Tower Hamlets Education Business Partnership

Name of Project: 
Ready, Steady, Work!
Amount awarded: 
£20,740
Duration of grant: 
Aug 2011 to Dec 2012

Tower Hamlets EBP brokers business support and volunteering in Tower Hamlet's schools. It will use its grant to provide employability skills training for young people with learning difficulties (Autistic Spectrum) from Phoenix Special School. Students will be supported by business volunteers and will be introduced to the values of the Olympics and Paralympics and shown how these are the building blocks for successful entry into the world of work.