Reginald Spears attributes his success as a teacher to the fact it combines two things he showed an affinity for early in life: music, and helping others figure stuff out. That, and his mother pushing him years ago to apply for a Golden Apple college scholarship for future educators. Spears would go on to receive that scholarship and, on Thursday, he was named one of the 2021 winners of the .
The Nottingham Building Society has donated £50,000 to three organisations that work to give career aspirations to young people.
In addition to the donation, The Nottingham is providing access to the experience and advice of its team members via virtual volunteering opportunities and other online resources to the organisations – ThinkForward, the National Literacy Trust and Framework.
Young people who take part in ThinkForward’s five-year coaching programme in six secondary schools in Nottingham will benefit from a £30,000 donation by The Nottingham.
The funds will pay for some of the charity’s Ready For Work programme activities, including business mentoring and digital confidence sessions for 300 young people aged 13-18.
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FinTech, a combination of “Finance” and “Technology,” is a current hot-button word. Whether in relation to the recent stock market events that brought meme lovers and at-home day traders together to create waves on Wall Street or to companies revolutionizing the personal banking space, the word encapsulates a diverse and dynamic industry.
“FinTech” originally described the technology utilized by companies, business owners, and consumers to improve their management, operations, processes, and development. More recently, however, the shift from large brick-and-mortar financial institutions to more consumer-oriented online services has also broadened the definition to include several different industries, and FinTech now includes a variety of companies in spaces as seemingly dissimilar as education, food, investment banking, retail, real estate, insurance, and cryptocurrency.