Funding and apprenticeship support for employers Recently, the UK government has introduced funding and apprenticeship support to encourage employers to recruit young people with the aim of reducing the number of 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training (NEETs). This post gives an overview of the funding and grants available, including, for those […]
Delivering Social Value in Haringey Strive Development was appointed by Archanaeum to deliver and monitor Hornsey Police station’s social value commitments, working closely with Haringey Council to ensure local residents benefited directly from the construction programme. A key objective was to maximise employment, skills, and educational opportunities for Haringey residents throughout the build period. Project Overview The redevelopment of the former […]
As some of you will know, Strive Development often use Belbin Get Set when delivering a work experience programme. Dr Meredith Belbin and his research team undertook a study in the 1970s into team effectiveness at Henley College and identified nine clusters of behaviours needed to facilitate team performance, that became the nine Belbin Team […]
Strive Development enjoyed attending this event on 25 May, to celebrate social value achievements of over £229,000, representing 1.5% SROI. Strive Development managed the social value on this project, in conjunction with Dave Newman the McLaren Project Manager. It was great to see all the apprentices come back to site for the event. Sandwell Council, […]
