News & Events

  • My Future My Choice - Inspiring Young People

    Nearly four thousand Bristol ten year olds Inspired by Business Volunteers  "The greater failure is not the child who doesn't reach the stars, but the child who has no stars that they feel they are reaching for." Gord more...

  • Malcolm Broad is awarded an MBE

    Malcolm Broad of HSBC has been named in the New Year's Honours List and receives an MBE for his work in education in Bristol.Malcolm is one of the founder directors of ABLAZE and was previously chair of the BrEAZ support group.  He more...

  • Airbus volunteers at Fonthill Primary

    Fonthill Primary is in Southmead, Bristol. The community has many strengths, but it is an area of deprivation, and its children face more than their fair share of challenges. Most importantly they need help with raising their expectations o more...

  • Supporting Enterprise Education at Hartcliffe

    Capture the Market is a business game designed to support Enterprise Education and enable pupils to practice Keyskills. Teams of pupils form a company, with the aim of designing, manufacturing and selling products, to make a profit. The more...

  • Buddy Can you Spare Me a Rhyme?

    The ABLAZE Reading Buddy and Number Partners programme for Primary School children allows a business partner to read or play maths games with a child for 30-minute sessions, weekly or fortnightly. Rolls-Royce has partners working in Millpo more...

  • 250 students take the theme of Abolition 200

    BBC and Watershed worked with 250 GCSE English students using the theme "Abolition 200" as a stimulus for writing, speaking and drama. The BBC provided a real deadline for the students to present outcomes to camera."It was gr more...

  • Celebration Event

    On Friday May 25th, more than 100 schools and businesses came together to celebrate working in partnership across Bristol, here is a synopsis:The very talented Stephanie Broad from Patchway Community College opened the event with a song fro more...

  • Sir Digby Jones congratulates ABLAZE

    Over 100 schools and businesses from across Bristol met together on the 25th May to celebrate the impact of volunteers working with young people and school leadership. Sir Digby Jones, UK Skills Envoy and ex Director General of the CBI del more...

  • Business Support for Healthier Living and Learning

    ABLAZE is working closely with Pru Leith on the Healthy Schools and School Meals strategies to construct a request for support from business to help enrich and improve young people’s attitudes to diet and their learning through and ab more...

  • School cleared for take-off with Rolls-Royce during National Science & Engineering Week

    School cleared for take-off with Rolls-Royce during National Science & Engineering WeekA Bristol primary school has participated in National Science and Engineering Week, thanks to a workshop run by Rolls-Royce.Around 30 Year Six pupils more...

  • Dr Eric Albone receives Japan Society Award

    Eric Albone of the Clifton Scientific Trust is on the Steering Committee of ABLAZE and is actively supporting schools through his Meet a Medic programme. Since 1994 he has made a substantial contribution to the links in science and educatio more...

  • Major Donations from Bristol Businesses

    Three major businesses in Bristol have made donations to ABLAZE in recent months to ensure that its work continues.Rolls-Royce have donated £60,000 towards the management and strategic development of ABLAZE and the money is being used more...