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Dame Anita Roddick dies aged 64

Dame Anita Roddick, who has died aged 64, was one of the most celebrated yet controversial figures of her generation in business and public life.
She amassed a huge personal fortune from the growth and eventual sale of the Body Shop chain of beauty stores.

But it was for her championing of ethical business causes and her unconventional management style - which put her at odds with many in the business world - for which she will be best remembered.

News added on 15 Sep 2007

Curriculum Online

my-work-experience.com is now an approved Provider and Retailer under Curriculum Online.

Curriculum Online approved resources are designed to transform teaching and learning in schools by improving access to ICT and multimedia resources for all pupils, and are available to schools by spending their government funded eLearning Credits.

This means that schools now have the advantage of access to the unique my-work-experience.com data book and website, that is becoming so popular with schools around the UK, free of cost if they use their eLearning Credits.

News added on 22 Aug 2007

Related link - www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/

Doncaster Enterprise 4 Learning project

my-work-experience.com is a member of a consortium which has just been chosen to improve the capability of schools in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to embed enterprise into the curriculum under the new government inspired LEGI (Local Enterprise Government Initiative) programme.

The aim of the project is change cultures around work and employment, so that enterprise and self-employment become real possibilities for young people leaving education and training.

As part of the consortium my-work-experience.com will be using its expertise and resources to increase entrepreneurial activity and pupil attainment levels by working with pupils, schools, teachers and businesses over the next three years.

News added on 22 Aug 2007

my-work-experience.com win contract to run schools work experience on the Isle of Man

From September 2007 my-work-experience.com will be providing the Isle of Man with a bespoke work experience service from their new office based on the Island.

The Directors of my-work-experience.com are developing a new website to manage the programme and schools will have access to placement availability in real time.

Eventually as work experience providers add links to their own web pages the service will provide a fantastic resource for young people researching career opportunities on the Island.

It is hoped that this site will be instrumental in retaining young talent on the Island after they have trained or attended Universities in the UK.

News added on 22 Aug 2007

Help for students and parents

Saint George's Church of England School in Kent has posted links on its school website to the my-work-experience.com website to help its students and parents learn more about work experience.
Following his recent resignation as Trident from Edexcel's Regional Director for the North of England, Ron Robinson, who has now joined my-work-experience.com Limited as a Director, said 'this as a significant development and I am very keen to encourage other schools to follow suit. The my-work-experience.com website is available to all parties in the work experience process - teachers, schools, students, parents and employers - to make use of, and we will always be ready to listen in order to support the very important work that they do in preparing young people to become productive member of adult working life'.
Ron Robinson can be contacted at ron.robinson@my-work-experience.com.

News added on 24 Apr 2007

Women in business

An "army of women activists" is being launched by the UK government to help and inspire women to start businesses.
News added on 28 Jan 2007

inspired idea or classroom chaos?

It's either an inspired idea or the recipe for classroom chaos. Ten thousand of the nation's teenagers are being handed a crisp tenner and invited to use it to make their mark. Yesterday was the launch of Make Your Mark With a Tenner month. The £100,000 stake money is being put up by Andrew Reynolds of the Entrepreneur Channel in the name of advancing youthful entrepreneurialism. (2 February 2007)
News added on 27 Jan 2007

How you can earn £1,050 more than your mates

Young people with relevant work experience have the potential to earn £1,050 a year more than those without, a survey of employers suggests.
News added on 26 Jan 2007