The latest employment statistics from the Government show that Swindon has 1,224 Jobseekers Allowance claimants aged 18-24. This has improved over the last year, but at 7%, it’s above the national average (6.4%) and way above the South West (4.6%). We’ve been asked why we think this is such a problem in Swindon. Here are [...]

Inner Flame is in the process of expanding our Firework programme (for jobseekers aged 16-24) this year, and we are looking for companies who might be willing to consider sponsorship: We are seeking one or two main sponsors for the programme, who will have their logo shown on flyers, banner stands and the website, as [...]

We’re hugely grateful to the Swindon Lions for a donation of £1,100, on top of the Community Award and £100 that was recently donated for the project our last Prince’s Trust Team did at Millbrook School. This was a wonderful surprise for us, and will help us to expand the Firework programme this year. The [...]

If you would like to join us for this free event, please follow the link below to book in. http://doodle.com/5x6m3773wmz458tb The venue is Lydiard Park Conference Centre. Please arrive at 6pm for a 6:30 start.

Thanks once again to Louise for giving her time on Wednesday for presentation of certificates to “Team 2″. Louise inspired the team as a guest speaker, and came to their final presentation in December.   The team chose to get involved with disability sports as one of their projects, raising £180 in the process. Team [...]

Looking at 2013, we have another busy year ahead. We thought it would be useful to put the word out about the areas where we’re likely to need additional volunteers: Operations Manager / Volunteer Manager (job share) – we need an experienced person who can help manage our office (and a new apprentice) plus various [...]

Who do you know who is an employer and may be willing to offer an opportunity for an unemployed young person? The Team Programme is 12 weeks full time, and includes a Work Placement of up to 2 weeks. Team members (aged 16-25) choose the areas they want to find out more about – they’re not [...]

It’s been a great week for our last and our new Prince’s Trust Teams. We’ve just heard that “Team 2″ (pictured) all achieved the qualifications they entered for. Well done! Team 3 started this week and have got off to a great start. On Day Four, they were off round town on a “Forty Task [...]

We’re planning to deliver a new series of one day events in 2013, for anyone who has done one of our courses, their friends and family. The first one is on Saturday 26th January 2013 (10am – 4pm) and will be led by TeeJay Dowe. Do you want to live your life in your element, [...]

It’s our aim to build a new blog for jobseekers aged 25, and when we have enough tips to share, to publish a book on this subject. If anyone would like to volunteer to be involved in this, please contact us. So, reflecting on our experience with both Prince’s Trust Team and Firework programmes, what [...]