News and events

Friday 26th June 2020 is Employability Day! This is a day for organisations and employers to celebrate all things employability.

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Every year in early April, the world celebrates Autism Awareness Week. In 2019, our partners, North East Autism Society, decided to boldly change this global movement based on their take of what people with autism really feel. Autism Acceptance…

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At the time of publishing this blog post, UK residents are being told to stay at home, unless it’s essential to leave. We are currently living through the global outbreak of coronavirus. Tyne and Wear, like everywhere across the…

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Moving On Tyne & Wear (MOTW) has appointed a new Programme Manager to lead delivery until the Programme closes in late-2021. After an external recruitment process, Nicola Barraclough, who was previously MOTW’s Quality and Performance Manager, has been formally…

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2019 has been quite the year for Moving On Tyne & Wear. When we launched this programme in 2017, December 2019 was scheduled to be our end. However, earlier this year, we were able to secure additional funding through…

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On Wednesday 25th September, we hosted our first employer networking breakfast. The event was a great opportunity for attendees to get a refresher about Moving On Tyne & Wears’s offer for local businesses. Moreover, we wanted the event…

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We’re pleased to share another guest blog post from one of our trusted employers, Frank Recruitment Group. The organisation is the parent company of several successful technology recruitment brands. This piece was written by James McDonagh, Director of EMEA…

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We’re thrilled to announce Moving On Tyne & Wear (MOTW) has been extended. Originally scheduled to operate until September 2019, The National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund have granted MOTW additional funds to allow operation…

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We’re more aware of mental health than ever before, but modern life brings its own challenges. Social media can perpetuate cycles of negative thinking. It’s easy to fall into the trap of comparing your average day to someone’s highlight…

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Your mental health impacts every part of your life. Poor mental health can have an effect on your body and motivation. It’s reported that 77% of people in the northeast of England have felt ‘overwhelmed or unable to cope’….

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