No Images? Click here Better life skills, better resultsDear Reader, Are you pleased that the Summer Holidays are over? We're not! Our courses these past few weeks have been so much fun and we have loved meeting all the children and parents. Read on to see a video of some of the best bits :-) We believe that these courses will have gone a long way in setting up the children for life in the 21st century. The Role Models team; Hugo, Louise, Sophie, Emily, Darcey, Francesca and Alexandra
ROLE MODELS HAS BEEN JUDGED AS ONE OF THE TOP 100 COMPANIES TO ESCAPE TO IN 2019 (and we're hiring!) Escape the City set out to find the most progressive organisations to escape to in 2019. They received 13,000 nominations, and 4,000 employees+ voted, but only 100 could win. Role Models are extremely proud and happy to announce that we were voted as one of the Top 100 Companies to escape to in 2019! JOBS AT ROLE MODELS We're looking forward to the future where our team will be working hard (whilst having some serious fun) in developing and growing the business within the UK and abroad. In actual fact, we are looking to hire three new team members:
Please share with anyone you think might be interested. EDUCATION IN THE NEWS A-level results: 'Don't let your grades define you' There is a lot of focus on A-level grades, but not enough on the skills that have been acquired to obtain them. The primary school teacher taking fun lessons beyond the classroom There's rarely a dull moment in Blair Minchin's classroom - where fun is a mandatory ingredient for his lesson plans. HAPPY HIGHLIGHTS Gay penguins adopt abandoned eggTwo male penguins at Berlin Zoo have been caring for an abandoned egg since July, in their long quest to become parents. Inventing sign language for scientists Deaf student Liam Mcmulkin was frustrated by the lack of sign language for scientific terms - so he invented his own. OUR NEW PARTNER Role Models has recently partnered with Holland Park Tuition & Education Consultants who since 2004 have been a leading source of private tutors and educational guidance. Their support is discreet, bespoke and carefully thought through and they are entrusted by discerning families to enrich their children’s education and unlock their potential. No matter where you live or how unusual your requirements, Holland Park can help. Due to our special new relationship we can offer our clients £50 off Holland Parks membership fee using the discount code RM50. #TGIF Every week during our team meeting someone shares their #TGIF. Last week it was our Business Development Manager Fran. Fran has been Trusting in her trust between her and Mark (her partner), Grateful for Hugo Shephard (our Managing Director) for bringing her into the Role Models Team, Inspired by her amazing friends and Fun - Playing a little practical joke on us all involving eggs! Our whole team's fun activity of the week was creating and watching this video which illustrates how much fun our Summer Courses have been! Our own Role Models have been up to a lot too - Tania Amsel preformed in her own play, Blood Orange, which a few of our team went to see and described as a "truly captivating one woman performance of a trainee doctor struggling with the stresses of her work, the demons of her past and how they both are connected." Follow our Role Models Instagram page for more interesting and fun content! Thanks to you, we are helping thousands of children worldwide become more confident individuals. |