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Woodspeen's extra three P's........Projects!           

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Woodspeen's extra three P's........Projects!           

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Traineeships

Thank you to all staff who have been involved in getting our new traineeship project off the ground.

It is great to see that our employers are backing this and we have 4 new learners who have started in November. This again takes us well above our target of 1 start for the month.

We have others lined up but we are in the process of submitting our funding growth case and we will know the outcome early next year. Once this has been approved then we hope to smash this target even further.

IMPORTANT: Please can all staff feedback to Charlotte Ettenfield with names of any potential learners who may benefit from a traineeship and employers who would be willing to support traineeships by Tuesday 11th December 2018. This is a mandatory requirement of our growth case.

Well done to the everyone for your hard work and THANK YOU.

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A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that unlocks the great potential of young people and prepares them for their future careers by helping them to become 'work ready'.

Designed to help young people aged 16 to 24 who don't yet have the appropriate skills or experience, traineeships provide the essential work preparation training, English, maths and work experience needed to secure an apprenticeship or employment.

Traineeships can last up to a maximum of 6 months and will include:

work preparation training provided by the training organisation

English and maths support if required, provided by the training organisation

a high-quality work experience placement with an employer

In addition to these basic elements, the employer and the training provider can add flexible additional content to meet the needs of the business and the local labour market.

At the end of the traineeship, each young person will be guaranteed a job interview if a role becomes available or an exit interview together with meaningful written feedback to help them secure an apprenticeship or employment with another employer.

Traineeships: overview for young people

Traineeships are an ideal opportunity for young people, aged 16 to 24, who are motivated to get a job but lack the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Those who have been unsuccessful when applying for an apprenticeship or other job due to a lack of skills and experience are most likely be good candidates for a traineeship.

Traineeship opportunities are advertised regularly on find a traineeship.

Traineeships: overview for employers

The flexibility of traineeships offers employers the opportunity to help build a pool of high quality future recruits for your sector.

To find out more about offering traineeships and the benefits they can bring to a business, contact the National Apprenticeship Service. The National Apprenticeship Service offers free, impartial advice and support to employers. This includes simplifying the process of finding a trainee through the support of employer focused teams and find a traineeship, where employers can advertise their opportunities for free.

Traineeships: overview for training providers

Training organisations have a key role in co-ordinating the traineeship, engaging local employers to offer the work experience placements and encourage young people to participate.

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A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that unlocks the great potential of young people and prepares them for their future careers by helping them to become 'work ready'.

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We now have approval to deliver the following courses and we are excited to market these and begin to fill the cohorts:

ESOL
Mentoring
Counselling Skills
Mental Health Awareness
IAG
Beauty
Setting up your own business

Can all staff please mention our offer to their existing employers and explain that short courses are available in a wide range of areas, many of which are funded. We will be issuing new course and marketing materials in the new year.

Meetings are being held with the Jobcentre Plus and a range of employers to engage in new opportunities. We have had 28 new starts across Hair/ Barbering and Nutrition programmes, 28 in Health and Social Care and 28 in Business Enterprise/ FSkills and ESOL.

Another super huge well done and thank you to all the teams for your dedication and hard work in making these new programmes a success.

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Thank you all for your hard work in getting CognAssist off the ground over the past 2 months.

We have great pleasure in sharing the good news that in November we exceeded the target set for supporting learning by using the system. Our target was 41 learners and we have supported 96, which is amazing!

Please can all staff review the list of learners who still need to fully complete their initial assessment (168 learners)  and ensure that all these learners are supported to complete the assessments and interventions in December. Please also continue to support the 96 learners who are already in progress on the system.

If you need any support please feel free to phone Claire Baxendale or Georgia Nikitin who are both happy to help.

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The Hair show, which took place in November was a huge success and raised money for a very worthy cause.

Congratulations to our wonderful learners and staff who worked exceptionally hard and achieved fantastic results. You all did amazingly well and the models looked fantastic. We are very proud of you all.

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Congratulations to Guy Frankland of Next Step Trust,  who was our winner in November and also celebrated a special birthday.

