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Big Ideas Competition 2021 National Finalists!

Big Ideas Competition 2021 National Finalists!

We are pleased to announce the 13 National Finalists for the Solutions for the Planet Big Ideas Competition 2021. Between September 2020 and March 2021, in the midst of a global pandemic that made every week uncertain, more than 1800 young people across the UK...
Lessons learnt through Lockdown

Lessons learnt through Lockdown

As we gently ease out of lockdown, I’m looking forward to spending more time with friends and family, picking up some of my old hobbies, buying some new (or, in my case, charity shop) clothes, getting a haircut and lots more. Still, it’s also crucial to...
What mentoring young people has taught me…

What mentoring young people has taught me…

Before coming to work for Solutions for the Planet I worked for one of our previous Business Partners and mentored on the Big Ideas Programme for four years. I found the mentoring experience unbelievably rewarding, personally, as a professional and as part of my...
Big Ideas Days – Out of the Box!

Big Ideas Days – Out of the Box!

How does an organisation that goes into schools to work with young people, teachers and mentors, continue in the face of a pandemic that requires us all to work from home, socially distance and exist in bubbles?  By thinking “Out of the Box” of course...