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Northern Insight article about our Careers Navigator Programme
A new education programme designed to tackle the skills gap and empower young people to be confident about joining the workforce has officially launched in Teesside. Careers Navigator – which was launched at a special event in Middlesbrough – is a fun gamified…
Careers Navigator levels up skills support | Bdaily
Read about Careers Navigator on BDAILY Business News Created by Dr Kat Carruthers and delivered by NetWORK NotWORK CIC, the programme was developed with a team with lived experience of autism, ADHD and physical disabilities, ensuring it is inclusive for all learners….
Careers Navigator programme’s official launch in Teesside
Careers Navigator – which was launched at a special event held in Middlesbrough on Wednesday 25th March – is a fun gamified learning scheme which has been designed to encourage lifelong learning, with a range of levels adapted for different ages from eight to retirement and relevant to learners whether they are at school, home-schooled, unemployed or employed.
The NetWORKer Junior Issue 1
Read our first edition of The NetWORKer Junior magazine here.
Introducing The Editors
Watch a podcast featuring The NetWORKer Junior magazine editors Alice and Sarah.
Backstage Pass
Have a sneak peek behind the scenes with the Junior Journalists at Stockton Globe.
Junior Journalists Alice, Amulya, Miles and Lakshya interviewed, photographed and filmed Rob Lindsay from Stockton Globe. The Junior Journalists, with guidance from magazine editor Sarah Dale, discussed what questions to ask prior to the interview, how best to approach the interview, photography and filming angles, and how to build a rapport with interviewees. They asked Rob about his support for the Careers Navigator programme and why empowering young people is so important.
Junior Journalism Impact Report
The Junior Journalism programme enabled schoolchildren to learn and practise journalism skills such as podcasting, interviewing techniques, and photography. Not only did they learn real-world skills, the programme also boosted other skills e.g. teamwork, project management and creative thinking, which had the added bonus of increasing confidence and self-esteem.
Budding journalist spent a night out under the stars
Alice Carruthers will be joining her parents Kat and Michael Carruthers at the annual CEO Sleepout in Sunderland from 8pm on Thursday November 6 until 6am the following morning.