His supervisor Gary commented the following:
"It is excellent to read that Guy is making positive progress with his learning and how he is guiding others.
I have recently formalised a compliment through supervision about how well he is applying himself and the positive attitude he always emanates. A recent example of this was on 19th September whereby Guy was supporting an individual with autism at The Clay House Centre.
The person who Guy was supporting was settled using a computer. Guy put himself forward to help another service user, and then, volunteered to take the lead with this person's assisted walking. During this activity, Guy's communication with the service user was exemplary."

Nominations are now underway for December’s winner and the voting will take place before and during the Operations Meeting on Wednesday 12th December 2018.

Can any staff who are not able to attend please speak to Damian and send their nominations/ votes in ahead of this date.

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Asian Apprenticeship Awards- From Finalist to Winner!

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Asian Apprenticeship Awards- From Finalist to Winner!

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Congratulations to Woodspeen’s very own Muryim Bi

Muryim is a Health and Social Care Level 3 learner and has previously won our Learner of the Month award.

In the final she was up against learners from five other providers from the sector, one of which was Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and yet despite this tough competition she won!

Woodspeen staff attended the
prestigious awards ceremony with Muryim, her family member and her employers on Thursday 29th November and they were all very proud of her achievement.

A huge well done from Woodspeen to all the  other nominees.

Congratulations Muryim.

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Well done to all the teams on the starts and achievements for November.

Our overall position for Apprenticeships at the end of P3 (October upload) was:
• We have a maximum overall cohort of 360 apprentices this year
• We have a maximum potential of 295 achievements for the year
• Our maximum overall achievement rate if they all come in would be 81.94%
• 80 of these 295 achievements are already in
• We have 215 achievements still possible
• As at end of P3, 145 learners have ended their programmes (either by achievement or withdrawal)
• 80 have achieved and 65 have been withdrawn
• P3 rolling overall achievement rate is 55.17%

Our three top performing Apprenticeship programmes (based on our P3 uploaded data) were:

Joint 1st place: IT Web and Telecommunications (100%)

2nd place: Health and Social Care (85.71%)

Joint 3rd place: Management (83.33%)

Well done everyone. Let's aim to raise this further in December 2018.

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Well done to all the teams on the starts and achievements for November. We had 90 AEB starts in November which is fantastic.

Our overall position for AEB at the end of P3 (October upload) was:

Overall achievement for all delivery at 99.3%

All of the following achieved 100% success: Functional Skills Maths, Certificate in Customer Service, Award for Working as a Door Supervisor/ Security Officer, Certificate in Personal Development for Employability, ICT.

Well done everyone and thank you for all of your hard work.

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From Ivor Szkolar

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This month the management team will be continuing to explore and self assess where we are with the following:

How good are we at recording evidence of 20% off the job training?

How effective is our tracking of attendance and how well do we monitor and deal with non attendance?

To what extent do our learners understand how to keep themselves and others safe from radicalisation and extremism?

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As you are all aware an advertisement has been sent out for a new Head of Quality role.

Any applications should be sent to John.Deaville@woodspeentraining.co.uk

We welcome the opportunity to continue to improve the quality of our provision and hope that the new person will be in post early in the New Year.

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Quality starts with listening to the views of our staff therefore, we will be running a staff feedback survey in the New Year!

All staff members are encouraged to take part please.

Watch out for further updates in December’s newsletter.

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The new internal staff confidence building CPD programme for Maths, English and ICT will now start in January 2018. All delivery staff have attended one to one meetings with Hannah Grady to identify individual support needs. Thanks everyone.

Staff also attended the Run, Tell, Hide training in Huddersfield on Thursday 15th November 2018. See following article. Please ensure that your learners and employers are aware of this information in order to keep themselves safe.

We have an external company coming in on Wednesday 12th December 2018 to deliver further terrorism training.

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Firearms and Weapons Attack......Run, Hide, Tell Advice

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Firearms and Weapons Attack......Run, Hide, Tell Advice

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Thank you to all staff who attended the training on Thursday 15th November in Huddersfield.

