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What do the next ten years have in store for us at Beatbullying? We spend a lot of time trying to think ahead in terms of what will work well for us as an organisation and what will work best for our stakeholders.
The welfare and well-being of the young people we work with is of the utmost importance to us. As a children's charity, we have a particular responsibility for example, to consider how the exponential development of the internet will impact on the lives of those young people we work with. How do we ensure our young people are safe online?
We believe in putting measures in place that best support our staff in all areas of their lives. It's accepted that women take considerable maternity leave, but why should men not have decent paternity leave made available to them? John Quinn, our Development Director, recently took three months paternity leave when his son George was born. It was the right thing to do to give him and his new family time to settle and bond together.
Beatbullying is spearheading apprenticeship schemes in our sector. Apprenticeships are high-quality training programmes for those who want to develop their prospects and career.
We see them as a strong contributor to our ability to attract and retain good people. The benefit of this cannot be over-emphasized; investing in our staff is crucial. If, God forbid, one of our staff becomes seriously ill, we want to be able to show them the financial support they actually deserve.
