Juniper Volunteers...
~ Date posted: Friday 3rd February 2012
During February, Juniper's staff are undertaking voluntary work in their local community. Each centre, including Central Support Services will be spending a day at a local community project or charity to support the valuable work that they do. This includes, spending time at care homes, suppor.....
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Juniper is opening in Leicester!
~ Date posted: Thursday 26th January 2012
Juniper is to open a new XL centre in Leicester in March. We are currently sourcing suitable premises and recruiting new staff. We are holding a recruitment open day on Monday 30th January between 10am and 5pm at Leicester Tigers, Welford Road Stadium, Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7TR. We lo.....
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Juniper is 3 Star!
~ Date posted: Thursday 26th January 2012
Juniper has been awarded the Best Companies 3 star accreditation - an accolade that officially recognises Juniper as one of the Best Companies to Work For.
Best Companies accreditation follows the elite 'Michelin style' star rating system - 1 star is first class, 2 stars is outstanding .....
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Juniper's Central Support Services department has moved.
~ Date posted: Monday 9th January 2012
Central Support Services (head office) has moved to 5 Element Court, Hilton Cross Business Park, Wolverhampton, WV10 7QZ. The contact telephone number is 01902 864194. .....
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Juniper Wolverhampton hosts a charity cafe.....
~ Date posted: Tuesday 6th December 2011
In conjunction with St. Johns Church, Juniper Wolverhampton learners hosted a Christmas cafe in aid of the Prostate Cancer Charity on Friday 2nd December. The event was well supported by church goers, local businesses and Juniper staff and learners. The cafe is open again for business on Friday 9t.....
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Juniper Derby has moved.
~ Date posted: Tuesday 15th November 2011
Our centre in Derby has moved to Part Ground Floor, Norman House Mews, Heritage Gate, Derby, DE1 1NU. We look forward to welcoming you to our new centre in the near future......
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Juniper is always looking to improve the service it provides.
~ Date posted: Friday 4th November 2011
Juniper works hard to ensure the service it provides exceeds the expectations of the young people on our XL course and the employers that support the programme with work experience placements and employment opportunities. We analyse the feedback given so that we can improve the service we provide. .....
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The Halloween Ball raises £1074.50 for the Prostate Cancer Charity
~ Date posted: Friday 4th November 2011
Two staff from Juniper's Central Support Services team hosted a Halloween Charity Ball at the Grail Court Hotel in Burton and raised a whopping £1074.50 for the Prostate Cancer Charity. Lisa and Tara worked tirelessly to organise a magnificent night which was enjoyed by all. Halloween fan.....
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XL learners at Glossop get into the Halloween spirit.
~ Date posted: Friday 4th November 2011
During half term, Juniper Glossop held a Children's Halloween party organised by XL learners; Mehmet Karaoglan, Jeannene Donlan and Conor Bright as part of a project for their Diploma qualification, with all the proceeds going to the Prostate Cancer Charity. A big well done to everyone.....
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Juniper's sponsored football team gets off to a winning start!!
~ Date posted: Wednesday 26th October 2011
Anglesey Swifts, who play in the Burton Kia youth football league, got their first points of the season when previous XL learner Jordan Peake scored two goals. Further goals from Ben Holder and Mohammed Yasin ensured a 4-1 home victory.
Well done guys! Here's to a successf.....
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Juniper Burton has been short listed for an award!
~ Date posted: Tuesday 11th October 2011
Our Burton team has been nominated for a community award at the annual Impact on the Community Awards which is hosted by Trent & Dove Housing Association. The awards night takes place at Branston Golf Club on Friday 11th November, and we have our fingers crossed that .....
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Juniper is interviewed on Radio WM
~ Date posted: Wednesday 5th October 2011
On Sunday 2nd October our Business Development Manager, Jon Eagle was interviewed by Carl Chinn on Radio WM to promote our XL programme. The interview can be found at (from 16 minutes onwards): http://www.bbc......
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Juniper is Inspiring
~ Date posted: Wednesday 21st September 2011
On Friday 16th September we held our first 'Inspire' day for our training officers. Inspire is our version of a teacher training day and included presentations, workshops, legislation updates and an inspirational guest speaker. The Inspire day was thoroughly enjoyable and enabled staff to share be.....
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The Telford team are walking to Wolverhampton to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Charity
~ Date posted: Thursday 15th September 2011
As this news item is being written, our Telford team are starting their 18 mile walk from our Telford centre to our Wolverhampton centre to raise funds for the Prostate Cancer Charity.The team have been sponsored by friends, family and colleagues and will be collecting money from the public on th.....
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CTTLS Accreditation
~ Date posted: Friday 9th September 2011
We are delighted to have achieved the CTLLS (Certificate to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) accreditation through City & Guilds. CTTLS is the new Level 4 qualification for people who wish to teach in post-16 education, and is a further step to a full teacher qualification. The accreditation a.....
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Juniper hosts a Birthday Party for staff
~ Date posted: Wednesday 24th August 2011
Juniper's new initiative of celebrating the birthday’s of its staff got off to a great start earlier this month. All of the staff that were celebrating a birthday in August were invited to our Burton Centre for birthday cake and lighthearted fun. The birthday parties will run every month and provi.....
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The Walsall Team walk many miles to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Charity
~ Date posted: Friday 19th August 2011
On Friday 19th August, The Walsall Team completed a sponsored walk from Juniper Walsall to Wolverhampton for an interview on Wolverhampton City Radio. The walk took 3 hours to complete, with the team collecting money from the public on the way.
The Team were overwhelmed by the generosity of the.....
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Juniper launches its new website
~ Date posted: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Our website has been re-designed to be more engaging, and easier to read and navigate for our visitors. We hope you enjoying browsing the new website and visit it on a regular basis to keep abreast of the latest news and to read the success stories of our young people......
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Giving something back!
~ Date posted: Monday 1st August 2011
February 2012 will be Juniper's month of volunteering. Staff are in the process of deciding where they would like to volunteer and during February 2012 all the staff from each centre or department will undertake a day volunteering at a local organisation instead of coming in to work. In addition to.....
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Juniper's Outreach Team Hit the Airwaves
~ Date posted: Friday 15th July 2011
Two members from our outreach team, Kath Jones and Jemma Turvey, were interviewed live on Wolverhampton City Radio by DJ Theo Neumann earlier this month to promote our XL programme to the listeners. They did a fabulous job and thoroughly enjoyed the experience...listen to the interview by clicking .....
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