While year 6 can be a time of excitement for many children, it can also be a time of stress. SATs, the prospect of changing of schools and the possibility of moving away from friends can cause emotional stress to build in pupils. Our training aims to support children during this time of change by helping pupils to build their emotional resilience and increase their confidence and wellbeing.
Read MoreBrightSparks have been awarded funding to deliver our popular Essential Skills for Working With Children and Young People courses in Selby and Scarborough this Autumn.
Read MoreCity of York Council have commissioned BrightSparks to deliver a series of free courses for parents of children aged 5+ in York.
Read MoreBrightSparks and Social Vision have come together to create Tribe York, a new social enterprise providing space and support for start up businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators. Members of Tribe are supported by over 100 local business people, who provide two hours per month of support, mentoring and masterclasses, covering a range of topics from accountancy and tax, through to user engagement and marketing.
Read MoreInclusion UK, a leading UK drug and alcohol treatment provider has commissioned BrightSparks to deliver its Commissioners Guide to Tendering to it's entire management and senior leadership team.
Read MoreI’ve tried to avoid the standard observations that seem to appear in most entrepreneurial blog articles I read these days like “build a great team” or “delegate more”. That’s kind of the 101 stuff in my opinion. Instead, my observations of what work really do centre around this concept of being a design thinker and shaping a social purpose company around that type of philosophy.
Read MoreEfficiency North's En:Able Communities grant fund has provided BrightSparks with funding to run our popular 'Essential Skills for Working With Children and Young People' courses in Spring, 2018.
Read MoreWe are very pleased to have been awarded an ESF Community Grant, as part of the European Social Fund (ESF) programme, so we can deliver our Essential Skills for Working with Children and Young People course in York.
Read MoreThanks to funding from Tang Hall Big Local, we have the opportunity to run a free 'Managing Challenging Behaviour' course in Tang Hall, York.
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