Please provide your feedback and any suggestions about further training needs to Charlotte Ettenfield

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Run, Hide, Tell: Firearms and Weapons Attack

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All staff attended the Dyslexia training at the Huddersfield centre on Wednesday 7th November 2018. We are looking forward to using our new knowledge to support even more learners.

Please can everyone who attended complete the attached survey on Survey Monkey by 30th November 2018, so that we can analyse how effective the session was.

Initial comments from staff are very positive and Woodspeen would like to thank our external specialist Caroline for her hard work and making the session fun and interactive.

If you missed the session then please speak to your Line Manager to catch up on what you missed.

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Well done to the following staff members who have completed qualifications:

Malcolm Claydon who's long awaited Maths certificate has finally arrived.

Super huge congratulations Malcolm, very well deserved!

We would like to welcome several new staff members who have joined the Woodspeen family since our last newsletter was released.

Gillian Leah- ESOL Tutor (starting on Tuesday 11th December 2018)
Jill Baxter- Functional Skills Tutor
Natalie Cropper- Beauty Assessor
Diane Hughes- Consultant Beauty IQA
Nicky Baines- Business Development Executive
Abigail Slack- Learner Engagement Officer
Jacob Shires- Digital Marketing Apprentice
Josh Falkiner- Apprentice ICT Technician

We are also extending a special welcome to :

* Georgia Nikitin who has started her Business Administration placement at Woodspeen in order to learn the role of an administrator during her traineeship programme.
* Joseph Sugden who will continue to work with selected staff members in order to improve his work skills. Thank you to everyone who is supporting Joseph.

Welcome to the team everyone.

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Happy Birthday to the following staff members who are due to celebrate being another year younger:

Mary Hurd
Vicki Long
John Deaville

We hope that you all had/ have a wonderful birthday.

Important note: If you do not wish for your birthday to be included in future editions of this newsletter then please contact Charlotte Ettenfield.

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There is a newly issued version of the Ofsted handbook which has been released.

Please can all staff familiarise themselves with this ahead of the Ofsted preparation day on the 14th December 2018.

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A two minute silence was observed at 11am on 11th day of the 11th month.
The Great War, or World War One, came to an end 100 years ago in 1918.  Today, this anniversary is used to remember everyone that has died while at war.

Thank you to everyone who took part.

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Each year, veterans participate in the March Past. Places to take part in the Cenotaph March Past on Remembrance Sunday 2019 will be allocated through associations. If you are an individual wishing to apply for tickets, please contact your relevant association.

The number of people who can take part in the March Past is limited to 10,000 people due to capacity and the amount of time participants can reasonably be expected to stand. To achieve fair allocation and wide representation of veterans, the Legion will be rigorously applying the eligibility criteria for the March Past. This is an ex-service personnel March therefore family representatives will not be eligible to participate.

Ex Service Associations can register there interest to take part in the Cenotaph Parade by emailing Cenotaph@britishlegion.org.uk. Further information on applying for tickets will be available in Spring 2019.

We will be bringing forward the application dates and deadlines so that associations will have the opportunity to reapply for tickets in August should the full 10,000 tickets not be used. The below dates will be the 2019 deadlines:

April - Registration email goes out to associations.

June - Application deadline.

End of June - The Royal British Legion will confirm with associations the number of tickets they have been allocated.

August - Deadline for associations to complete participant information.

End of August - Application will re-open for associations to register additional participants. This will only occur if all 10,000 tickets have not been allocated from the previous stage.

End of September - Final deadline for all participant information.

October - Tickets and Joining Instructions sent to associations.

If you wish to attend the service as a spectator, you can find further information on the website of the Department of Culture, Media & Sport. The event is open to the public and tickets are not required.

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Woodspeen in the Community-Food for thought campaign

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Woodspeen in the Community-Food for thought campaign

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Empty parcel boxes have now been placed on reception in Huddersfield where staff and learners can add their donations. Suggested donations could include but are not limited to: canned/ dried food, long life milk, biscuits, sweets, toiletries, tooth brushes, tooth paste, deodorant, soap, nappies and baby and personal care products. Let’s make this year even more successful than last year and help as many families across West Yorkshire, who are facing difficulties this Christmas.

