Apprenticeships are transforming the way people start and build their careers. During National Apprenticeships Week, we’re celebrating the real-life experiences of five of our current and former apprentices who have built successful careers in a range of roles. Apprenticeships offer opportunities to develop industry-specific skills in a busy work environment while receiving structured training and…
Four properties in Croydon owned by the John Whitgift Foundation have been let to new tenants, generating income that will support the Foundation’s bursary programme and sheltered accommodation for older people in the community. Properties on North End and George Street have been leased to three businesses: Holland and Barrett, Tooth Club, Shah’s Halal Foodstalls,…
Residents and staff from Whitgift House in Croydon have taken part in a service to mark 40 years of the care home’s chapel. The chapel, on Brighton Road in South Croydon, opened in 1985, having been dedicated by the then Archbishop of Canterbury in the previous year. The chapel was built as a new facility…