The Zygos Partnership will be 14.1 years old, and Mary Baxter, Emma Combe, Kerynne Metherell, Steph Mounfield and Laura Sanderson will be celebrating by running 14.1 miles through the Royal Parks of London. We will be taking part in the Royal Parks Half* on 9th October to support Resurgo Spear, an organisation based just down the road from us in Chelsea which runs pre-employment training programmes for 16 - 24 year olds. Spear equips young people with the hard skills they need to find a job, including CV writing and interview training. Their approach tackles the attitudinal and behavioural issues that employers cite as major barriers to long-term success in their young recruits, and each Spear attendee leaves with increased confidence and skills to find work. Spear’s work is very effective: 75% of those who complete the programme not only get into work or further training, but are still there a year later.
