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N.E.E.D

@theNEEDproject

National Employer Engagement Database project identifying large employers who support young people with disabilities in the UK into paid employment - join in!

 Birmingham, UK
Joined December 2013
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Lee Scott pm closing the London learning disability confident event. #ldconfident get involved!!
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Thanks to Angela Hassall at O2 Telefonica. Great ideas around e-mentoring for our students using loads of new tec.
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bbc.co.uk/news/education-308… Great article on the tangible value of softer skills, not just paper qualifications.
Campaign puts £88bn economic value on 'soft skills'

Campaign puts £88bn economic value on 'soft skills'

Workplace skills such as communication and team work need much greater recognition, argues a campaign by employers.

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The O2 offices against the Runcorn sky! Another really supportive employer meeting! Thanks Angela Hassall.
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Tom brundage @specialisterne The boy can play a mean harmonica!!
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A year since the last Remoly factory closed, so what's in place to help disabled people into work. We look into this on @BBCBreakfast
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Thanks to the guys at Greggs The Bakers for their time today. The start of an exciting plan!
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Awful news about Manchester Dogs Home. You can text MDOG57 followed by £1, £3 £5 or £10 to help out. @manchdogs
Off to see @GreggstheBakers today about joining the project. And maybe for a sausage roll!!
At the fabulous BASE conference #BASE2014
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Just back from the Even Break conference. Fabulous!! great speakers, great delegates, great networking. Thanks Jane!
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Thanks you to Jo Carslake at DS Smith. Hopefully a new and interesting partner for NEED.
Thanks British Gas, BT, River Island, Rolls Royce, Greggs The Bakers, BBC, DP World, WH Smith, DWP, Accenture, Lloyds Bank and Fujitsu!!
We have now started speaking to employers in ernest. Wow! what a great positive response!
Great conversation today with Jane Hatton @Evenbreak Looking forward to meeting next week and working together.
Huge thanks to the first group of @Natspec Colleges to Officially commit to NEED. The number is growing every day. Merry Christmas to all!
Thanks to Dianne Hughes & Rebecca Ellis at Big Lottery. Doing loads of work on employing people with disabilities. New supporter for NEED?!
A big thank you to Amanda Rice, Head of Diversity at the BBC @bbc, for your time and positivity. Hope to add BBC to NEED very soon!
Great meetings today with Dawn House, Homefield, RNIB Loughborough and Hereward Colleges. Thanks all!
Big thanks to James Cameron and Liz Smith @BBC. Huge support from them to place students with disabilities into such an exciting environment
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