Travelling Home for Christmas | Robson Laidler Christmas Video 2022- Featuring Building Self-Belief
The Building Self-belief team were delighted to be invited to take part in the Robson Laidler Christmas video, which this year is a parody of Chris Rea’s 'Driving Home for Christmas' video, with a sustainability theme. We performed along with the County Durham Community Foundation and Oases Housing.Robson Laidler has a carbon reduction strategy to halve all CO2 emissions by 2030 and cut emissions to zero before 2050. Living sustainably is one of the key aims of Building Self-Belief and we wholeheartedly support them in their endeavour.Please enjoy the video, and feel free to share it!
Wellbeing / May 30th, 2025
Employability / May 30th, 2025
A Visit from the Centre for Social Justice
On Tuesday 13th May, our Harton Academy boys’ wellbeing and aspirations group had a wonderful visit from Dan Lilley, senior researcher at The Centre for Social Justice.
Fundraising / July 31st, 2026
Hadrian's Wall Challenge 2026
On the 17th May 2026, three of our team, Peter, Grace, Sophie and Louis hiked 22k across Hadrian's Wall to raise money for Building Self-Belief!! This challenge was tough and rewarding, it combines the joy of our local history with a physical and mental challenge, and we are truly grateful for your support.We riased nealry £900, thank you to everyone for their contributions. All donations go towards supporting some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the North East.
Employability / May 29th, 2021
North Durham Academy | Bridging the Gap Between Education and Work
Sixth Form students at North Durham Academy, Stanley, Co Durham, took part in our Bridging the Gap Between Education and Work programme. This programme is designed to enhance their employability skills, and raise their aspirations. It was a huge success!