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Sparkhill Course visit by Councillor Shabrana Hussain
- June 20, 2019
- Posted by: ben.royals@peopleplus.co.uk
- Category: Uncategorized
No CommentsCouncillor Shabrana Hussain visited one of our employability events in Sparkhill this week. The visit was a great success and a really positive experience for our customers. Shabrana shared her story as a woman in the Sparkhill community and her journey politically and in her home life and what drives her to be a positive
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PeoplePlus Signs WMCA’s Inclusive Leadership Pledge.
- June 12, 2019
- Posted by: Jenna Jack
- Category: People Plus
PeoplePlus, has pledged its support to help tackle a lack of diversity in boardrooms across the region by signing up to the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Inclusive Leadership Pledge. The Pledge was set up following the hard-hitting Leaders Like You report, published last summer by the independent West Midlands Leadership Commission, which warned that
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Real Living Wage for younger workers – good news or the end of Apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds?
- May 20, 2019
- Posted by: ben.royals@peopleplus.co.uk
- Category: Uncategorized
Jeremy Corbyn’s recent announcement about extending Labour’s Real Living Wage of £10 per hour to all under-18s re-opens a long-standing debate about what is best for younger apprentices. Would they really benefit from this eye-catching policy proposal if Labour formed the next Government? Or would it put at risk Apprenticeship opportunities for the under-18s? When
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Mental Health Tops the Agenda at NHS Trust in Wigan
- May 13, 2019
- Posted by: ben.royals@peopleplus.co.uk
- Category: People Plus
Mental ill health will affect around one in four people at some point in their working lives but at Wrightington Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust in Greater Manchester they are taking positive action to remove the stigma surrounding mental health problems. Working with PeoplePlus, who are health & wellbeing training experts, the Trust put in
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PeoplePlus Host Round table Discussion on Civil Society Strategy.
- May 3, 2019
- Posted by: Jenna Jack
- Category: People Plus, Uncategorized
In support of reaching our mission to help 1 million people by 2022, PeoplePlus hosted a round table discussion at The House of Lords. The round table talked about the Government’s Civil Society strategy and how businesses, third sector and Government can come together to build a fairer society through skills and employment. We had
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Fair Start Scotland 1st Year Celebration Bake Off
- April 30, 2019
- Posted by: ben.royals@peopleplus.co.uk
- Category: Scotland
PeoplePlus Glasgow hosted a combined event which was attended by various partner organisations and employers to raise funds for our designated charity the Princes’ Trust, and also to continue the 1st birthday celebrations for Fair Start Scotland. The morning saw cakes of various shapes and sizes which had been baked by members of staff, and
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PeoplePlus Celebrate Milestone Achievement
- April 29, 2019
- Posted by: ben.royals@peopleplus.co.uk
- Category: People Plus, Uncategorized
PeoplePlus’ mission is to make a direct difference to the lives of 1 million people by 2022. In April 2019, we reached a milestone achievement by impacting 250,000 lives. As a mark of celebration and thanks we invited our partners, clients, customers and colleagues to an event at the Institute of Directors in London on
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People Plus Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2019
- March 15, 2019
- Posted by: ben.royals@peopleplus.co.uk
- Category: apprenticeships, Innovation, People Plus
National Apprenticeship Week 2019 National Apprenticeship Week took place from 4th-8th March this year. To celebrate the week, PeoplePlus shared news of some of our great success stories to date and by offering awards to remarkable apprentices we have been working with this year. Here’s a snapshot of what took place; In Glasgow, we presented -
Ofsted Early Monitoring Report highlights expertise in leadership team at PeoplePlus
- March 14, 2019
- Posted by: ben.royals@peopleplus.co.uk
- Category: People Plus
Ofsted has today published an interim report showing that strengthened expertise in the leadership team and a clear strategic plan lies at the heart of progress made by national training provider PeoplePlus Group. PeoplePlus Group was awarded a strong Grade 2 result in their 2017 Ofsted inspection. The latest interim findings show that PeoplePlus continues
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PeoplePlus Joins New Provider Group; Solihull First.
- March 8, 2019
- Posted by: Jenna Jack
- Category: Direct Payments, People Plus
5th March saw the launch of ‘Solihull First’ the Solihull Community and Wellbeing Partnership, incorporating a range of community and voluntary sector organisations working in partnership to ensure people living in Solihull get the right support at the right time. PeoplePlus is one of the ten providers, who will be delivering services for residents from
