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Engaging women and supporting them into work, through programmes and research

Welcome to our Case Studies page, where we showcase the journeys of the women we’ve supported through our programmes at Belina GRoW CIC.

Parents on Universal Credit Expected to Work More Hours

URGENT FOR ALL EMPLOYABILITY COLLEAGUES Today (25 October 2023) the DWP has announced that parents of children aged three to twelve years on Universal Credit will be expected to work a maximum of thirty hours a week or job seek for these hours. This is a major change for the mothers that we work with at…
GRoW App highlighted in IES Work in Progress Commission Report

The Institute for Employment Studies Commission on the Future of Employment Support has just published it’s interim report. It is a call for personalised services that meet the needs of the individual and help them to develop the skills and confidence to move into work. It gives key characteristics of services that say they should…
Plan for jobs

At Belina Grow CIC we welcome the publication of the Work and Pensions Select Committee Inquiry ‘Plan for Jobs’. Our CEO Liz Sewell gave oral evidence to the Committee and it is positive that the Committee have listened to our concerns. We know through our work that disadvantaged mothers do less well in the labour…
Newham Bridge project

Women from Altmore and Sheringham Children’s Centres attending the Grow Graduation ceremony at Newham College where they are able to directly register onto courses. This project has been established to develop a programme that moves women into adult education and work. We worked in two children’s centres with 20 women who wanted to get back…
Audrey Bodman FIEP to Join Belina GRoW CIC

Belina GRoW CIC is thrilled to announce that Audrey Bodman FIEP, is joining the team! Belina GRoW is a new Community Interest Company dedicated to developing projects that engage and empower women who are currently outside the labour market. Their mission is to conduct research and provide support that will help women transition into work,…
Belina GRoW CIC Head of Research, Laura Dewar, to attend the opening panel of the new Centre for Employability Excellence

Established by the IEP, The aim of the Centre for Employability Excellence is to provide a comprehensive platform for research and good practice, open to all sectors of the employability profession. A simple resource that will help us all to work together, encourage open discussion, share our insights, and develop the quality of employability services…