Celebrating 15 years of impact and partnership

Join us to celebrate 15 years of building essential skills!

We're delighted to be hosting this event in celebration of the work of the 900 organisations making up the Skills Builder Partnership, and marking a milestone anniversary for the organisation. With UBS being our longest-standing partner, we’re really pleased that they are generously hosting the event.

Evening reception: 18:00-20:30

The evening will commence with a welcome and reflections from UBS, followed by Tom Ravenscroft, taking you through the achievements, successes and cutting-edge developments of the last 15 years.

We're excited to be welcoming the following fantastic speakers for the evening celebration panel discussion, as we consider how far we have travelled, and the journey that lies ahead.

Olly Tress (Founder, Oliver Bonas)
Dame Julia Cleverdon
Sam Butters (Co-CEO, FEA)
Mutsa Ashley Nyamhunga (Volunteer, City Year UK)

Attendees will have the opportunity to take a drink and network amongst each other, and collect a copy of our Impact Report, before we come to a close.

Afternoon Session: 14:00-17:00 (sold out)

A reception with hot drink and introduction from Tom Ravenscroft, Founder and CEO of Skills Builder Partnership, and a welcome from UBS.

Kicking off the main part of the afternoon, we’ll facilitate a warm up activity where you'll have the chance to meet each other and settle in for the day.

Next, you’ll have the choice of three interactive workshops to attend, hosted by one of our in-house essential skills experts and hearing brilliant examples of practice from partners too:

Workshop 1: Sharing brilliant practice in education with:

Leilah Sheridan, Faculty Lead Employability & Life Skills, Undershaw: Gold Award, 5 years with Skills Builder based in Surrey
Sophie Galvada, Headteacher, William Tyndale Primary School: Gold Award holder, 11 years with Skills Builder based in London
Ronnie Burn, Head of Careers Education and Student Progress, Newcastle College: Flagship status, 6 years with Skills Builder based in Newcastle

Workshop 2: Tools to boost your programme's skills impact with:

Pat Milston, Managing Director, Active Learning Centres
Chris Rowe, Managing Director, Navigate
Jo Carrington, Head of Guidance, Morrisby
Chris Kerr, Head of Organisational Development, People Unlimited
Ben Kahn, Co Founder and Head Of Programmes, Spiral Skills
Jonas Andrew-Phillip, Senior Member of the Young People's Action Group, London's Violence Reduction Unit

Workshop 3: Unleashing essential skills in your workplace with:

Sarah Hale, Social Value Manager, Amey
Robert Powell, Director, Pro Bono & Corporate Responsibility, Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
Poorvi Patel, Head of Education, Employment & Skills, Heathrow

Break: 17:00-18:00

Attendees attending the evening reception are encouraged to leave UBS to have something to eat before returning for the evening’s events.

Please also note:

You must select one afternoon session you would like to attend when booking your ticket.

The dress code is business dress.

Skills Builder Partnership Impact Report Launch & 15 Year Anniversary