Opportunities in October 2024
Get involved with paid opportunities with Become and other organisations
Welcome to our monthly blog post packed FULL of opportunities in and outside of Become for YOU to get involved in.
Some opportunities are creative, some help change the system, and some can help you develop your skills. We think all are worthwhile. The choice is up to you.
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Opportunities with Become
Join our #EndTheCareCliff campaign
The campaign group has now met three times and we are preparing the look of the campaign, as well as thinking about actions and ways to raise awareness. Email Jo to get involved.
Interested in media opportunities?
Want to gain spokesperson experience in the media? Our brilliant Press & Media Officer Suzy will help build your confidence & suggest media opportunities that may be right for you.
Interested in workshops on higher education?
If you’re thinking about university and want some help with applications, have any questions around accommodation or aren’t sure what course you want to do, sign up to our Uni Ready sessions or our rolling webinar ‘Navigating Higher Education: A guide for care-experienced students’.
Opportunities with other organisations
We love sharing opportunities from across the sector – here are this month’s…
Experts by Experience panel:
- aged 16 to 25
- a national panel for young people, parents and carers with direct experience of family support services.
- find out more.
Annual Youth Summit in Manchester:
- We Belong present ‘shaping our future’
- free to attend.
- find out more.
Young Champions Project:
- for young people aged 14-18 in kinship care (e.g. living with your grandparents, aunties, uncles, siblings, family friends)
- safe space & develop skills and confidence
- work alongside movie producers to co-design a short animated film about kinship care
- all costs covered, including meals & travel.
- find out more.
Applying or want to learn more about studying at the University of Oxford?
- Become and Mansfield College are presenting a webinar
- sign up by noon 16 October.
- questions? email [email protected]
Journey 2 Adulthood programme
- Lewisham cohort
- care-experienced young people aged 16-25
- find out more.
- questions? email Jade at [email protected]
Shado Mag mentorship scheme
- every writer at Shado gets paid for their article
- application deadline: October 21
- accepting 10 successful applications
- read more & apply.