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Prospects provides a wide range of services for children and young people from early years inspection, to school improvement and careers.
We are widely recognised for our high quality work with children and young people who have Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (LDD) and NEET young people (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
Our services include an innovative partnership for Integrated Youth Support Services.
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Fixed 4 Your Future Brent- support for young people from the Big Lottery Fund
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| Left to Right; Paul Egunjobi, Kadiatu Diallo, Cllr, Aslam Choudry, Mayor of Brent, Cllr, Mary Arnold, Anthony Egunjobi, Alilyah Weekes and Tyrone Skinner celebrate the funding. |
More than £700,000 has been given to help young people in the London Borough of Brent and is already being used to help improve the lives of struggling youngsters. The scheme aims to work with more than 200 young people over three years.
The funding of £726,997, from the Big Lottery Youth in Focus scheme, is being used for the ‘Fixed 4 Your Future’ (F4F) project, managed by Prospects, on behalf of the London Borough of Brent Council.
Since the donation last year, more than 117 young people in the borough have joined the programme and are being supported by life coaches who offer advice and guidance. An ‘Apprentice’ style challenge was also launched.
Read more about Fixed 4 Your Future Brent
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Early Years Inspection Service
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Prospects delivers the largest Ofsted, early years inspection service contract in the country, covering the North of England and the Midlands.
Read more about early years inspection service
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| Careers services
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We are the largest national provider of careers services for all ages, supporting individuals to move forward in work and life.
Prospects careers information, advice and guidance (IAG) services include the National Careers Service, formerly Next Step and Careers AdvicePlus.
Careers AdvicePlus is designed in consultation with and for schools and colleges looking to meet their statutory requirements and to support their learners to make successful transitions and achieve success. Our unique package of careers services is tailored to meet your priorities, budgets and students' learning styles.
Read more about Careers AdvicePlus
Prospects is one of the largest providers for the National Careers Service, running face to face careers guidance for adults in Greater London, delivering in partnership in Yorkshire and Humber, and as a major sub-contractor in the West Midlands, the South West and Hereford and Worcester. The National Careers Service provides a helpline and website which is also available to young people.
Click here to find out more about Prospects and the National Careers Service
Click here to go to the National Careers Service website
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Targeted Support - N-Gage & Go4it
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Prospects provides a range of targeted support services -
N-Gage offers careers guidance, one to one mentoring, employability and motivational activities to young people aged 14-19 in education but assessed as in danger of becoming NEET (not in education, employment, or training)
Go4it, a new London project that offers young people a chance to enhance job readiness through various motivational experiences and a specialist recruitment and job brokerage service.
This is one of the largest European Social Fund (ESF) projects Prospects has ever carried out. During the life of the project, which will operate until December 2014, 399 vulnerable young people aged 16-19, 160 care leavers and 239 teenage parents, will be moved from NEET into sustained education, employment or training for a minimum of 26 weeks (two terms in education).
Targeted Support - N-Gage & Go4it
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| Independent Education, Gabbitas
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Gabbitas Educational Consultants Ltd, part of the Prospects Group, is the leading independent education consultancy, offering expert guidance to parents, students and schools in the UK and worldwide.
Read more about independent education, Gabbitas
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Prospects in the City
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Prospects in the City provides specialist insight into the multitude of careers which exist in the City of London. The service has expanded to include other locations and services. They provide interactive, inspirational experiences to young people and educational and careers professionals. They also offer seminars, city walks, work experience packages and an employer engagement service offering professional help with marketing and recruitment for general vacancies, apprenticeship schemes or specialist support such as redundancy counselling for staff.
Read more about the services provided by Prospects in the City
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Educational Resources
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Prospects Education Resources offers a premium range of resource materials for schools, parents and all institutions engaged in the delivery of careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) and PSHE. We offer a huge variety of materials from many publishers and across different media, with a friendly, reliable service at highly competitive prices.
View our range of products at www.prospectseducationresources.co.uk
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South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre,
Gloucestershire
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Prospects acquired an outdoor pursuits centre at South Cerney, Gloucestershire in March 2012. We will invest in improvements to the facilities and accommodation to offer a wider range of outdoor pursuits, building on our track record in delivering activities, education and training for young people, working in partnership with the County Council.
Prospects will also be creating a 'Green Centre' on the site to promote environmental learning and interest in the countryside and rural crafts among pupils.
Read more about the South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre