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COMMUNITY NEWS Lindengate Charity Awarded Queens Award for Voluntary Services Every day, millions of people across the UK are making a difference by volunteering Each year, outstanding examples of this work are celebrated through the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS). Created in 2002 for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, QAVS awards have been shining a light on the fantastic work of voluntary groups for many years. Equivalent to an MBE, QAVS are the highest awards given to local voluntary groups in the UK, and they are awarded for life. We are delighted to announce that Lindengate has been awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Services for 2022. Without our community of 200 volunteers, this could not have been possible, making Lindengate what it is today, one of Buckinghamshire’s most respected and successful charities & shaping our future, enabling many more people to benefit from our pioneering work. For more information on Lindengate, our programmes, events, volunteer opportunities & opening times, go to: www.lindengate.org.uk APPLY NOW Join us as a TEACHING ASSISTANT Immediate start Term time only 33.75 hours per week AMER AM visit the website for more details amershamschool.org.uk/vacancies 16 Amersham & Chalfonts Together is part of Community Together
ISSUE 9 THE YOUNG JOURNALIST Students given opportunity to gain LCS qualification The LCS (Lean Competency System) was developed at Cardiff University and is an internationally recognised workplace-based qualification, offering a universal standard. which supports organisations in achieving accreditation for their in-house ‘lean’ and continual improvement. Lean and continuous improvement investigates ways to minimise waste, while maximising value, making the processes more efficient. It is a globally recognised qualification delivered in-house by many well known bluechip organisations. Personal certification is usually only accessible to individuals after they have started a career in the commercial sector. Recently however, Mr. Boswell has given me and some of my fellow students at Amersham School an amazing opportunity to gain the first level: 1a. Students at Amersham School will be the first students in the world to be offered the chance to gain this certification. I was lucky to be part of a select group of students, as part of a trial-run to see if it could successfully be delivered in school. Amersham School’s training course has just been accredited to provide LCS certification and I had recently just passed my Level 1a exam, along with Kian Miller-Christie. Three more students will have the opportunity to join us by taking the exam very soon: Charlie Klean, Orlando Doyle and Ben Taylor. The school has plans to introduce it into sixth form, starting with the Student Senior Leadership Team next year and I hope, in future, to give all sixth form students a chance to achieve the qualification. I will now be starting a project to review our processes for keeping in touch with our Alumni. Completion of this will enable me to gain my level 1b certification, which requires the knowledge I have gained already to be put in to practice on a real project. It is a great benefit to anyone to have an LCS certification, as it is a sought-after credential by many businesses today. Companies such as HSBC, Lloyds, AVIA, Barclays, BBC, PWC and the NHS actively look for people with an LCS qualification. Not only does the qualification help boost a CV but it helps also developing your own critical thinking and problem-solving skills. For me, to have this qualification at such a young age is also extremely beneficial when it comes to UCAS applications and job interviews. It helps me stand out from the crowd. Cyrus Hassan Cyrus Hassan, Year 12 student, Amersham School To advertise please call 07786 735 711 or email marketing@amershamtogether.co.uk 17
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