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26 March 2019

How volunteering at The Special Olympics changed my outlook on life

Kerry Linden is Catch22’s Executive Vice Principal for Education at the Multi Academies Trust. Outside of Catch22, she devotes her free time to volunteering. Throughout her time volunteering at various world-sporting events she has become passionate about the personal rewards and benefits it has brought to her life and encourages everyone to give it a go, insisting it can give you a new outlook on life.

25 March 2019

Catch22 welcomes Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to the Brunel and Burton Academies

The Princess Royal today visited the Brunel and Burton Academies in Torbay and officially opened new developments at both academies.

18 March 2019
CSE Day 2019: Youth participation- it’s win, win, win
For CSE Day 2019 Sarah Parker, Volunteer Coordinator at Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Service explains how youth participation is not only a positive thing for CSE Services but shows that young people can take you in a direction you didn’t expect.
14 March 2019
Good people around you
Our Chief Reform Officer, Pamela Dow, makes the case for unlocking local capacity and offers some practical suggestions to build social capital in schools and colleges.
07 March 2019
Meet the innovator revolutionising children's care in the UK
Emmanuel is the Founder of Lighthouse, an organisation committed to improving outcomes for children in residential care. In this blog, Emmanuel explains what motivated him to set up Lighthouse and why Catch22’s ‘Incubate, Accelerate, Amplify’ Programme – supported by the National Lottery Community Fund – has been crucial to his success.
05 March 2019
Catch22 launches new report: Myth busting apprenticeships
With this short report, we aim to demystify some misconceptions around apprenticeships and highlight some of the organisations and apprentices who are 'blazing a trail' by busting the myths themselves.
04 March 2019
Apprenticeships explained: all you need to know for National Apprenticeship Week
For National Apprenticeship Week, Catch22's Director of Vocational Training, Chris Stoker-Jones, answers frequently asks questions about apprenticeships, the levy and the outlook for apprentices.
28 February 2019
Different dangers, same signs: why exploited children must be treated as victims
Any exploited child - whether sexually or criminally exploited - must be treated and cared for as a victim of crime. Far too often, these young people are treated as criminals themselves. As the Children's Commissioner launches a report into vulnerable children, Catch22's frontline experts tell us what can be done.
27 February 2019
Catch22 Drugs Awareness: Content Hub
Catch22 delivers targeted and specialist substance misuse services for young people up to 25 years old. We worked with our frontline staff at Surrey Substance Misuse to produce downloadable resources for anyone working with young people.
14 February 2019
Why are we supporting social entrepreneurs at Catch22?
Applications for our 'Incubate, Accelerate, Amplify' programme are now open. We're looking for up to three change-makers to join our growing community of social entrepreneurs reimagining how public services are delivered. Here we set out why we are supporting social entrepreneurs at Catch22.
05 February 2019
Competition: send us a photo of our Social Business Review in an exotic place
Enter our photo competition by sending us a photo of our Social Business Review in an exotic place for a chance to win a goody bag in our monthly prize draw.
05 February 2019
'Incubate, Accelerate and Amplify’: Supporting social enterprise at Catch22
Catch22 is launching an application process on 18th February to identify up to three new social entrepreneurs for its incubator programme.

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