If you are interested in history but haven’t studied for a while then the part-time History Bridge Course is for you.
This 12-week evening course has been designed to ‘bridge’ the gap for those looking to progress on to an undergraduate degree in History, but who have, for a wide range of reasons, had a break from their studies.
To find out more information, visit our Open Evening on Tuesday 12 December from 6-8pm.
We know this is a difficult time for small businesses and business owners. That’s why we’ve developed a free dedicated programme of business support that can be accessed remotely, wherever you are. Reset. Restart is open to all business owners, especially those in the first years of trading.
Alongside the national Reset. Restart programme run by the British Library Business & IP Centre, we are offering a series of free local 1-to-1 support sessions, workshops and networking events – all delivered by MENTA
In these unprecedented times, virtual networking has become something of a lifeline. You may find sharing ideas and frustrations very liberating, as well as helping to ease feelings of loneliness associated with working independently. Join Tim Cooke from MENTA and meet other business people at this free facilitated networking session.
For further information about any of our events, please contact us at [email protected] or telephone 01603 774708
In this Spotlight workshop, experienced MENTA business trainer and businessman John Clarke takes you through the important elements of a business plan. You’ll be shown how to use well-proven formats to write a professional looking document and you’ll be given the opportunity to discuss your own particular ideas with tips on establishing and growing your business.
Topics covered:
Business plan structure
Top tips on presentation
How to undertake market research
Legal considerations such as the difference between limited company and sole trader status, business names and working from home
How to develop a marketing strategy
An introduction to presenting the finances
The course will also include a business plan template and professional financial spreadsheet – so if you’re thinking of starting a business, book yourself a ticket!
This one hour session is free but booking is essential.
This session will be held remotely, and you do not need to visit a library to attend. Once registered we will send out details on how to join the event nearer the time.
For more information about any of our events, please email the BIPC team at [email protected] or telephone 01603 774708
North Norfolk District Council works actively with local schools to promote employer engagement and career opportunities. The council supports North Walsham High School’s ongoing business mentor scheme designed to inspire pupils to increase personal aspiration and develop employability skills. Research shows that mentoring has benefits for students’ attainment and employers’ future recruitment. Each mentor will have regular contact with approximately 6-8 students starting from Year 9. Students will gain an understanding of what is required in the workplace and will gain knowledge about your organisation. More information can be found on the North Walsham High School website, which includes a case study of a local employer working with the school. https://www.nwhs.uk/latest-news/business-people-and-employers-urged-to-take-part-in-ground-breaking-mentoring-scheme-2/ To register your interest in the mentoring scheme, attend the Business Breakfast on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 from 07.00 am to 08.30 am where you will meet current mentors and students. Alternatively, sign up to promote your business at the Speed Networking Launch on Wednesday, 7th February 2018. For more information or to sign up please contact Kate Lawn, Work Based Learning Officer; email: [email protected] or call 01692 402581.
Experienced business trainer John Clarke will share hints and tips on how to make the most of social media, helping you spread the word about all that your business has to offer.
Topics covered:
Key social media sites and the suitability for individual business types
Simple tricks and techniques
How to write innovative, engaging content
The importance of images / video
Creating a social media strategy
Join us for some valuable advice and a great chance to share ideas!
This one hour session is free but booking is essential.
This Spotlight workshop will be held online; you do not need to come to the library to attend this event.
For more information about any of our events, please contact the BIPC team at [email protected] or telephone us on 01603 774708
We will send specific instructions via email on how you join the event nearer to the date itself.
We hope you will join us for a VIP Breakfast and learn how your business can generate maximum benefits from the Apprenticeship Levy. The breakfast is aimed at business leaders and HR Managers and will take place on Tuesday 12th December 2017 at EAST Restaraunt, East Coast College, Lowestoft Campus. Come along to hear from our own industry experts giving updates on:
Our programme is based on the simple proposition that young people will succeed if they are supported by those who are already successful.
Objectives
At NWHS we aim to provide a package of opportunities to raise the aspirations of our young people, and close the gap between those aspirations and their attainment.