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Woodspeen were very proud to support Children in Need again this year and held a series of fundraising events including a dress down day, bake sale and a joint staff and learner team quiz which proved a huge success.  We raised a fantastic £94.4.

Thank you to everyone who took part.

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November gave us the opportunity to promote the Movember campaign. The Movember Foundation is uniquely placed to address and support men’s health. On average men experience longer-term health problems than women and die on average six years earlier. Do your learners know that:
• Prostate cancer rates will double in the next 15 years
• Testicular cancer rates have already doubled in the last 50 years.
• Three quarter of people who commit suicide are men. This means that half a million men take their own life every year. That’s one every minute.

Don't accept the age old saying 'I'm fine'. Ask!

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Sorry, the Movember website requires javascript.

To help you enable javascript in your browser, here is a google search for instructions.

© 2021 Movember Europe. All rights reserved. Movember Europe is a registered charity No.1137948 (England/Wales) SC041981 (Scotland)

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The Independent reported the findings from the Anti-Bullying Alliance survey and although this is a topic which has been firmly on the agenda for some time, the results are quite shocking.

Eleanor Busby writes “that almost half (45%) of the 11-16 years old questioned said they had been bullied face-to-face, and more than a third (34%), have been bullied online, at least once in the last 6 months.”

Another statistic reported stated that two in five (41%) of children have witnessed adults bullying each other over the past six months, and 97% of the 1000 students surveyed, said that they would like to see adults show each other more respect.

What do your learners think?

Excellent discussion point.

If you are concerned about anyone then please follow our Safeguarding policy and call the Safeguarding team on 07931719351.

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Watch this powerful anti bullying video!

So please don’t put up with bullying in classrooms or online! We must do our bit to help. Please don’t just turn a blind eye!

Contact Woodspeen’s Safeguarding team if you don’t know how to help

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Le Monde en face : Harcèlement à l'école - France 5 (BA)

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Song about accepting yourself

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What resources have you used this month with your learners?

Have you found any naturally occurring ways to embed British Values learning?

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Thank you to Sue for sharing this useful resource.

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Muslim Comedian Humza Arshad has been working with police to challenge and highlight the dangers of radicalisation among 11 - 18 years olds in schools. His series 'Diary of a Badman' takes a more 'light hearted' approach to many issues of lifestyle and faith for young Muslims, and has received tens of millions of hits.

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Please read the information below about human trafficking.

Please make sure that your learners and employers are aware of the indicators.

This is on the rise and normal Safeguarding procedures should be followed if you have any concerns please.

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About Hope for Justice

Q: What is Hope for Justice's strategy to combat modern slavery?

Hope for Justice has a strategy based on 'Preventing exploitation, Rescuing victims, Restoring lives, and Reforming society'. Hope for Justice operates in Cambodia, Norway, the US and the UK, but doesn't currently operate all programme areas in all countries. Find out more about What We Do here.

RESCUE: Investigators work closely with police and other agencies to identify victims of modern slavery, build bridges of trust with them and remove them from exploitation.

RESTORE: The charity's multi-disciplinary advocacy team provide victim-centred support, including help to access housing, benefits, employment, mental health support and legal assistance. They support survivors through the criminal and civil justice processes to ensure they receive restitution. In Cambodia and Africa, Hope for Justice runs aftercare residential and educational facilities, plus extensive outreach and reintegration programmes.

REFORM: Hope for Justice trains frontline professionals - including police, NHS, homeless shelter staff, NGOs, community groups and many others - to spot the signs of modern slavery and to respond effectively. We also seek policy change through governments and the media. The charity works with companies to protect supply chains from traffickers.

PREVENT: Our outreach teams, self-help groups and community education initiatives empower people to protect themselves and their families from predatory traffickers and their recruiters.

Our frontline work also provides the evidence base to inform our campaigning work to ensure that law, policy and practice work to protect victims and combat the problem. We regularly work closely with legislators to make the case for positive change. In the UK, we facilitate the West Yorkshire Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery Network on behalf of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, and since February 2016, we have also been responsible for coordinating the National Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery Network. This brings together Police and Crime Commissioners from across England and Wales, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, and representatives from the National Police Chiefs Council and the Home Office Modern Slavery Unit to improve collaboration and the nationwide response to modern slavery in all its forms.

