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Lorraine Bliss – MBE, CEO of St Edmunds Society

After all the hard work of our incredible CEO, Lorraine Bliss – MBE she has been recognised for her dedication and passion towards young people and their education. Lorraine has worked with St-Eds for over twenty-six years and has been its CEO for twenty. She firmly believes that young people deserve to be listened to and achieve their full potential, even with social and mainstream educational challenges. We are extremely proud to have Lorraine as our CEO.

St Edmunds Society are more than pleased to announce the award of an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List to Lorraine Bliss our trusting and ambitious CEO, for “services to disadvantaged young people”. We could not be more proud. Congratulations to all, such inspiring people!

This is simply the start of a brilliant and exciting year for St Edmunds Society, so please ensure to continue to support us and keep engaged with our events and posts.

For more information from the New Year Honour’s please see the article from the EDP here.

Hear more from Lorraine at our Alternative Provision Conference in February 2018. To buy tickets for this year’s conference, please click here.

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St-Eds Awards and Certificates

Our 2017 Awards and Presentations were a huge success back in July. We had invited the Lord Mayor of Norwich, David Fullman along with the High Sheriff, James Bagge, of whom both came to support.

With students receiving their certificates from months and months of hard work to receiving awards in the form of certificates and trophies for all sections of our workshops. As an organisation, we are proud of all our students and the work they have accomplished. Our students have grown in confidence and have gained new skills to take them onto further progression routes. Many of which have been a pleasure to teach!

We also thank B&CE for the excellent grant of £20,000 and for employee Nicola on presenting this to us. Martyn from NCFI was also available during the afternoon and presented Bailey, one of our Post-16 students, with the NCFI Student of the Year along with £250 worth of vouchers for building materials and tools.

An exciting year for both our old and new students that started this September.

For more information and to read the article on the EDP please click here.

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Sophie Wins Commendation At Young Builder Of The Year Awards 2016

St-Eds are delighted for Sophie Tomkins, 18, who won a Commendation at the final of the Youthbuild Young Builder of the Year Awards 2016 at Parliament.

The Awards are to celebrate the achievements of young people who, despite having to overcome personal barriers, have succeeded in training for and/or becoming employed in the construction industry.

Sophie has successfully completed the St-Eds study programme in construction after a coming to St-Eds at school age, having struggled to achieve in mainstream education.

Sophie and her parents were congratulated by Norwich South MP Clive Lewis on the House of Commons Terrace.

St-Eds CEO, Lorraine Bliss, said:

“I’m delighted that Sophie’s achievements have been recognised and it just goes to show that you can achieve your goals in your life despite not getting on in mainstream education.”

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St-Eds Student Certificates and Awards Presentation

St-Eds held it’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday 14th July, where students were awarded with the certificates they achieved in this academic year.

Over 100 people attended including representatives from referring schools, Norfolk County Council, Taylor Wimpey, and students’ parents.

Norwich Heavyweight Boxer Sam Sexton presented students with their certificates along with a series of awards for students who had shown particular distinction.

Of particular note was Ethan Punchard who received the Young Achievers Award from the Norwich Forum for the Construction Industry.

St-Eds CEO, Lorraine Bliss, said:

“I am so immensely proud of all our young people who have received their qualifications and awards today. Being at the Awards Ceremony makes you realise how important it is to give training opportunities to young people who may struggle achieve in a mainstream educational environment.”

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