News and experiences from UK justice, including courts, YOTs, Probation offices, practitioner recruitment and training.
Category: Life In The Office
Backstop’s Presentation Skills workshop for Fairbridge’s ‘Employ Me’ week
23 Aug 2010, 1:44 pm | Written by Backstop
By Sharlene Last week I visited the Fairbridge centre in Kennington to host a training workshop for a group of young people as part of Fairbridge’s ‘Employ Me’ week. The training was aimed at developing their presentation skills; something we … Continue reading
Backstop volunteers for Fairbridge’s Community Sports Leadership Award
20 Aug 2010, 2:13 pm | Written by Backstop
Myself and four members of our Recruitment team went down to Fairbridge in Hackney to offer ourselves as a team of willing participants to a group of young people in the hope that they could lead us through a series … Continue reading
The Backstop Winter Party 2009
9 Dec 2009, 5:12 pm | Written by Leila
You could hear a collective groan at 9am on Friday morning as all the Backstop staff arrived at the office armed with giant coffees, bacon sarnies and Red Bull…but the hangover was well worth it. Yes, this was the aftermath … Continue reading
Backstop is proud to receive its Investors in People Award
13 Nov 2009, 4:18 pm | Written by Naomi
By Naomi Finally, the day had arrived – the Investors in People celebration event. I know it’s not everyone’s idea of fun, but I have to admit that I was really looking forward to celebrating the achievement of Backstop obtaining … Continue reading
Fish for April 1st
3 Apr 2009, 9:46 am | Written by sarah
Every now and again we like to send out a little something to criminal justice practitioners working out in Backstop placements just to show that we care and to remind them that we are there if they need any help. … Continue reading
Fortune favours the bold……………. and those with a strategy
11 Mar 2009, 5:10 pm | Written by Naomi
Some people use the terms ‘strategy’ and ‘plan’ interchangeably, but when I use the term ‘strategy’ I mean what you need to do to achieve an overall aim; and when I use the word plan, I mean how you implement … Continue reading
IT’S ALL IN THE MIND! – Dispelling the myths on youth crime
20 Feb 2009, 2:46 pm | Written by Effia
Many members of Backstop’s Recruitment Team have experience of working in Youth Justice/Probation. However we also have some new team members with experience in other areas, and for those of us who fall into that category a workshop on Youth … Continue reading
10 years’ practice makes perfect
13 Feb 2009, 2:52 pm | Written by Naomi
Apparently, it’s been scientifically proven that if you put in the time and effort, any one of us is able to become a genius. Even Edison knew that genius was 1% inspiration, 29% good instruction and 70% perspiration. Think for … Continue reading
Feeling blue might not be such a bad thing……Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) workshop
2 Feb 2009, 3:17 pm | Written by Leila
We at Backstop recently attended a wonderfully insightful session aimed at discovering our personal strengths in terms of how we relate to others in both day-to-day situations and during conflict. This was measured via the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) test. … Continue reading
Professional v fun
23 Jan 2009, 12:00 pm | Written by Naomi
Luckily, you don’t have to make a choice between the two. It is possible for work to be enjoyable and productive at the same time. Sounds like a contradiction, but fun in the workplace is a serious matter. Admittedly, there … Continue reading