Our mentoring programme is designed to provide positive role models for our students. We want them to be inspired, motivated, confident, and full of self-belief. We need to develop their ‘soft skills’ to improve their long-term employment prospects, because the latest research shows that this has huge benefits for both students and employers in the medium and long term.
Target students
We believe that all of our students will benefit from mentoring, and it should be an entitlement for all, rather than just our weakest or least motivated students. Limited aspirations, low confidence, a weak sense of personal urgency and a limited understanding of career opportunities are shared across all ability levels.
Schoolbackground
The last OFSTED report graded the school as ‘Good’.
They gave this context:
* This school is smaller than the average-sized secondary school.
*The proportion of students who are disabled or who have special educational needs is average.
* The proportion of students for whom the school receives the pupil premium is average. This is additional government funding for students who are eligible for free school meals and those in local authority care.
* The number of students from minority ethnic backgrounds is well below average, as is the proportion who speak English as an additional language. Nearly all of the student population is White British.
*The school meets the current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for the attainment and progress of students.
How our scheme works
Our Year 9 students (13-14 year olds) attend a Speed Networking event in February, which is their opportunity to hear from potential mentors about a wide range of potential careers. They go into this session briefed and eager to find out about careers and options for their futures. At the end of the session we ask them to choose someone they have interacted well with during the session who has inspired them. This person then acts as their mentor for the following 2 years.
Over the course of year 10 and 11, the students meet their mentors regularly. We ask that the mentors commit to an average of one meeting per half term – if each meeting lasts an hour, that is 10 hours over the 2 years.
The meetings happen at the convenience of the mentor. Our school day runs from 08.30 to 14.50- so most meetings happen at 08.30, which allows mentors to schedule it without losing a working day.
How can you get involved?
We offer a package of training to get our mentors involved. All need to complete a DBS check and basic safeguarding training to be able to work with our students.
We provide a pack of activities for our mentors to use, but all are actively encouraged to use their own professional expertise. Many have taken students out on workplace and other visits, to provide a range of experiences which a school could not hope to supply. We aim to facilitate these experiences, and actively support our mentors in arranging them.
When you want to see your mentees, you simply let the Pastoral Assistant know when you want to come in. They will check that a visit won’t clash with another timetabled event (exams, trips, fixtures etc) and book a suitable room, inform students and arrange any other equipment required.
To register your interest:
Volunteer for our Speed Networking Launch on Friday 12th February
More info? Sign up?
Email Kate Lawn [email protected] or call 01692 402 581
or Paul Clark [email protected] 0790 407 3312
Health, Safety & Well-being.
This session features a couple of short presentations followed by a facilitated discussion – we are joined by Stuart Haysman [MOISH] talking about Health and Safety for SME’s while Peter Lawrence considers the related topic of Employee Well-being from an SME perspective.
The session is facilitated by Rod Lee of Human Capital Department.
Book your meeting with our Genix business adviser. Free, impartial and confidential we’re here for established small business owners as well as for start ups.
Everyone owns the right to their own creativity so knowing what’s protected in your business and what’s not is essential. Intellectual Property (IP) is any original creation that can be bought or sold. If you are a business person, an inventor, an artist or an author, IP will affect you.
In this session we’ll focus on four key areas of intellectual property: design, patent, copyright and trademark. There will be an introduction of each area with some discussion of how to recognize your IP and how best to protect it. We will then discuss some of the difficulties faced such as concepts and methodologies, with a Q&A to finish.
This is one of a series of free Spotlight bitesize business courses that are run by the BIPC Norfolk, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library. Booking is essential.
You do not need to visit the library to attend, details of how to join this online event will be sent out nearer to the event itself.
For the next Digital Surgery webinar, we will be joined by Chris Pont, CEO at IJYI as he explores the tools you can use to automate and present your KPIs, and in return save time, reduce human error and focus effort.
Second speaker to be announced soon!
Presentations will last approx 15 minutes, with a short Q&A after.
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