POSTED January 27, 2022
This month we welcomed Jane Mortimore to team Switch as our new Fundraising Campaign Lead. Jane is joining our Partnerships Team for 8 months and will be working on our 30th year campaigns. Jane is one of four new members of staff we welcomed this month, so look out for their introductions. Find out more […]
POSTED January 21, 2022
Last week we welcomed Abigail Whitehouse to team Switch as our new Alumni Project Manager. Abigail is joining our Secondary Team and will be working on our growing alumni and post-18 programmes. Abigail is one of four new members of staff we welcomed this month, so look out for their introductions. Find out more about […]
POSTED January 20, 2022
Last week we welcomed Robin Bury to team Switch as our new Corporate Partnerships Manager joining our Partnerships team. Robin is one of four new members of staff we welcomed this month, so look out for their introductions. Find out more about Robin below. Tell us a bit about yourself? I’m Robin, born in Somerset […]
POSTED November 3, 2021
Today we become “The Switch” We’re delighted to announce that from today we’ll now be known as The Switch. Following a thorough rebranding process, our new, snappier name was chosen to better reflect the great work that we do in helping to transform the lives of young people. We may have left our old name, […]
POSTED October 20, 2021
Last week we welcomed Beth Gosschalk to team THEBP as our new Project Coordinator in our Secondary Schools Team. As the team is still working from home most of the time, we asked Beth some questions to help the team and everyone else learn a little bit more about her. Tell us a bit about […]
POSTED August 31, 2021
The Positive Pathways programme that is tackling the digital divide and supporting young people to flourish in a post-COVID-19 world. We are pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new programme, Positive Pathways, which will see Tower Hamlets EBP working with Inspire EBP (Hackney), 15 Billion EBP (Newham) and Southwark EBA (Southwark) over this academic […]
POSTED February 22, 2021
After the success of ‘connectED’ in February, we are excited to announce that we will continue to support young people’s career development during these uncertain times with the return of connectED! Series 2 will be packed with even more business volunteers talking about key world of work topics for primary and secondary aged pupils. Now […]
POSTED February 12, 2021
That’s a wrap on connectED Series 1! What an amazing 3 weeks with our wonderful volunteers from Partners Group, KPMG, SEI, We Are Adaptive, Aon, Travelers and MS Amlin. In our final week, we celebrated #NationalApprenticeshipWeek talking with graduates and apprentices about their transitions from school to where they are today, discovered the power of […]
POSTED February 5, 2021
That’s a wrap on connectED week 2! We talked about the skills needed for success, discovered the power of maths and watched a day in the life of a Personal Assistant for a law firm and Senior Marketing Executive from BSI. Inspirational Speakers: Skills for success – Applications and Interviews (3rd February 2021). A 20 […]
POSTED January 29, 2021
That’s a wrap on connectED week 1! We talked about our wellbeing and resilience, discovered the power of reading and watched a day in the life of an Artist Relations Manager and an Investment Strategist. Inspirational Speakers: Developing future resilience – tips for your wellbeing (27th January 2021) A 20 minute talk from business professionals […]