Q: What do you mean by the term 'rescue'?

We use the word 'rescue' when the intervention of our specialist staff directly removes a victim of human trafficking from a situation of exploitation or profound vulnerability to exploitation.

Rescues range from month-long observation operations that develop into contact with a victims and their safe removal from their situation of exploitation to attending a homeless shelter to meet a victim referred by staff who have been trained by Hope for Justice, then arranging that individual's entry into safe-house accommodation.

No matter how we get to the point of meeting that victim, we celebrate their rescue once it's happened. Our expert intervention means a life changed and another step taken toward ending slavery for good. Find out more about the work of Hope for Justice on our What We Do page.

Q: Where does Hope for Justice operate?

Hope for Justice operates in Cambodia, Norway, the US, the UK, Ethiopia and Uganda, and in other countries via partner charities and one-off projects. Our headquarters is in Manchester, UK. Find out about our programs in each of the countries where we operate by selecting one of the following: Cambodia - US - UK - Norway - Ethiopia - Uganda

Q: Does Hope for Justice work with the government and police?

Hope for Justice has worked closely with law enforcement on investigations and prosecutions in the UK and has been invited to play a part in victim reception during large raids. We are a vital 'alternative pathway' for victims too scared to engage directly with law enforcement, at least at first. Many victims come from countries with disreputable policing or have been instilled with a fear of the authorities by their trafficker. This means that even where frontline police officers are fully versed in trafficking law, there is still a need for Hope for Justice to act as a trusted intermediary. We also provide training on the indicators of trafficking, recording trafficking offences and other country-specific advice and training. Find out more about What We Do.

Q: Why does the fight against modern slavery require an NGO?

The kind of fear and manipulation experienced by many victims means they would never consider reporting their situation to police or law enforcement. This creates a desperate need for a trusted third party to identify victims, raise public awareness, provide excellent aftercare and train frontline professionals who can build bridges between the victim and the police. Hope for Justice works closely with victims to make sure they enter safe accommodation and get the support they require. After some time in a safe environment, victims are often able to overcome the fear they've been instilled with. At this point the victim may feel comfortable telling their story to the police but it is always the victim's choice whether to cooperate with the police.

Q: What results has Hope for Justice's strategy produced so far?

Hope for Justice is committed to rescuing and restoring every victim of modern day slavery and we're building an organisation to make that possible. Hear about our recent successes on our News page or read our most recent Year in Review for 2016-17. We can't always share about our successes because of ongoing police investigations and because of our commitment to protect and respect the privacy of the victims we have helped.

Q: Is Hope for Justice a Christian organisation?

Hope for Justice is a Christian organisation. Many, but by no means all, of our staff come from a church background. All staff are expected to work in a way that reflects core values of respect, tolerance, passion for justice and appreciation of the value of individuals. The organisation strives for high standards of professionalism, openness and integrity but the service we deliver is not evangelistic.

Our Directors hope that our work, and the good that comes of it, speaks of the love of God. We are acutely aware of the vulnerability of the victims we work with and we treat them with the highest level of cultural sensitivity. We serve victims who have originated from all across the globe and from a diverse mix of cultures. We do utilise the programmes of some faith-based organisations that provide aftercare for victims of trafficking but we would only make a referral if the victim was comfortable with the content of the programme and was able to make an informed choice.

Q: How is Hope for Justice funded and regulated?

Hope for Justice is primarily funded by private individuals, a small number of trusts and partnerships with churches. Church Partners commit to giving a set, regular donation in a similar way to individuals who donate. Some revenue is also generated from our training and work with businesses. Take a look at our Financials.

In the UK, Hope for Justice is proud to be registered with the Fundraising Regulator, meaning we agree to ensure all of our fundraising is legal, open, honest and respectful. The standards for fundraising are set out in the Code of Fundraising Practice. We also abide by the Fundraising Promise.

