by Tosin Beckley, GRoW Team Member Well as for my first week with the ongoing pandemic that is happening, the first thought I had was how am I going to work comfortably from home with my family there?! Don't get me wrong, I love my family dearly, but to actually sit and get on with … Continue reading How am I working from home with my family there?
by Heather Ette, GRoW Team Member So we’re a week in with the kids home from school and this is what I’m finding: My children are not coping well with the lack of normal routine I am not coping well with the lack of normal routine My daughter’s anxiety around the virus and wondering when … Continue reading One week in – Surviving Lockdown
by Saeema Yusuf, GRoW Team Member Last week people across the UK took time to “clap for carers”. Whether you think it was a real moment of appreciation or a meaningless gesture, it has at least highlighted the roles of carers during the Coronavirus crisis. For some, the crisis has thrown them into caring for … Continue reading Caring during the crisis
Liz Sewell, Director of the GRoW Programme Here at GRoW, I am managing a team of 11 women, my own girls are older, but between us the team has 26 children, 21 of them under eleven. So now we have home educators amongst us, as well as mums, carers, and team members. This is what … Continue reading Lockdown Working Mums in the Age of Zoom
Ok so we know about the C word because it's all over the news, in the newspapers, and everywhere we go we are reminded of it due to our lives as we knew it, being changed dramatically. Some may see it as an extra holiday, but others may be facing anxiety and stress and not … Continue reading A message from our Team Member Michelle
Even though right now we are living through strange and difficult times, utilising any situation to the best of your ability is all we can do. Being self-employed, my whole work life has changed, I am now having to think outside the box and think about how to fit my business into this climate, which … Continue reading Continuing to GRoW Your Own Business
By Heather Ette, GRoW Team Member Like most other children now my son is out of school amid coronavirus fears but due to his special educational needs he can’t just log in to the computer and do his schoolwork at home. My son is autistic and at school he gets adult help in every classroom. … Continue reading Managing the transition to home schooling children with SEND and Autism
Banu started her journey back to work with the GRoW Programme two years ago and after completing her Level 1 Childcare course and embarking on her Level 2 she has now found work in a private nursery. Banu said “I went to the GRoW Programme when I became a single parent and wanted to change … Continue reading Banu develops a new career
Belina director Liz Sewell FIEP took centre stage at the recent IEP Summit, an industry event for senior employability professionals to discuss and debate the future of work and the challenges and priorities facing the employability sector now and in the years ahead. Liz presented alongside Dr Jo Ingold, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management … Continue reading Liz Sewell FIEP Speaks at Summit
