Volunteer Stories
“It’s important for BAME pupils to see” – Suresh Nesaratnam, The Open University
Suresh Nesaratnam is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering at The Open University (The OU), where he has worked for 28 years. Before joining The OU, he worked in several different Environmental Engineering roles across four different...
Former pupil Paul Gurden meets teacher Mr Ashford in Career WorkOut at Leon
Former pupil Paul Gurden, now Document Control Manager at Network Rail, met former teacher David Ashford at Sir Herbert Leon Academy, where they were both volunteering as guests in a Career WorkOut session.“I was honoured to give advice at my...
Jackie Osborn, Dawson Group – “I was nervous at first, but got into the swing of it”
Jackie Osborn has been PA to Daniel Briggs, Group Property Director of Dawson Group, since March 2005. In July, she volunteered in a one-hour Career WorkOut session at St. Paul's Catholic School."I was pleasantly surprised how polite and...
Steve Hutchings, WHIreland Wealth Management – “Everything you buy from Amazon will earn a donation to Worktree”
Steve Hutchings is Head of Business Development at WHIreland Wealth Management, having moved from Coutts in March 2017. He is a regular volunteer at Worktree's Career WorkOut sessions, especially at The Hazeley Academy, near where he lives. He...
Daniel Briggs, Dawson Group – “A chance to engage with students”
Daniel Briggs has been Head of Marketing at Dawson Group for four years. He recently attended a Career WorkOut session at St. Paul's Catholic School. He said:"Dawsongroup are looking at charities to partner with, this is part of our corporate...
Sharon Rai, Entrepreneur Development Manager, Natwest – “The hour flies by”
Sharon Rai is Entrepreneur Development Manager for the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator programme in Milton Keynes.“I have been here for almost 2 years. Initially I joined as an Acceleration Manager, coaching our Entrepreneurs, and then was...
Stuart Goldwater & Jessica Compton, PragmatiQ Solutions – “An opportunity to give something back to the community”
Stuart Goldwater is Co-Founder and Managing Director of PragmatiQ Solutions, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner, specialising in implementing & designing bespoke CRM systems. Jessica Compton is the Marketing Co-ordinator for just over a year,...
“This made me value my job decisions” – Vicci & Michael – John Lewis
Vicci (Catering Assistant) and Michal (Chef) of John Lewis attended their first Career WorkOut at St Paul's Catholic School this month. They were encouraged by their line Manager, Laura Batchelor (Catering Section Manager) to take part. Vicci...
Tracey Lathwell, Tesco – Career Workout Experience
Tracey Lathwell is a People Advisor at Tesco and has been there for 13 years. Tracey took part in her first Career WorkOut at The Radcliffe School last week. “I was contacted by Theresa Mercer of Worktree through LinkedIn and decided to give it...
Melissa Higham, Kier Group – “I came back with a renewed sense of purpose”
Melissa joined the Worktree Team for a Career WorkOut session at Bridge Academy last week working with students who have emotional, medical or social difficulties. “I am a Human Resources Graduate at Kier and have been there since September...
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