On Tuesday 23rd of March, Leila Thomas or CEO and founder was honoured to receive a ‘Profile in Courage’ award from the National Black Crown Prosecution Association, presented by Richard Taylor OBE and Grace Moronfolu MBE
Auntie Pat, My Inspiration
I had no idea what career to go into when I left school, lucky for me the answer was there, in the form of my Auntie Pat
Getting you Ready 4 Work, Even in Lockdown
On Wednesday 20th January, 120 students from Haberdashers Aske’s Knights Academy attended our Ready 4 Work e-Seminar with volunteers from Goldman Sachs, Refinitiv, EC1 Partners, PwC, Citi and Adobe.
Interview with Justin Adekunle
Justin Adekunle was introduced to Urban Synergy when he was at secondary school, “I liked Urban Synergy’s ethos and the way they reached out to young people”
In memoriam, Paul Lawrence
In memoriam, Paul Andrew Lawrence.
We’ve Launched Careers e-Seminars
As part of our Covid-19 response, we have launched e-Seminars, online panel discussions with student Q&As
Reflections of our Role Model Hero – War Veteran Neil Flanigan MBE
We featured Neil Flanigan MBE earlier this year and caught up with him this week to coincide with Remembrance Day
Corporate Advisory Board Launch
Urban Synergy today announced that prominent business leaders will be forming a Corporate Advisory Board to support and guide our mission to build a diverse work-ready talent pipeline of Black Minority Ethnic and disadvantaged young people.
Why it matters?
UK Black History Month (BHM), begins again on October 1st and even though we are living through extraordinary times, we cannot let BHM slip by unnoticed.
Exam Results Day Webinar 2020
On Monday 10th August, Urban Synergy delivered an Exam Results Day webinar with a panel of experts to support young people and parents.
Why Mentoring Matters
Sengova Kailondo is a solicitor in the Asset Finance team at Hogan Lovells International LLP and he has recently been recognised in The EMpower Ethnic Minority Future leaders Role Model List as an inspirational black role model
e-Mentoring Programme
With support from corporate partners we have piloted a successful e-Mentoring model with a focus on year 11-13 students