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Groundwork North East has been working in the heart of the North East & Cumbria for over 30 years, changing places and changing lives. We aim to create a society of vibrant, healthy and green communities that have the resources and resilience to shape their futures, where each individual reaches their full potential and communities can thrive.
In April 2022, Havannah First School was created when Broadway East First School relocated to Newcastle Great Park and changed its name to reflect the new location. This move has been planned for a long time and we are delighted to now be in our wonderful, state of the art brand new school and grounds. We are still part of the Gosforth Schools' Trust and are part of the Gosforth three tier Pyramid.
Newcastle Careers Team are holding careers advice drop-in sessions for 16-19 year olds that live in Newcastle.
We can offer advice about careers and jobs, apprenticeship vacancies and applications, training opportunities and study options such as 6th form, college courses or Study Programmes.
Monday afternoons
Are you an unpaid carer thinking about your next steps?
Whether your goals relate to finding a new role, remaining in work, education,volunteering or training then our Carers into Work project is here to help!
Our advisors provide flexible support to carers like you through tailored interventions such as:
A series of sector specific cohort events taking small groups of young people on a number of events exploring careers within their chosen sector of interest. Designed to give a higher number of meaningful employer encounters with a variety of employers within a specific industry, applicants will be required to commit to a number of event dates across each cohort group and we ask that students have a genuine interest within each area when expressing interest.
Thursday 2nd October 2025 09:30am - 12:00pm
Working with Eldon Square, we will examine the variety of roles available within the sector and explore both front and back of house employment opportunities. Visiting several retail stores, students will gain broader insight and understanding of what skills are required to run a successful retail business
This will suit students that:
Thursday 23rd October 2025 09:15am - 12:00pm
173 spaces
Bringing together 4 successful North East based entrepreneurs, students will hear the personal business journeys of the speakers as they delve into successes, failures and how they went about creating their own businesses. Confirmed speakers include Jane Meynell, Founder of Olive & Bean and Steve Rawlingson, CEO of the Samuel Knight Group with operations in the UK and USA, with additional speakers to be confirmed.
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Wednesday 8th June 09:15AM - 11:45AM (KS3 & 4) 12:30PM - 15:00PM (KS5)
The Big One draws together a huge number of Newcastle Hospitals Trust professionals to meet young people and inform them about career opportunities within the NHS. With a morning and afternoon session targeting different Key Stages, students will engage with around 10 different departments to learn what it’s really like to work with people who have health concerns.
A series of sector specific cohort events taking small groups of young people on a number of events exploring careers within their chosen sector of interest. Designed to give a higher number of meaningful employer encounters with a variety of employers within a specific industry, applicants will be required to commit to a number of event dates across each cohort group and we ask that students have a genuine interest within each area when expressing interest.
Thursday 16th October 2025 2pm to 4pm
8 spaces - KS5
The Radiography Department at the Freeman Hospital are inviting us behind the scenes to understand what Radiographers do, what you need to become one and to physically see some of the diagnostic machines in action.
A truly unique event, we encourage only students who have a genuine interest in progressing into this profession, or to finding out more, to express interest in places.
Suitable for students who are
Thursday 27th November & Thursday 4th December 2025 - 09:30am - 12:00pm
12 spaces - KS5
Suitable for students:
A series of sector specific cohort events taking small groups of young people on a number of events exploring careers within their chosen sector of interest. Designed to give a higher number of meaningful employer encounters with a variety of employers within a specific industry, applicants will be required to commit to a number of event dates across each cohort group and we ask that students have a genuine interest within each area when expressing interest.
Tuesday 30th September 2025 10:00am - 13:00am
40 spaces. KS3 & KS4
Linking the curriculum to careers, we have secured a visit to Northumberland National Parks Headquarters at The Sill to help improve and enlighten students with the practical application of geography within an employment and natural landscape.
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Friday 23rd January 2026 - 09:30am - 11:00am
20 spaces - KS4 & 5
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Newcastle Careers Team are holding careers advice drop-in sessions. We can offer advice about:
- careers and jobs
- apprenticeship vacancies and applications
- training opportunities
- study options such as 6th form, college courses or Study Programmes.
Wednesday 15th October 2025 09:30am - 12:00pm
20 spaces - KS4 & 5
Operating from their prestigious Newcastle Head Office, Lycetts offer comprehensive insurance, risk management and financial advice to a broad cross-section of commercial and private clients. Trusted advisors across the business community, Lycetts offer fantastic career opportunities and progression and invite students in to learn all about the services and employment opportunities which they provide.
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Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club is a small and friendly club located in the heart of Jesmond, just 5 minutes from Newcastle City Centre. The club was founded in 1883 and has a long and distinguished history which includes member Muriel Robb winning Ladies Singles at Wimbledon in 1902.
Dance City is a vibrant and friendly place where people come together to take part, enjoy, experience and talk about dance; where professional and aspiring dancers meet, learn and train; somewhere to watch world class dance performances and somewhere for all to come along and get involved in dance. People come to Dance City to socialise, learn new skills, keep fit and active, train professionally and find out more about dance. This all takes place under one roof, in our purpose-built dance-house, in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Elswick community leisure centre is a community-led, not-for-profit centre for fitness, health and fun, which houses a public gym, swimming pool, space for community events, meetings and fitness classes.
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
Newcastle Trampoline Park and Gym is located in the west end of Newcastle, providing excellent sport and leisure facilities for the local community. As well as a great gym which features a great range of Technogym equipment, we have a separate women only gym and the studios offer a great choice of fitness classes including Group Cycling. With new Technogym bikes recently added come along and give them a try. For children the centre boasts one of the newest Soft Play structures in Newcastle.
A wide range of fun and exciting sports and activities, some of which the children may not have in the past or may not have the chance to experience elsewhere in the future
This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
In the heart of Byker, this is one of the newest gyms in Newcastle, the 70+ station gym features the latest Technogym equipment. We have recently extended our Strength area and added a range of Hammer Strength machines. We have a large studio offering an extensive fitness class programme including Group Cycle, Power Pump, Yoga and much more. We also have a virtual studio where you can enjoy hundreds of classes on demand. There's two great swimming pools. A 25m pool for casual and lane swimming and a teaching pool which is home to the Better Swim School.
Reimagine cricket with our all-weather backyard cricket events or BYC. Play casual cricket all year round with us and test yourselves against the best. Be an old pro or a beginner taking baby steps into the game, play cricket as it is meant to be.
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This is a warm, caring and kind place to be because:
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