A non-profit organisation working with schools and businesses to help young people from BAME and working-class backgrounds achieve their career aspirations.
On 11 June, winners of the DFL Challenge 2024 from Edmonton County School participated in a Prize Day, which they found "insightful, amazing and inspirational". Thanks to the team at GLA, @gensler_design and @c40cities for putting this together! More here: https://t.co/WXuPqEz9oF
Yesterday, Year Ten students from @edmontoncounty took part in an intro day with @Thisis_jelly to learn more about careers in the creative industry, and get feedback on their work.
We’re pleased to continue to make career shaping days like these happen for young people!
@KingsCollegeLon are offering scholarships in partnership with the @RSfoundation worth £16,250 a year for up to three years to Black British students from disadvantaged backgrounds from the Greater London area. Applications close on 30 May - find out more: https://t.co/KJ3Nol6Mdt
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Vote for ROK win the Community Organisation Award for Race, Religion & Faith at this year's National Diversity Awards, which celebrates the achievements of grassroots communities & organisations!
Voting closes on Wednesday 15 May: https://t.co/Z2uEvfxLmR
We were pleased to work with @SharpePritchard to host a week-long work experience, giving six students an immersive and interactive deep dive into the world of law. They met lawyers, attended presentations and worked together on preparing case arguments: https://t.co/pYsN1WBOb8
Wishing the very best of luck to the team behind the new Cocoa School of Journalism and Creative Arts, which aims to encourage diversity in creative industries and opened earlier this month!
https://t.co/e8rqjMi0Tj
A big thank you to Daniel Modesté for capturing our Student Showcase for the Design Future London Challenge! We look forward to hosting similar events in the future.
Earlier today, we hosted our 2024 Design Future London Student Showcase, and WOW, what a brilliant event filled with talent!
Well done to all the students from @ClaptonGA and @edmontoncounty who took part!
Find out more: https://t.co/UhVi1byQkf
@kaekaecurtis A huge thank you to @reneekapuku, award-winning speaker, gender equity advocate and creator and co-founder of @tomysisterhood for taking the time to speak to ROK about her education and career journey:
You can watch the full interview here: https://t.co/xMBUSQLgHG
We are so proud to share that students from ROK partner school Edmonton County School were named as joint winners the Mayor of London’s #DesignFutureLondon Challenge 2024 for the 16-18 age group on Friday!
Find out more: https://t.co/Lev8WTehxi
We are thrilled to share that students from ROK partner schools Edmonton County School have been shortlisted for the Design Future London Challenge 2023/24 in the ages 16 – 18 category!
Find out more: https://t.co/D490tlOk1Q
We were incredibly pleased to once again support partner school @edmontoncounty as they hosted a successful careers fair earlier this week!
Read more about the event on our website: https://t.co/d2v6ch20tQ
Are you ready to ROK? We’re looking for a Volunteer Trustee to help us shape, drive and monitor our strategy as we expand. Our aim is to reach 1,500 young people a year and we need your help to do it. Learn more here https://t.co/EK9hhJqEr5 and contact us to discuss.
Thank you to @urencoglobal for inviting ROK and @edmontoncounty to this fantastic event for the second year in a row - and well done to Edmonton, who won a prize at the end for securing the most points in a competition at the end of the session!
Two university students are among the first to begin a new scholarship thanks to a grant from a charity founded by Sir Lewis Hamilton, which aims to encourage more people from black or mixed black ethnic backgrounds into UK motorsport.
https://t.co/aDEekcrK36
A huge thank you to the team at @SharpePritchard for their latest fundraising efforts on behalf of ROK - this time, pumpkin carving!
Their ongoing support has been vital in enabling us to continue our vital work. Thank you to all involved!
Can you spare 30 seconds to help Reach Out to Kids (ROK) win a £5,000 Movement for Good Award from Benefact Group?
Simply fill in your details here: https://t.co/K6698HQHQH.
Winners are drawn at random so the more we are nominated, the better our chances!
Please share!
Reach Out 2 Kids (ROK) is delighted to announce a new partnership with @ElthamHill in south-east London!
Through the partnership, Eltham Hill students will gain access to top professionals in a range of fields.
Find out more: https://t.co/6QPBOGvHAP