With the current disruption to schools, this National Careers Week highlights challenges for us at ELBA and many student-facing staff on how to engage students in employability activity amidst Covid-19.

The onset of the pandemic has exacerbated financial inequalities. For young people, it has led to months without schooling, with most studying from home with varied resources and varied access to the internet and electronic devices.

To tackle this, ELBA and the BIG Alliance are proud to have recently launched and adapted our 2020/21 Mentoring Works programme to ensure we continue to support students that need it most.

BIG Alliance and East London Business Alliance are here for the community and business as we all face the challenges of COVID-19 together. We are responding to the needs of Islington and east London community partners and business members by offering more remote volunteering opportunities, employment support and fundraising, as we all have to adjust.