Find out what has been happening at The Work-Wise Foundation…

The Work-wise Foundation will remain open for business during the 3rd national lockdown announced by the Prime Minister last night. Our team are working from home part-time and will respond to any queries as soon as possible during their working hours.  We will endeavour to continue to work with schools on a remote basis to […]

Last week, The Work-wise Foundation received the news that they are now fully approved as a Gateway for the Government Kickstart Scheme. The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. Employers of all sizes can apply for […]

The Work-wise Foundation are launching a new Innovation Challenge for 2021 offered exclusively to Rotherham Secondary Schools. Bringing together the worlds of Technology (CityFibre), Health and Fitness (Rotherham Titans RUFC), design and innovation (AND Digital) you are invited to enter teams of students to participate in a Challenge to design an App for Rotherham to […]

CBE+ are proud to have continued production throughout the entirety of the COVID 19 pandemic, one key factor in the ability to survive has been our adaptability to the situation. In April CBE+ undertook the challenge to machine critical components for ventilators in an extremely short timeframe to support the UK NHS throughout the pandemic. Ventilators […]

Get Up to Speed with STEM, Yorkshire’s largest annual employer-inspired science, technology, engineering, manufacturing (STEM) and construction careers spectacular usually held at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, is pleased to announce the launch of its first ever virtual showcase. Organised by The work-wise Foundation and taking place from 22nd – 26th March 2021, […]

Dan Habbershaw, MEng Aerospace Engineering Graduate, talks about how Get up to Speed with STEM (GUTS) and The Work-wise Foundation helped open opportunities he never thought were possible: On May 3rd 2018, members of The Sheffield Engineering Academy, SELA, watched on as a box containing 100s of stamp cards collected from young students at Get […]

A new innovative four-way partnership led by the Vulcan to the Sky Trust (VTST) is set to inspire the next generation of engineers in a project that supports the Trust’s latest fundraising drive – Operation Safeguard. The project will see CBE+, a specialist precision engineering sub-contractor, join forces with The Work-wise Foundation to engage with […]

The new government Kickstart scheme has been launched with incentives for employers to create thousands of high-quality paid work experience/job opportunities for young people (aged 16-24). Funding available for each job will cover the relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week, plus the associated employer National Insurance contributions and employer minimum automatic enrolment […]

The first ever virtual Work-wise Foundation annual Summer Academy has been hailed a huge success by attendees and schools taking part in the event. The 2020 Virtual Summer Academy, which took place from 3rd to 20th August, attracted students from 10 schools across the Sheffield City Region; with 35% boys and 65% girls attending from […]

The Work-wise Foundation is celebrating after winning the prestigious Special Recognition Award at the 18th annual Sheffield Business Awards. Two of the organisation’s three founders, John Barber and Janice Richardson, were presented with the accolade during a glittering ceremony held at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, in December, which was attended by more than 900 people from businesses […]

Rollem teamed up with King Ecgbert’s School in Sheffield for the 2019 IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Innovation Challenge run by The work-wise Foundation.  The annual challenge sees a business set a team from the school a real workplace problem to solve. The team have three months to come up with a solution with […]

South Yorkshire hosted the largest private sector skills showcase event last week, which was attended by over 3,000 young people from 69 schools and involved over 90 businesses. The ‘Get up to Speed’ with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing) event was designed to inspire students from 8 to 25 years about careers in science, […]