LANSS was delighted to sponsor two students to do their Centre for Leadership Performance Dream Placement at Wild Garsdale Pike. This is a charity that works with young people to give them a voice and the opportunity to explore conservation and environmental issues whilst gaining practical conservation and research experience. Why not take a look at the Placement Week Film, showcasing some of the 2026 placements and including student and host company interviews. There are a few Land and Nature Placements represented, but if you take a look at 9 minutes 25 seconds, you will see the Wild Garsdale Pike entry. Will and Sophie were tasked with creating a 6 month long social media campaign to promote the outdoors and volunteering opportunites at somewhere like Garsdale Pike to other young people like themselves. It is a lovely showcase of a supporting role that is much needed in the land and nature sector.
LANSS continues to be part of the Wheels to Work Advisory group and are pleased to report that there was a great response to the employer and employee survey with some really useful data to inform the project plan going forward. To ensure a complete picture, we have rolled out a further survey,…
The UK's first World Food Prize Institute brought together aspiring young leaders aged 15-18 for a day of inspiring presentations both from guests and with the students themselves each presenting about their particular area of research. In advance of the event the students had researched and…
Another update kindly shared by Northumberland College covering key points from Post 16 Skills White Paper, Schools White Paper, SEND Reforms and Level 3 Qualification Reforms as relevant to employers in the land based sector in terms of the impact on the workforce of the future.
Transport challenges can make it harder for businesses to recruit and retain staff, especially in rural areas. They can also limit opportunities for people who want to work but can’t reliably access transport. Wheels to Work (WTW) has been created to address this issue and aims to support rural…
