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Search Consultancy partners with Love Local Jobs to launch Be the Change programme

Published on: 8 Nov 2018

Originally posted on www.search.co.uk.

Search Consultancy will partner with Love Local Jobs and a number of Gatwick –based businesses in the launch of Be the Change - an inspirational programme to help local young people fulfil their potential. 

The programme will be launched at the Charis Centre in Crawley for a third year running on Friday the 9th of November, with over 120 school students from six Crawley secondary schools. Led by Graham Moore – a former teacher who understands the challenges facing young people today, the launch will bring together students and business volunteers to take part in activities that focus on happiness, confidence, hope, relationships and employability.

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The overall Be the Change programme will involve a number of initiatives from school to workplace visits, followed by an awards ceremony in March 2019. The programme will be aimed at young people from Year 9 (14 years old) who may be disengaged at school or lack confidence in their own abilities, but who also have real potential once involved in inspiring and engaging activities and given positive role models.

Search representatives will be among a host of mentors known as business guides, working closely with Love Local Jobs to support the students on their journey. Through a number of school and workplace visits, Search’s business guides will engage with young people and raise awareness around the world of work.

The programme will shed light on the importance of individual qualities as well as qualifications, demonstrating to young people that (although not always academic) they are bright, talented and can have successful futures. Students will also be educated on the wealth of career opportunities at their fingertips – both in their hometown and beyond.

Margaret Phillips, Search Divisional Manager and Be the Change business guide, said: “I’m delighted to be partnering with Love Local Jobs to inspire and motivate young people about the wealth of opportunities they have to fulfil their full potential.”

“Year 9 undoubtedly signals a crossroad for every student, who will ultimately make decisions on which career paths to pursue when they reach adulthood. For this reason, it is vitally important that we help them recognise their potential and give them the knowledge and support they need to build their confidence and maximise their strengths for when they enter the world of work,” she concluded.

If you would like to find out more about Be the Change, or get involved in supporting this inspiring programme, then please contact Christina Fishlock on:

01273 651100

christina@lovelocaljobs.com