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In the News... Employment, Mental Health & More: Matthew Taylor appointed to lead new Fair Work Agency

Summer's here, and so is Volunteers' Week - a great time to shout out everyone giving their time to make a difference.

This Volunteers’ Week (3–9 June 2025), we’re joining the national celebration of the incredible impact volunteers make across the UK and helping to bust some of the common myths that might stop people from getting involved in volunteering.

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re exploring the role of community in wellbeing, not just in theory, but in practice.

Welcome to our May newsletter. This month we're highlighting key developments in employment and mental health, sharing updates from our latest projects and marking Mental Health Awareness Week by asking: How can we measure community - and why does it matter?

Launching our new Employment and Enterprise project in Loughborough and getting prepared for Mental Health Awareness Week in May.

Launching in April 2025, the Bell Foundry Enterprise, Employment, and Volunteering (B.E.E.V) Project

National Apprenticeship Week is a time to celebrate the incredible opportunities that apprenticeships provide for individuals and businesses

Talking about National Apprenticeships Week and our new project in Loughborough

Happy New Year! This month, we’re sharing updates on careers, employment, and mental health, plus useful resources for the year ahead.

Updates from the new Government back to work white paper and Cyber Monday discounts on our mental health training for organisations

Updates from the new Government budget plus details on our upcoming free course in Melton Mowbray

In October 2024, we dive into news in employment & mental health, World Mental Health Day and an inspiring good news story.

Learn what's new in the news for employment, welfare and mental health plus new free courses for people in Leicestershire

Pauline has just started work in September 2024 with a local secondary school where she works as an office manager. Pauline met Real Purpose employment advisers at a jobs fair close to where she lived in April 2024.  

As the UK adjusts to a new Labour government following the recent general election, all eyes are on upcoming changes to policy.

As we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, we highlight the power of movement and its impact on mental health.

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