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Richard Branson’s latest post has sparked up some inspiration for a blog post. Richard states that without being dyslexic he feels he would not be where he is today. Where he is today is one of the most successful businessmen in the world!

St Edmunds Society completely agrees with his testament, discussing young people that ‘we should be nurturing their talents and encouraging them to chase their dreams’. Despite being dyslexic it does not mean that that person is any different in terms of aspirations, dreams or ability. What one person may lack they make up for in other aspects of their abilities or personalities.

Being dyslexic does not mean you are not smart or intelligent, in fact it is estimated that 1 in 20 people in the UK have dyslexia and have a normal, well-balanced lifestyle. It may be a lifelong problem that challenges that person, especially in elements of reading and writing, but with a little extra support a young person with dyslexia can still thrive as much as somebody without.

There are many well-known celebrities with dyslexia too:

·         Whoopi Goldberg

·         Steven Spielberg

·         Cher

·         Keira Knightley

·         Jamie Oliver

These celebrities lead a pretty magnificent life and have had successful careers. Read more about their success stories here.

St Edmunds Society  thrives on supporting young people, whatever their needs. We are able to support disadvantaged young people with their career aspirations to gain accredited, vocational qualifications to prepare for the world of work. Our small class sizes often improves student engagement as well as 1:1 support from industry trained Tutors. We believe in pushing the boundaries for all students to reach their maximum potential.

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According to this post, less than a quarter of young people today say they would look for a career in the hospitality or catering sector. This saddens us at St-Eds as we have a brilliant Level 1 Catering and Hospitality course that we run with our excellent chef Sarah.

Besides from learning new recipes and cooking in our high-tech kitchen students here learn customer service skills, how to approach customers, maths curriculum through till work and confidence. We also hold an event each year for students to participate in, this year we

If you would like a career in the hospitality and catering sector please get in contact for more information on our course.

We would love to know why young people are less-likely now to take up or even consider a career in this sector. Please do let us know any thoughts, it would be great if we could work together to support the hospitality sector.  #NCW2018

Schools and alternative providers have always tried to make Health and Safety a more interactive and student-friendly unit. We understand that sometimes it may not be the most fun-filled session available, especially due to the paperwork and tests (don’t worry here at St-Eds you get all the support you should need!).

For this reason as part of #NCW2018 we have decided to create short animated videos to better assist our students in learning about their units in a more interactive way.

Health and Safety is a mandatory unit so we have decided to make this very basic to be used across all areas and workplaces.

Did you know that over ONE BILLION people use Youtube?

Please do share our video with young people if you think this can support them in learning about Health and Safety. Many higher education institutions now find themselves expected to catch up with this world of social media applications and social media users. St-Eds like to support our students in ways that they feel involved, welcomed and respected.

Visit our Youtube page where we will be adding newer videos shortly here.

Did you know employers only spend 30 seconds scanning your CV?

We are still supporting #NCW2018 with more information coming at you today.

Yesterday many of our young people were involved in a group CV writing session as we have many students leaving us in the coming weeks. We enjoy supporting our young people all the way through their time with us and even in the future we very much like to hear how they are getting on in their new career paths or in further education.

Serena, our CIAG, taught students all about CV and cover letter writing yesterday. Her session included lots of practical work for students to begin recreating their own CVs, as they will need this in weeks to come so they can apply for their dream jobs.

The session yesterday was extremely successful with young people beginning their CV’s and group activities to understand their attributes and passions. The students will be finishing their CVs shortly so we can advise any further.