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School posts record GCSE results
Students at Community Links’ school for young people excluded from mainstream education notched up record GCSE results this year, with a 93% A-G pass rate, including a 100% pass rate in English. A total of 14 students took 43 exams, which is both a record for the number of exams entered, and a pass rate 2% higher than last year. Head Teacher Sandy Davies said: “We’re delighted to see our students achieving such good results, particularly given their often difficult… Read more.
Invitation to tender, psychologist and economist
Community Links is inviting tenders from individuals, institutes or academic departments to contribute to our Deep Value project looking at the value of effective relationships between providers and users of public services. The aim of the project is to improve understanding of the economic and psychological benefits of effective one-to-one relationships in public service provision. Our starting point for… Read more.
Celebrating Success at Community Links
Seventeen exceptional achievers received awards at Community Links annual ‘Grow our Own’ Award Presentations held at Community Links main centre last week. The night was a celebration of joint achievement. Winners were congratulated, along with their families and the Community Links projects which they attend. The individuals and trusts making the awards possible, along with guest supporters, were all thanked for their support of the ongoing work at the projects represented.… Read more.
Geraldine Blake wins award for outstanding business community collaboration
Community Links Chief Executive, Geraldine Blake, has been awarded the BITC London Marks & Spencer Sieff Award ‘for an individual, based in the community, who has best collaborated with business to benefit society,’ one of only two individual categories in Business in the Community’s (BITC’s) 2010 Awards for Excellence. Geraldine… Read more.
Frances Clarke: Freewoman of the Borough
On the 27th May one of Community Links staff, Frances Clarke was awarded the Freedom of the London Borough of Newham in ceremony at West Ham Town Hall. The award was in recognition of over 30 years of work dedicated to our local community. Frances started out driving a double-decker bus providing activities for young people across the borough. In the early 90’s, Frances was part of a team involved in securing £1.5 million… Read more.