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New wellbeing collection

Posted on 09 May 2022 | Author:

Inspiring, supporting and celebrating young creative talent …

… Walkgrove is proud to be associated with Young Creatives, Nottingham, the registered charity behind the Young Creative Award, an annual competition celebrating Nottingham’s young talent. Their aim is to support the next generation of writers, musicians, designers, actors, architects, entrepreneurs and thinkers by helping young people to find ways into education, training and employment; and feeding the creative minds needed to help our communities flourish.

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Posted on 07 April 2022 | Author:

Duty of care: keeping global workers safe

Posted on 24 January 2022 | Author: Walkgrove

National Tree Planting Week

Climate change is threatening our planet and will be this generation’s biggest challenge to overcome. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that global temperatures need to be kept from rising by more than 1.5⁰c – we’ve already passed 1⁰c. We need to act now. The UK has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050, but how can we achieve this?

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Posted on 29 November 2021 | Author: Bryony Sidwell

Helping to end violence against women

Posted on 25 November 2021 | Author: Bryony Sidwell

Five skills which set top learning designers apart

The term ‘Learning Designer’ (LD) isn’t an easy one to define. In fact, a poll by the Association for Talent Development and International Association for Continuing Education and Training actually saw 31% of LDs state that their job title doesn't accurately describe what they do. Given the expanding demand for online learning solutions, and the various trends which the industry must adapt to, there is an increasing expectation for LDs to be able to ‘do it all’ – but what are the fundamental requirements of a top-tier LD?

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Posted on 01 November 2021 | Author: Jessica Nolan