One-off mentoring at Trapped in Zone One/London Youth NCS project
Can you spare an hour to make a difference at this new project?
One-off mentoring at Trapped in Zone One/London Youth NCS project
Can you spare an hour to make a difference at this new project?
Getting there
For this session we're going to meet at the task, so you'll need to make your own way there. We encourage you to walk, run, or cycle to do so!
About this session
This activity originally started in 2022 as an employment project called Moving On. This has now been integrated into a Trapped in Zone One/London Youth, National Citizen Service (NCS) Programme at Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets for pupils aged 16-17.
("NCS offers a range of different types of experiences which are designed to help young people grow their strengths, boost their confidence, learn new skills, build their resilience, and make new friends.").
Trapped in Zone One, in partnership with GoodGym Tower Hamlets, are looking for GoodGym contributors from after Autumn half term, 2024, to take part as a one-contribution. Please see below for more information.
PLEASE NOTE: You should ignore the date on this listing. We will contact you by email to discuss a date that's suitable for you.
What's involved
We're looking for GoodGym members to offer one-off guidance or personal experience in the form of a short talk, on a variety of subjects, including:
Interview technique; your experience of job interviews...Anything around interviewing!
Writing and/or reading CVs (again, any experience at all would be helpful).
Choosing a career: did you know what you wanted to do from an early age, or did you 'end up' in your current career?
The benefits of volunteering - including any career benefits!
The practical stuff
The sessions will most likely take place on a Wednesday afternoon, from 2 - 3:30pm, either at the school on Commercial Road, or in Trapped in Zone One's community centre on the Isle of Dogs.
The sessions will be led on the day by the Trapped in Zone One team, who will meet you, stay with you and support you throughout.
Area Activator Laura will coordinate the sessions with you, and will be always be available for queries.
A reminder this is a one-off Community Mission - it's not a weekly commitment!
Interested? Please sign-up and Laura will be in touch.
MORE ABOUT THE NCS PROGRAMME
"The NCS Programme offers safe spaces with trusted adults to support vulnerable/underrepresented young people and offer specialist training in a variety of disciplines.
Through engaging in NCS we want young people to:
Become world- ready and work-ready
Feel able to have an impact on the world
Have greater confidence, resilience, and wellbeing
Have respect and tolerance for difference and diversity
This will be achieved by the following experiences:
Developing life skills and supporting independent living
Providing opportunities for volunteering and social action
Building employability and work-readiness
Enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds.
Our programme will run from October 2023 providing weekly provision, supporting young females aged 16-17, working on a social action project, promoting life and employability skills training, aligned with the Skills Builder Framework
Skills Builder Partnership is a global movement of employers, educators, and impact organisations working together to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed."
This task supports
An arts organisation based in Tower Hamlets, engaging with communities through creative practices.
'Our philosophy is to build strong partnerships with community groups and organisations, and support our artists, whether it’s their first steps in the art world, or if they’re established already.'
See moreWhat to look out for
Make sure you've read our general guidelines for safety for taking part in a GoodGym session.
This is a GoodGym community mission. When we're doing a community mission we make our own way to the task, so you can choose to walk, run, or cycle. Thinking of cycling - check out our FAQs
Led by Laura Williams
Lucky enough to be the Area Activator for Tower Hamlets. Personal trainer. Seriously sweet tooth.
Who's going?
Location
Comments and questions
Wed 18th May 2022 at 1:16pm
This is brilliant Laura, I will look out for your message.
Wed 18th May 2022 at 8:57pm
Thanks Theresa! I will be in touch.
Wed 16th Nov 2022 at 9:23am
Hi Laura, would it be a short talk to one person or to a whole group of people?
Wed 16th Nov 2022 at 9:24am
And where it says 'writing or reading CVs', would you need someone to help to proof read the young people's CVs?
Thu 24th Nov 2022 at 5:29pm
Hi Amelia, this would involve talking to a small group. CV guidance might involve sharing any experience you have on CV writing, and answering questions.
Tue 22nd Aug 2023 at 12:17pm
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Tue 22nd Aug 2023 at 12:19pm
Hi Laura, do you know if we should still ignore the date on this? It's popped up as being tomorrow but there's not been any additional information come through. Thank you :)
Tue 22nd Aug 2023 at 5:43pm
Hi Michelle, apologies, this is not taking place tomorrow. I have changed the date and we will be in touch regarding this in the not-too-distant future.
Tue 16th Jul 2024 at 8:07pm
Hi Laura - can I just check this isn't taking place tomorrow? And if not will you be in touch to schedule a date? Cheers! :)
Tue 16th Jul 2024 at 9:58pm
Hi Audrey, this isn't likely to be taking place in July. Apologies for the delay. I will amend the date, and update everyone ASAP. Thanks for checking!
Comments are a good place to ask any questions you may have about the session.
Please note that comments written here are publicly visible: avoid posting private information such as your mobile phone number.
If you have a question you would like to ask privately, you can email the GoodGym Tower Hamlets area activator, Laura Williams, .
