School Outreach (ages 9-14 years)

Coming to a school near you!
Our Regional Engagement Team offer specially designed activities to meet your school’s needs. Our focus is to inspire young people through fun-filled activities concentrating on teamwork and communication to build their confidence. Our 1-2 hour sessions include practical leadership & team building tasks for groups of up to 30 students.

Skills Academy

NE1 CAN is one of a range of projects delivered by Newcastle NE1 Ltd – the Business Improvement District for the city and a not-for-profit organisation.

Vinspired.com provides inspiring high quality volunteering opportunities to gain new experiences and skills for life for 14 - 30 year olds.

The Vinspired.com platform offers you the chance to:

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:

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.

Suitable for students:

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.
 

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

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.

Suitable for students:

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.

Suitable for students: