Make a Difference Day campaign will provide teachers with lesson plans on child poverty and fair trade more
1st September 2009The Sex and Power Report claims it will take centuries before women are equally represented in Parliament The Sex and Power report 2008 concludes a snail could crawl the entire length of the Great Wall of China in 212 years, just slightly longer than the 200 years it will take for women to be equally repr more
20th August 2009Enterprise education is helping young people to become more employable With greater business understanding and higher aspirations, young people are becoming more employable, according to a report by the Young People’s Enterprise Forum more
18th August 20099 out of 10 parents are worried about giving their kids the right advice and guidance Almost half of young people turn to their parents as first port of call for advice about their options, but many parents are not fully aware of the options and services available to their child. more
10th August 2009Young people spend an average of 3.5 hours a month volunteering, says Evangelical Alliance report Voluntary work and charitable donations made by teenagers are worth more than £300m a year, according to new research more
30th July 2009The Government should improve its support for organisations helping to improve young people’s ‘soft skills’ Organisations providing young people with skills such as teamwork and leadership should be provided with better support by the government, according to a report by an expert group led by Alan Milburn more
The UK’s education system is ‘extinguishing valuable assets in children of all abilities’ Education needs to refocus onto ‘SEED skills’ – including enterprise, as well as ‘grit and discipline’ – a new report by the Young Foundation argues. more
23rd July 2009Transcript of the Prime Minister’s podcast on the topic of youth community service more
21st July 2009Private schools should share 'soft skills' to win public benefit, says social mobility report The Charity Commission should require charitable independent schools to share their expertise in teaching "soft skills" with state schools as part of its assessment of their public benefit, according more
17th March 2009Our children need tough love, not self-love Allison Pearson claims that self-esteem culture is damaging education ... more
30th January 2009Children under fifteen should be banned from alcohol, according to England's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson is issuing new guidance and thinks no-one under 16 should be drinking, even at home more
30th November 1999Prince's Trust- YouGov teen confidence survey Alarming insight into unhappy generation where one in ten teenagers feel that life is meaningless, and a quarter are depressed... more
Rap artists film great rap version of 'This Little Light of Mine' in Manchester School The Message Trust is making a huge difference through its work in the schools of Manchester more
