One of our favourite Airbus mentors George Jenkins, now in his third year working on the Flying Challenge programme, attended a careers fair at Bristol Metropolitan Academy on 21st November. Some of the students attending were ex Flying Challenge participants that George had mentored last year. Naturally they came over to say hello. All…
Bristol charities Ablaze and Above & Beyond have teamed up to offer schools free books! ‘Don’t Be Scared’ is a wonderful anthology of poems and short stories by well-known authors and artists, including Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake. This amazing hardback book also contains beautiful illustrations and is recommended for children aged 7+. It…
Ablaze is delighted to announce our fourth annual Poetry Competition, in association with Bristol Airport, Intellect Ltd. and Miles Chambers. “Poetry has put me in situations and enabled me to meet people I could never have imagined. I’ve been invited to sit on the Queen’s table during her jubilee tour, performed a social media campaign…
Could you help support West of England Mentoring on National Mentoring Day? West of England Mentoring (WEM) provide positive volunteer mentors from local organisations to help students aged 12-15 raise aspirations, follow their interests and make plans for the world of work. WEM delivers national best practice in business mentoring to students across the region and Ablaze…
The first Airbus Flying Challenge workshop of 2018/19 was a great success! Year 9 students from Bristol Metropolitan Academy really enjoyed their first visit to Airbus on the 19th September. Students were introduced to the year-long programme and given an insight into what they can expect over the next 10 months. 20 lucky students from…
Hareclive E-ACT Academy are absolutely delighted with their new Reading Oasis, thanks to Ablaze and United Way UK. Sally Ridley, Ablaze’s Primary Partnership Manager, nominated Hareclive E-ACT Academy for a United Way Reading Oasis, as the school has a high proportion of children receiving Pupil Premium Funding, with over 70% of pupils at the school…
Thanks to a collaboration between Ablaze, Rolls-Royce and the Bristol Hippodrome, twelve primary schools were lucky enough to be treated to boxes at the Hippodrome’s children’s shows over the last few weeks. Today, pupils from Evergreen Primary Academy – who are part of the Cabot Learning Federation – were treated to the ‘Teletubbies Live Overview’…
Following a kind donation by Rolls-Royce for pupils from Ablaze schools to have the exciting opportunity to go to some children’s shows at the Hippodrome Theatre, we are delighted to report that the first block of theatre trips went incredibly well, with all pupils thoroughly enjoying & benefitting from the experience. A lot of these…
Ablaze exists to tackle inequality of opportunity for young people in the West of England region. We do this by utilising the skills and commitment of business volunteers. We aim to • raise young people’s confidence and aspiration; • support their attainment and skill levels and • empower them with knowledge to make informed choices…
Our CEO, Sally Melvin, was invited to give a speech at the Mayor’s Symposium for Sustainable Economic Growth today. Sally spoke to a wide audience including Council members, business leaders and representatives from other voluntary sector organisations. The key points of her speech were: Future sustainable economic growth needs to include engaging and motivating ALL…