Leadership Special Iona Ledwidge: ‘Leading young people back into employment’
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Andy Peck chats with the chief executive of Spear about her work helping young people back into employment. They look at the challenging stats suggesting one million aged 16-24 are not in training, education or employment in the UK. They look at Spear’s highly successful programme that coaches young people in Centres dotted around the country. What do they do and what is the secret to their success?
How can coaching serve leaders as a tool to encourage and empower others?
Young people find out more at https://www.spear.org.uk/spear-programme/
Check out the Speak conference for church leaders https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-spear-conference-tickets-1984055848452The
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Released on 17 Jun 2026
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