| 25/10/2011 |
Connexions Aylesbury opens two new drop-ins |
Young people’s free advice and support service Connexions will open two new drop-ins for Aylesbury’s young people on Wednesday 2nd November 2011 at Buckingham Park’s Community Centre and on Friday 4th November 2011 at Elmhurst’s Community Centre.
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| 14/04/2011 |
Reading Mentoring Project - Volunteers Needed |
Have an impact on young people’s lives using your skills and creativity. Help young people to achieve their true potential.
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| 28/02/2011 |
Number 7 in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies |
On 23rd February 2011 at an awards ceremony in London it was announced that the young people’s charity Connexions Thames Valley has been named as the 7th Best Place to Work in the Public and Third Sectors.
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| 24/01/2011 |
Web Chat Now Live Across the Thames Valley |
Live Web Chat services for young people and parents are now being trialled across the Thames Valley. See local websites for further details: www.connexionsbucks.org.uk www.connexions-berkshire.org.uk www.connexionsoxfordshire.com
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| 13/07/2010 |
Summer Activities Benefit Bracknell Teens |
Throughout the summer Connexions Berkshire will be encouraging those young people from Bracknell, who are harder to engage with, to participate in a range of activities to encourage them to develop new skills, make new friends and build self esteem and confidence.
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| 13/07/2010 |
Exam Result Stress? Connexions Berkshire has the Answers |
Next month thousands of young people across Berkshire will be nervously awaiting the results of their GCSE (Tuesday 24th August) and A-level (Thursday 19th August) examinations. For some students it will be a time to celebrate, but for others, who’ve done less well than they’d hoped, it could be worrying and stressful.
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| 07/07/2010 |
Primary School Benefits from Young People’s Teamwork |
During the past two weeks young people from the Bracknell Prince’s Trust Team Programme have been working hard at Wildridings Primary School to decorate a new classroom and brighten up the school playground ready for the start of the new school year in September.
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| 02/06/2010 |
Connecting teens to work and training |
Young people’s advice and support service, Connexions is helping young people as they prepare to leave school.
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| 20/05/2010 |
‘Tums 2 Young Mums’ |
Congratulations to 11 young mums from Buckingham and the surrounding area who have successfully completed the first ‘Tums 2 Young Mums’ project to achieve the ASDAN PSHE and Bronze Arts Awards.
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| 13/05/2010 |
Morrisby Psychometric Test June and July |
David Cameron has just started his new job as Prime Minister, a role which he has worked towards for many years. However, how many of us are lucky enough to do a job we love or even know what career path we really want to follow?
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| 21/04/2010 |
Coping With Exam Stress |
EXAM time is fast approaching and can be a particularly stressful time for most young people. While there's no magic formula for getting the right grades, Connexions advisers can offer suggestions to reduce stress.
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| 09/04/2010 |
Careers Charity Extends Service through Summer |
Local careers charity, Connexions Berkshire, is pleased to announce that it will be continuing to offer its information, advice and guidance services to young people from Windsor who are currently NEET (not in education, employment or training) throughout the summer months.
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| 09/04/2010 |
Healthy Workplace Challange |
Connexions Thames Valley staff have committed to get fit by taking up Sport Reading’s 12 month Healthy Workplace Challenge.
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| 01/04/2010 |
CXTV HE Conference 2010 Success |
Approximately 7,500 young people from across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire attended Connexions Thames Valley’s Higher Education Conference, which took place on 22nd and 23rd March at the University of Reading’s Whiteknights Campus.
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| 01/04/2010 |
Young Designers Create New Posters |
Three young designers have helped Connexions Berkshire to create a range of new posters to publicise our service to young people across the county.
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| 31/03/2010 |
Martin Salter MP Visit to Prospect School in Reading |
Martin Salter, Labour MP for Reading West, visited Prospect School in Tilehurst on the morning of Monday 29th March to learn more about the partnership working between Connexions Berkshire and the school in providing students with comprehensive careers advice.
