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Over 1500 primary schoolchildren took part in Community Sports Days, supported by British Airways and BT as part of Give & Gain Day 2016. The events ran from 16 – 20 May at venues in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Heathrow and Newport, where SkillForce Instructors provided training to volunteers who then led the fun-filled games with […]
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) has participated in London Stock Exchange’s market open ceremony with SkillForce, the 2016 beneficiary of 100WHF’s UK philanthropic initiatives. The market open was attended today by 100WHF members and guests including Amanda Pullinger, CEO of 100WHF and Ben Slade, CEO of SkillForce. It was followed by an inspiring talk […]
Bracknell schoolchildren are celebrating a major milestone after completing a character education award scheme backed by HRH The Duke of Cambridge. Our Junior Prince’s Award equips children and young people with the skills they need to succeed in education, life and future employment. The programme develops character, resilience, confidence, teamwork and problem solving skills. Aimed at […]
Sixty schoolchildren in Sutton-in-Ashfield have had the chance to build their confidence and team building skills in a pilot project run by SkillForce. Sixty Year 1 children, aged five and six, from Healdswood Infants and Nursery School on Barker Avenue have designed a foot-high outdoor shelter fit for a gnome. Made from sticks and branches in […]
More than £7000 in charitable donations has been raised for SkillForce during this year’s London Marathon, which will help support the delivery of our programmes in schools to transform young lives. Running for SkillForce were Mary Hennessy and Ben Frost of Gordon Dadds, partner of the SkillForce Your Future Programme, Rob Connelly and Ben Player […]
Skillforce Instructor Sarah Haigh who helped 135 primary school children taking part in activities including aseiling, battlefield activities, bush craft skills, zip wire, climbing etc. The children are completing the activities as part of the Junior Prince's Award.
Newcastle primary school pupils are boosting their resilience and team building skills as part of a national education character award scheme. Approximately 135 children from five primary schools have just completed an outdoor activities weekend for an award programme backed by HRH The Duke of Cambridge. The SkillForce Junior Prince’s Award equips children and young […]
Ben Slade, Chief Executive, SkillForce
SkillForce has received a £15,000 cash injection from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity for professional skills training. SkillForce employs predominantly ex-Services personnel in a range of roles, including instructors in schools, to support their transition back into civilian life. The funding from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity is now contributing towards the training of 66 Army veterans […]
The SkillForce Young Runners fortnight from 13 to 24 June 2016 will be a festival of running all over the UK with events great and small, giving young people in primary and secondary school the chance to enjoy being active, develop resilience and aim for a goal. Initially a pilot in 2016, supported by Rathbones, […]
National education and veterans charity SkillForce has received in excess of £300,000 in funding from global bank Citi’s e for Education fundraising campaign. Ben Slade Chief Executive, SkillForce, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be a Citi e for Education campaign beneficiary. The money raised will enable us to transform more lives by helping children […]
An award scheme backed by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge to help schoolchildren become self confident and resilient has officially launched in Bristol. The SkillForce Junior Prince’s Award equips nine to 14-year-olds with the skills they need to succeed in education, life and future employment. Aimed at primary and secondary schoolchildren, the award […]
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