Working Rite is a dynamic and growing social enterprise delivering a unique work-based mentoring model for young people in Scotland and England. Theywill shortly be recruiting a Chief Operating Officer to guide theirgrowth, exploit new opportunities and put in place robust management systems. As well as playing a full senior management role, the COO would [...]
Now we are (nearly) three
As we come up to the Learning Launchpad’s third birthday, it feels like the right time to reflect on the ups and downs of the past three years and ponder our future. Since partnering with Edge to develop the Learning Launchpad fund, we’ve achieved a whole lot. Many of our investees have secured major commitments [...]
Working Rite win Conservatives’ support
We heard earlier today that Learning Launchpad investee, Working Rite had been highlighted by the Tories’ work and pensions guru, Lord David Freud. Given that all the polls suggest the next government will be a Conservative one, this is pretty exciting news for Working Rite and the social entrepreneur behind it all, Sandy Campbell. Addressing [...]
Working Rite scoops a Centre for Social Justice award…
Big news for our investee Working Rite, whose Director Sandy Campbell is pictured below addressing an awards audience this week! The CSJ awards ceremony raises awareness of the work of some of Britain’s many exceptional charities, faith-based organisations and good causes who wage a war on social breakdown and poverty. This year they attracted nearly [...]