In the US, Hope for Justice has earned the Excellence in Giving Transparency Certificate after an independent analysis of 175 data points across strategy, leadership, financial, and impact data. This certification gives donors the opportunity to find our organisation, recognise our commitment to transparency, and determine if we are the right fit for their giving priorities.

Q: Will the money I donate be spent in my country?

Hope for Justice had projects across four continents, and your donations are directed toward whichever of our life-changing programmes is most in need. We work hard to make sure that each programme works to the highest standards and results in the greatest number of people being rescued and restored. You can be sure that every penny you donate works hard to bring freedom, justice and restoration to victims. Find out more about the lives changed by our donors' generosity: read survivors' stories.

Q: What is Natalie Grant's role in Hope for Justice?

Natalie Grant founded Abolition International, one of the three organisations that became Hope for Justice in 2014. Natalie is a co-founder of Hope for Justice and an ambassador for the abolitionist cause. As a Grammy-nominated recording artist, Natalie uses her platform to raise awareness of the plight of trafficking victims in the US and around the world and sits on the Board of Hope for Justice. Meet the rest of Our Team.

Q: Will the new expanded Hope for Justice still be a local solution to modern slavery?

We've always seen Hope for Justice as a community intent on ending modern slavery. Each of the founding organisations started by providing practical help to people, and together we're keeping our local focus, we're just creating a way for more people to join the abolitionist movement! Together we'll be rescuing and restoring many more people. Read the stories of the individual lives we've changed - survivor stories.

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Last months question was:
What was Woodspeen’s overall and  timely 2017/2018 Apprenticeship success data?

The correct answers were:  64.58% overall and 56% timely.

Well done to all staff who submitted the correct answer.

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This month's question set by Samantha Wilson is:

Who is the Apprenticeship and Skills Minister?

Please submit your answer to Grace Hudson Morgan by 21st December 2018 to be entered into the prize draw.

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Do you know the trick to remembering your 9 times table?

Here's a handy hint.

Step 1: Put both of your hands in front of you.

Step 2: Count each finger/ digit from the left until you reach the number  that you wish to multiply by nine

Step 3: Fold that finger down i.e. the eighth finger/ number 8 in the image below.

Step 4: Count the number of fingers  left up at the left of the folded down finger to tell you the first digit of the answer (7 fingers in the example below = 7).

Step 4: Count the number of fingers  left up at the right side of the folded down finger to tell you the second digit of the answer (2 fingers in the example below = 2).

Step 5: Write your first number down then your second number (next to each other). This is your answer i.e. 7 and 2, written together to get your answer of 72 in the example below.

Contact Charlotte Ettenfield if you would like a face to face demonstration.

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Do you know your Modal Verbs from your Adverbs?

Here's a handy little help sheet.

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Save the Date- Christmas Jumper Day 2018

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Save the Date- Christmas Jumper Day 2018

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We are hosting our charity Christmas Jumper day on Wednesday 12th December 2018 therefore please come dressed in your finest Christmas wear.

We will be raising money for Save the Children and therefore a suggested donation of £1 would be appreciated please.

If you do not own a Christmas Jumper and would like to take part then please contact Charlotte Ettenfield to borrow some festive attire.

Damian Wales is also hosting a competition to find the Best Christmas dress so let’s see what weird and wonderful inventions people have this year. Good luck everyone.

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It's time to make colleagues Christmassy and schoolmates sparkly. On Friday 14 December, get your workmates, classmates, neighbours, students, friends, and family together. Donate £2 each, and, together, we'll make the world better with our sweaters.

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Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day

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Staff development day and Christmas Lunch

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Staff development day and Christmas Lunch

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The details of our staff development day on Friday 14th December 2018 have now been confirmed.

The morning event will be held at the Cambridge Hotel in Huddersfield from 9.30am- 1.30pm We will then have an hour in which to organise ourselves (change/ drop off cars/ get taxis etc) and we will meet back at Da Sandros Restaurant in Huddersfield at 2.30pm for our Christmas Lunch.

Some staff are planning to continue the evening with drinks in Huddersfield afterwards if anyone would like to continue the festive cheer!

