As we start the new year we wanted to take a look back our our Skills Bridge students programme and achievements from 2025. Last term, Skills Bridge students had the chance to take part in a range of exciting trips and activities that have helped the students build confidence, develop independence, and acquire new skills. […]
Summer residential fun for Skills Bridge learners!
6 August 2025
This year’s Skills Bridge annual residential trip saw our learners heading over to the SCONCE campsite, just outside Baildon, for 2 fun-packed days in nature without a mobile phone or a comfy bed! The activities were organised by the team at Go Wild Outdoors, who put together a busy itinerary to keep everyone entertained. They […]
Our Skills Bridge learners have had a very busy year so far with lots of achievements and memorable occasions. Now we are over half way through the academic year we thought it would be the perfect time to share with you what our learners have been getting up to. Skills bridge students have been very […]
Our Skills bridge learners headed to sunny Scarborough for an end of year treat! All our learners have worked so hard and achieved so much this year. What better way to celebrate than a fun filled day at the seaside! Learners took the train to Scarborough, once they arrived they enjoyed a day of fish […]
The pandemic has been hard for many of us, and has affected us all in different ways. At Skills Bridge we encourage our interns and trainees to learn about and learn from others experiences, and remember that no two people experience things in exactly the same way. We are delighted that Tom, one of our […]
Last week the interns celebrated National Careers Week. The aim of National Careers Week is to support young people, who are soon to be leaving education, think about what they would like to do as a career. This year the interns focused on what their dream job would be. Their answers included the following: working […]
Dylan is a learner on our Skills Bridge Prorgramme as well as a resident at our Brackenley Care Home. We asked Dylan to write a little blog post during his writing classes. The glint of the sun reflecting off the top of fluffy white clouds, the weight of life’s pressures ebbing away as hours stretch […]
James is one of our learners on our Skills Bridge Programme - we asked him to write a short blog post in his writing class about himself and how he has found and is finding the current lockdown. My 19th birthday was spent in lockdown in April 2020. What a disappointment I had nothing to […]
Coming out of the first lockdown meant that companies and businesses were not hiring or taking on people for work placements. This left our Skills Bridge interns with a lot of gaps to fill on their timetables. The idea was to set up a social enterprise that the interns could run, teaching them about designing […]
Staff and learners alike are incredibly proud of James Owen Thomas, a current learner on our Skills Bridge Preparation for Adulthood programme, who recently donated his original artwork, “Over the Rainbow” to his local NHS surgery Feastfield Medical Centre, Pateley Bridge. James’ unique artwork combines his passion for nature and the environment, using waste materials […]
