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national careers week 2025
National Careers Week (NCW) is a week-long celebration dedicated to career guidance and sharing free resources in education throughout...
Mar 5


NHS apprenticeship programme manager speaks with asphaleia students
It was a pleasure to welcome Jo - Clinical Apprenticeship Programme Manager from the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust,...
Jul 12, 2024


careers guidance for asphaleia students
Alongside their English, maths and employability studies, our On Track 2 Work students are busy preparing for their next steps beyond...
Jun 20, 2024


student services room at asphaleia training
At our learning centre in Worthing, we are pleased to share that we now have a Student Services room. This provides students with a place...
Jul 6, 2022


our students visit coffee shop and learn about running a business
A group of our employability students took a trip to a coffee shop in Worthing town centre recently, where they spoke to the owner, named...
Jun 28, 2022


managing challenging behaviour in fostering
A concern of prospective carers can be how they will handle challenging behaviour that comes their way from their foster child/children....
Feb 21, 2022


ESOL students visit splashpoint leisure centre and talk careers
Last Thursday, a group of our ESOL students visited Splashpoint leisure centre in Worthing. The purpose of the trip was to enabling our...
Feb 8, 2022


career spotlight sessions for young people in training
We love creating opportunities for our students to learn about the world of work directly from employers. Our new series of Career...
Jan 13, 2022


recap of our future focus training offer
If you know a young person who is looking for new opportunities to help them into the world of work then our future focus programme may...
Jan 6, 2022


what is a fostering panel and how does it relate to being a foster carer?
The application process for being a foster carer is naturally rigorous and as lengthy as necessary to paint a full picture of the...
Nov 29, 2021


our october half term restart programme for 16-24 year-olds in west sussex
Have you started a new course this autumn and are not sure it’s the right fit? Do you want to explore alternative courses? Maybe you want...
Oct 14, 2021


what's involved in applying to be a foster carer?
Whether you've been thinking about being a carer for a long time, or it's something that has just caught your eye, it is a worthwhile and...
Dec 23, 2020


foster carer shares why fostering is a great career choice
We have been hearing in recent days how the pandemic is set to create an unprecedented rise in unemployment over the next few months....
Dec 2, 2020


how do our foster carers make a difference?
Being a foster carer is a unique job role. It is an opportunity to give a child or young person what they need to thrive in life. Our...
Dec 1, 2020


asphaleia fostering launches campaign; make a difference with a different career
We are excited to launch our 'make a difference with a different career' campaign to help us recruit new carers. Due to the current...
Nov 30, 2020


fostering could be your new career; benefits and requirements of being a carer
Now is a challenging time for all of us but especially those who have experienced job losses and redundancies or whose job has become...
Oct 13, 2020


NEW 16-week maths and english course starting first week of november
In the first week of November, our future focus programme is running a new 16-week maths and English course specifically for 16-24 year olds
Sep 29, 2020


get job-hunt-ready with future focus
Are you aged between 16 – 24, living in West Sussex, and are not currently in education or employment? Are you looking for a job and...
Jun 23, 2020


5 sectors that are hiring right now
Many companies and organisations across the UK have closed their doors to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants,...
Jun 17, 2020
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