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| 10/02/2010 |
Backing Young Britain |
Connexions Thames Valley is pleased and proud to be Backing Young Britain.
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| 29/01/2010 |
Safer Internet Day |
European Safer Internet Day (Tuesday 9th February 2010). Connexions Berkshire is supporting European Safer Internet Day which is taking place on Tuesday 9th February.
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| 27/01/2010 |
Apprenticeship Week 1st- 5th February |
Monday 1st February sees the launch of Apprenticeship Week. The Week, which is organised by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), aims to celebrate the talents and skills of the nation’s apprentices.
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| 25/01/2010 |
Connexions High Wycombe Art exhibit |
Young people have showcased their art and design work around the walls of Connexions Art Gallery in High Wycombe. The Art features work from young people aged 15 to 19 years and up to 25 years with learning difficulties and disabilities.
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| 20/01/2010 |
Young People PASS Survival Skills Training |
11 young people from Reading recently got the chance to learn some Bear Grylls style survival techniques when they took part in a Shelter Building and Survival Skills course at the Look Out Discovery Centre in Bracknell.
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| 20/01/2010 |
Reading Training Opportunities |
Traditionally the start of a New Year is one of the busiest times in the job market, however the start of 2010 is looking bleak for young job seekers, with unemployment figures predicted to rise to 2.8 million, according to the latest forecast from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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| 18/01/2010 |
Apprenticeships Provide a Golden Opportunity for Employers |
Question: What have Sir Alex Ferguson, Alan Titchmarsh, Henry Ford, Vincent Van Gogh, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Jamie Oliver and Alexander McQueen all got in common?
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| 23/12/2009 |
Prince’s Trust Young Ambassadors |
The Prince’s Trust, a charity dedicated to helping make changes to young people’s lives, is recruiting young people to become Young Ambassadors to help them promote their work.
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| 23/12/2009 |
The Prince’s Trust Team 7 |
On Thursday 10th December, participants in The Prince’s Trust Team 7 Programme performed a special presentation for family and friends at Thames Valley University’s Slough campus.
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| 18/12/2009 |
Lets Talk About Safe Sex |
Connexions Berkshire is backing the government’s latest campaign to inspire young people to look after their sexual health and avoid unplanned pregnancies, by encouraging them to have open and honest discussions about sex and relationships.
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| 03/12/2009 |
Christmas Card Competition 2009 Winner Announced |
Connexions Berkshire is pleased to announce that the winner of its annual competition to design the organisation’s Christmas card is eighteen year old Robert Stephenson.
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| 27/11/2009 |
Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards 2009 |
Connexions Thames Valley, the underpinning company behind Connexions Berkshire, Connexions Buckinghamshire and Connexions Oxfordshire is pleased to announce that is came third in the Best Place to Work Award Category.
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| 01/10/2009 |
High Wycombe Connexions Centre Launch |
Young people’s advice and support service Connexions recently relocated its centre to Thame House, Castle Street, High Wycombe and celebrated its official launch on Friday 25th September.
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| 26/08/2009 |
Newbury Connect Festival 2009 |
Connexions Berkshire held its inaugural Connect Festival, a free mini festival for young people, at Newbury College on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th August.
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| 13/08/2009 |
The Princes Trust Team 6 Success. |
The participants of The Prince’s Trust Team Programme recently celebrated successfully completing their 12 week course at a special presentation event held at TVU’s Slough campus on Thursday 30th July.
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| 22/07/2009 |
Wokingham Art Gallery Awards |
On Wednesday 15th July the Connexions Centre in Denmark Street, Wokingham hosted an awards presentation ceremony for the 16 young people who exhibited their artwork in the Connexions Gallery.
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| 09/07/2009 |
Newbury Carnival |
On Sunday 5th July Connexions Berkshire enjoyed the sunshine at Newbury Carnival.
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