Remote working and redundancy support driving growth of tech training business

A training business that helps people take confidence from crises is reporting record growth after steering clients through Covid and economic decline. Debbie Kuhr-Jones, director of K2 Training Services, said her workload had doubled from the combination of increased demand for remote training and recurring interest in her long-term specialist area of re-training after redundancy. Debbie was...

First Reckitt Festival of Science inspires next generation

World-leading health, hygiene and nutrition business Reckitt has welcomed dozens of young people to its first Festival of Science, to inspire a future generation of scientists. Young people from Hull’s Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) and Mersey Primary Academy took part in challenges and workshops at Reckitt’s £105m Science and Innovation Centre at its Hull Campus. The festival...

Edwards and Pearce report overwhelming response to graduate mentoring programme

A Yorkshire-based professional recruitment and development company has received an overwhelming response to its annual graduate mentoring programme with a 1,000% increase in applicants. Felicity King (pictured), who co-owns Edwards and Pearce with her husband Dan King, says that in previous years she has had 20-30 graduates on their programme but this year she has had more than 260 applicants....

Stunning nature-inspired sculptures take centre stage at Bridgehead woodland trail

Pupils at local schools have revealed stunning nature-inspired sculptures at a popular wildlife trail circling the Bridgehead business park in East Yorkshire. Children from All Saints CE Junior Academy in Hessle and Hessle High School have teamed up with local artist Louis Dorton to create a visually stunning “sculptural forest” at the popular nature trail. Pupils from both schools visited the...

Run With It charity expands with new Sewell Group Craven Park centre

A charity focusing on raising the levels of literacy and numeracy across Hull and East Yorkshire has launched its fourth education centre at Sewell Group Craven Park, the home of Hull Kingston Rovers. Run With It takes children out of the classroom to provide bespoke lessons in more informal environments, raising their self-esteem and confidence and developing their aspirations and employability...