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The Resources Plus team held enrolment days at their new location in Units 43/44, Erith Riverside Shopping Centre.
Whatever your age, whatever your skills and experience, Resources Plus offers people looking for work or changing job:
- Jobsearch support
- Help with CV and applications
- Training and work experience
Bexley residents interested in enrolling with Resources Plus can on, the enrolment days, meet the team, which has recently expanded, thanks to a major cash boost from the London Development Agency, in recognition of its achievements supporting local people into work.
New managers and specialist advisors have now joined the team to offer:
- Training advice and access to courses
- Support for disabled jobseekers with links to community support groups
- Help and training for young people leaving care
A dedicated youth employment officer will also be working with local business and young people.
At the enrolment days, the Resources Plus team will take your details, discuss your needs and the help they can offer you.
Cllr Margaret O’Neill, Bexley Council’s Cabinet Member for Town Centres, Industry and Regeneration, will be joining the enrolment session on Wednesday morning, and says: “Resources Plus clients will benefit from the strong links it has with local business. By really getting to know local employers and their businesses, the team is able to match local people with local jobs, which brings benefits to employers, our residents and the borough’s economy.”
Resources Plus can also provide advice and assistance to Bexley businesses and employers on staff training, securing funding and recruiting staff for employment and work experience placements.
Resources Plus is based at Unit 43/44 Erith High Street but is working in centres throughout the borough. For more information phone 01322 356200 or visit the website at www.bexley.gov.uk/business/recandtrain
Erith Leisure Centre will be the venue for an exciting series of sports activities for blind and partially sighted young people living in Bexley and neighbouring boroughs. The all-day event will be on Saturday 8th October starting at 10am, when visually impaired youngsters will have the chance to take part in a number of different sports, including trampolining, indoor cricket, football, martial arts and swimming. All the activities will be supervised by coaches, who will be on hand to give advice and help, especially to those youngsters playing a particular sport for the first time. The event is being coordinated jointly by Bexley Council, London Sports Forum for Disabled People and Parkwood Leisure
Beverley Gardner, Head teacher of Christ Church, Erith,CE VA Primary School, Lesney Park Road, Erith, has been awarded the prestigious National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) at a ceremony at the University of Surrey, Guildford on 17th September.
Frank Clare, NPQH Centre Manager for the South East, congratulated the teachers, saying, “The effort that goes into achieving this qualification is a considerable investment, not only in your own future, but in that of children and young people in our schools. None of you could have achieved the qualification without the support of others. It now opens the way for you to continue to work with others, in schools and the wider community, to help to determine the future of our society. It is a significant responsibility, but one which you have proved you are equal to. We congratulate your achievement.”
The graduates were presented with a paperweight as a memento of this special occasion. They celebrated their achievement in the company of their friends and families, enjoying the opportunity to catch up with each other and their tutors at a buffet reception.
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