May 18, 2023 Posted by: Charlotte

From homeless shelter to successful entrepreneur and community leader, follow William Kivlin's journey as he turns his dream into reality with the help of the New Enterprise Allowance program and PeoplePlus, running the thriving Old School Takeaway with partner Destiny O'Neill and making a positive impact on his community along the way.

May 11, 2023 Posted by: Sarah

The Social Value Advocacy Group is both a space and a platform for employers to get in the room with experts who can test understanding, check for unconscious bias and help face knowledge gaps on how to work with people facing barriers to employment in collaborative, non-judgmental, ways. The upcoming session on the 16th of May, in London, looks at Neurodiversity, led by the Director of the Association of Accessible Employers, Viki Carpenter.

May 3, 2023 Posted by: Emma

Find out the latest news, good news stories and employer partnerships from our skills delivery teams in England.

April 28, 2023 Posted by: Charlotte

Our Director for Scotland, Arlene Callan, talks here about her delight that the Fair Start Scotland Contract with PeoplePlus has been extended again for another year.

April 12, 2023 Posted by: Jenna

Self-employment has risen rapidly in the past 20 years, accounting for 15% of the working population. 80% of current self-employment businesses are ‘lifestyle’ small businesses, for whom there is little, or no ongoing support as Government funding is typically only offered to self-employed businesses that are classes as ‘high growth’ or ‘growth.’

April 11, 2023 Posted by: Charlotte

Discover Julie's inspiring journey from supporting her local community during lockdown to founding a successful charity. With the help of the PeoplePlus Enterprise programme, Julie was able to turn her vision into a reality.

March 28, 2023 Posted by: Jenna

PeoplePlus’ IAG Careers Adviser Lee, was able to support a prison learner who was disengaged with prison activity and had severe complex needs, back into a normal regime where he was attending workshops and contributing positively

March 24, 2023 Posted by: Emma

Discover how Rebecca landed her dream job with the help of PeoplePlus and their Employability training course

March 22, 2023 Posted by: Jenna

In just under a year PeoplePlus' education teams in prisons have supported 3,805 learners with neurodivergent needs.

February 14, 2023 Posted by: Charlotte

The Scotland team have been supporting the Ukrainians currently residing in Glasgow by attending the MS Ambition ship that is docked in Braehead to offer their services.

January 31, 2023 Posted by: Charlotte

Jay had been unemployed for 2 years when he came to PeoplePlus to join the Restart programme. Jay’s life had taken a bad turn when after he had been living in a two bedroom flat with his mother, he was suddenly made homeless.

January 30, 2023 Posted by: Charlotte

Hear how Carol went from volunteering full time to being offered a part time job in one of Glasgow's community hubs.