Last month, six members of staff set off for Mt. Snowdon in their bid to raise £750 for our charitable partner, The Honeypot Children’s Charity. Michelle Lloyd tells us how they got on. Our alarms were set for 5:00am on the Saturday morning so we were ready to leave Lichfield at 6:00am and start the [...]

There has been a lot of chat recently about academies and ‘free schools’ and whether a school’s transition to the status will affect childcare voucher provision. There’s no reason childcare voucher provision should stop, but it will mean a slight change for the school. Academies and ‘free schools’ are essentially the same, and simply put, [...]

I was thrilled to attend and speak at the Top Employers for Working Families Benchmarking and Awards last week. The awards are a fantastic way to celebrate companies who strive to go the extra mile in providing positive working environments, supporting a true work/life balance and championing family-friendly work practices. The companies who attended the [...]

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, CVS are proud to sponsor this year’s Working Families’ ‘Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark and Awards’. Here, Working Families provide an overview of the awards and how they recognise people who go the extra mile to provide a family-friendly work environment. The Awards are now in their [...]

On September 24th 2011, seven CVS relationship managers will be braving Mt. Snowdon to raise money for Honeypot. They’re aiming to reach the summit and raise £750 which will enable a child to visit Honeypot on a respite break, have an afternoon on the Playbus and enjoy Christmas and birthday presents from the charity. Here, [...]