November 13, 2014 – 2:45 pm
Independent Support is one of our newest contracts. Deb Naylor, Contract Manager, talks about progress to date. At its heart, Independent Support is intended to provide targeted support so parents get the right information, at the right time, to make the choices they need to. Even though this contract is still very new, we are making […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:41 pm
Sarah Williams, Area Manager for Furness, talks about how the media partnership has raised awareness about the full extent of services Inspira offers in the area. February 2014 saw the start of our media partnership with North West Evening Mail in Furness, part of Cumbria’s CN Group. The initiative stemmed from the fact we were all […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:38 pm
Area Manager Mike Priestley discusses the World of Work project which has just received funding from Allerdale Borough Council. World of Work is to be delivered in secondary schools across Allerdale, the funding will provide WoW days alongside other information advice and guidance activity. The project focuses on raising aspirations; Allerdale Borough council in particular liked the emphasis on forthcoming […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:36 pm
Claire Willett, Area Manager for the South, talks about some of the different outcomes that happen when contracts are linked together to provide an outcome for clients. Have you ever tried to find a job profile for a football club ‘Kit Man/Woman’? The team in the South have been working with a Lancaster care leaver […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:33 pm
Entering the third month of the new NCrS contract, David Leadbetter, Contract Manager, talks about the successes and the challenges the team have faced. Across Cumbria, Lancaster and Morecambe the National Careers Service delivery teams have worked hard to navigate successfully the first month of this new contract. Training on the new ESyNCS customer relationship management […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:23 pm
Caroline Ledward, Contract Manager for Youth Work and Reducing Risk Taking Behaviour, gives an overview to date and priorities for the rest of the financial year. As we work towards achieving the current year’s Youth Work and Reducing Risk Taking Behaviour targets, we also need to be laying the groundwork and preparing for delivery in […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:19 pm
In partnership with Carlisle College, the Inspira team in the North talk about their experience in producing a programme that met the NCS principles and complemented the Public Services course criteria at the College. In Autumn 2013 we began working with Carlisle College on an Autumn delivery model, taking a small group onto the programme. […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:16 pm
The employee of the Season goes to Andrew Wallam, Personal Adviser based in the West Team. Andy has worked for the Company for 21 years and throughout all that time has had an association with St Joseph’s School in Workington in one way or another. Andy is now working in other schools in the West, a […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:15 pm
It was great to catch up with everyone at the Low Wood Hotel for our annual conference. I felt really motivated seeing virtually all of our staff team and listening to your deas as to how we can deliver and achieve the targets required for our core contracts over the next few years. It was important […]
November 13, 2014 – 2:01 pm
Lauren Roberts, Contract Manager for delivery of NCS in Cumbria, rounds up the year before we head into the next recruitment phase for 2015. In Cumbria we delivered 93% of the required places to be filled for Summer and Autumn 2014. The new recruitment model used in Autumn – which worked well with some of the Colleges – helped to achieve this […]