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BV discussion point- Are your learners aware of this?

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BV discussion point- Are your learners aware of this?

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Great discussion point and easy link to British Values: mutual respect and tolerance and upholding the law

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A couple who named their baby after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group.

Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, from Banbury, along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, from Leicester, were convicted of being in National Action.

Birmingham Crown Court heard the couple gave their child the middle name Adolf in honour of the Nazi leader.

Jurors saw images of Thomas in Ku Klux Klan robes while cradling his baby.

The Neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, founded in 2013, was outlawed under anti-terror legislation three years later after it celebrated the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.

'White supremacy'

Prosecutors said the Midlands chapter of the group "shed one skin for another" and "rebranded" after being banned.

They said the case was about "a specific type of terror... born out of fanatical and tribal belief in white supremacy".

Thomas told the court that the pictures showing him wearing KKK clothing were "just play", but he admitted being a racist.

Thomas was also found guilty of having a copy of terrorist manual the Anarchist Cookbook.

Thomas and Patatas had two machetes, one with a serrated 18in (46cm) blade, in the bedroom where their baby son slept.

A police search of their home in January also found one of two crossbows just a few feet from the baby's crib, the jury was told.

Also found was a pastry cutter shaped like a swastika in a kitchen drawer, as well as pendants, flags and clothing emblazoned with symbols of the Nazi-era SS and National Action.

Barnaby Jameson QC, prosecuting, said a deleted Skype log was recovered from Thomas's laptop.

He said the messages sent between two parties spoke of National Action being "destroyed", with its leaders agreeing to disband with "no attempt at revival".

National Action

The group was founded in 2013 by Ben Raymond, now 29, and Alex Davies, now 24

It was intended to be an explicitly neo-Nazi party

Raymond was a politics graduate from the University of Essex, and Davies was a Welsh former member of the British National Party

National Action shunned democratic politics, regarding itself instead as a youth-based street movement

It is believed it never had more than 100 members

Its activities involved leafleting university campuses, aggressive publicity stunts and city-centre demonstrations

In 2015, 25-year-old member Zack Davies used a hammer and machete to attack a Sikh dentist and was jailed for attempted murder

After the murder of Jo Cox in 2016, an official National Action Twitter account posted: "Only 649 MPs to go #WhiteJihad"

The group was banned later that year after the government concluded it was "concerned in terrorism"

It became the first far-right group to be proscribed in this country since World War Two

Reading from the log, Mr Jameson said: "But the Midlands branch of NA, which is just 17-20 of us, have decided to ignore this and we've renamed ourselves the Thule Combat League.

"Traitors. Midlands will continue the fight alone."

Jurors reached unanimous verdicts after 12 hours of deliberating. The three defendants will be sentenced on 14 December.

Patatas was given bail, while Thomas and Bogunovic were remanded in custody.

Earlier this year Darren Fletcher, 28, from Wolverhampton; Nathan Pryke, 27, from March, Cambridgeshire; and Joel Wilmore, 24, from Stockport; also pleaded guilty to being in National Action.

Det Ch Supt Matt Ward, from West Midlands Police, said the defendants "were not simply racist fantasists; we now know they were a dangerous, well-structured organisation".

He added: "Their aim was to spread neo-Nazi ideology by provoking a race war in the UK, and they had spent years acquiring the skills to carry this out.

"Unchecked, they would have inspired violence and spread hatred and fear across the West Midlands."

Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the convictions were a "significant success" for the police.

He said: "We are determined to tackle the threat presented by extreme right-wing terrorism, as we are all forms of terrorism, which is why this government banned National Action in 2016."

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A couple who named their baby after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group. Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, from Banbury, along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, from Leicester, were convicted of being in National Action.

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We will be doing our Secret Santa gift exchange in Huddersfield next week.

Please can all presents be placed in the Engagement Office on or before the morning of Wednesday 12th December 2018.

Santa will then deliver them during the Operations Meeting.  If you are unable to attend please bring your present in advance and yours will be given to your Operations Manager for safekeeping.

Thank you all for taking part.

Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas!