The Wise Group
@thewisegroup.bsky.social
The Wise Group is a social enterprise committed to transforming lives and lifting people out of poverty across the UK. Through Relational Mentoring we enable sustainable change https://www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
A huge thank you to @scotparl.bsky.social
staff and MSPs for welcoming us last week.
We loved showcasing how data-driven insight can drive whole-household solutions to tackle poverty.
Excited to deepen collaboration in communities that need it most!
staff and MSPs for welcoming us last week.
We loved showcasing how data-driven insight can drive whole-household solutions to tackle poverty.
Excited to deepen collaboration in communities that need it most!
May 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A huge thank you to @scotparl.bsky.social
staff and MSPs for welcoming us last week.
We loved showcasing how data-driven insight can drive whole-household solutions to tackle poverty.
Excited to deepen collaboration in communities that need it most!
staff and MSPs for welcoming us last week.
We loved showcasing how data-driven insight can drive whole-household solutions to tackle poverty.
Excited to deepen collaboration in communities that need it most!
Thanks to @reformscotland.bsky.social for the platform.
Too many people experience services as a maze of conditions, referrals and missed opportunities. Poverty isn’t inevitable - but we have to design systems that help people out, not hold them in. Grateful to share our perspective.
Too many people experience services as a maze of conditions, referrals and missed opportunities. Poverty isn’t inevitable - but we have to design systems that help people out, not hold them in. Grateful to share our perspective.
"Too often, people experience services not as a safety net, but as a maze."
Sean Duffy from @thewisegroup.bsky.social writes for the blog on preventing poverty. Read the full article here:
www.reformscotland.com/the-spartacu...
Sean Duffy from @thewisegroup.bsky.social writes for the blog on preventing poverty. Read the full article here:
www.reformscotland.com/the-spartacu...
May 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thanks to @reformscotland.bsky.social for the platform.
Too many people experience services as a maze of conditions, referrals and missed opportunities. Poverty isn’t inevitable - but we have to design systems that help people out, not hold them in. Grateful to share our perspective.
Too many people experience services as a maze of conditions, referrals and missed opportunities. Poverty isn’t inevitable - but we have to design systems that help people out, not hold them in. Grateful to share our perspective.
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It's great to be @tigersgroup.bsky.social The Biology of Belonging conference today! If you're there stop by at our stand and say hello to @mrtncnvn.bsky.social and @thewisegroup.bsky.social 👋
May 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It's great to be @tigersgroup.bsky.social The Biology of Belonging conference today! If you're there stop by at our stand and say hello to @mrtncnvn.bsky.social and @thewisegroup.bsky.social 👋
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Grateful to see @thewisegroup.bsky.social @seanduffy69.bsky.social featured in yesterday's Herald - making the case for a smarter, more relational approach to tackling poverty. Prevention is powerful, and we’re proud to be part of the conversation. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
We need to be smarter about poverty
You won’t often hear a social enterprise Chief Executive say that money isn’t such a big deal, and you’re not going to hear it from me either.…
www.heraldscotland.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Grateful to see @thewisegroup.bsky.social @seanduffy69.bsky.social featured in yesterday's Herald - making the case for a smarter, more relational approach to tackling poverty. Prevention is powerful, and we’re proud to be part of the conversation. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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Wonderful opening to Aberlour’s conference by @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social calling for a values based approach to tackling #childpoverty . We can do better and we must do better. Well done @aberlourcharity.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Wonderful opening to Aberlour’s conference by @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social calling for a values based approach to tackling #childpoverty . We can do better and we must do better. Well done @aberlourcharity.bsky.social
We are delighted to receive £2.2 million in funding from The Scottish Government's Tackling Child Poverty Fund to continue delivering our Relational Mentoring service.
Read all about the service and what the support will mean for our customers here: www.thewisegroup.co.uk/latest-news/... 💙
Read all about the service and what the support will mean for our customers here: www.thewisegroup.co.uk/latest-news/... 💙
March 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We are delighted to receive £2.2 million in funding from The Scottish Government's Tackling Child Poverty Fund to continue delivering our Relational Mentoring service.
Read all about the service and what the support will mean for our customers here: www.thewisegroup.co.uk/latest-news/... 💙
Read all about the service and what the support will mean for our customers here: www.thewisegroup.co.uk/latest-news/... 💙
🌟 Breaking the cycle of poverty 🌟
Our mentors in Glasgow, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire & the Borders help families overcome barriers to work through Connect.
💡 Tackling health, childcare & digital exclusion = brighter futures!
👏 Thanks to our mentors & @DWP! #EmpoweringFamilies
Our mentors in Glasgow, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire & the Borders help families overcome barriers to work through Connect.
💡 Tackling health, childcare & digital exclusion = brighter futures!
👏 Thanks to our mentors & @DWP! #EmpoweringFamilies
January 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🌟 Breaking the cycle of poverty 🌟
Our mentors in Glasgow, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire & the Borders help families overcome barriers to work through Connect.
💡 Tackling health, childcare & digital exclusion = brighter futures!
👏 Thanks to our mentors & @DWP! #EmpoweringFamilies
Our mentors in Glasgow, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire & the Borders help families overcome barriers to work through Connect.
💡 Tackling health, childcare & digital exclusion = brighter futures!
👏 Thanks to our mentors & @DWP! #EmpoweringFamilies
Sean Duffy CEO shares rection to the Scottish Budget "Clarity and long-term thinking are essential to ensure policies deliver real, lasting change. Our insight reports show how relational mentoring shifts the dial in real lives, creating sustainable progress" www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
December 5, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Sean Duffy CEO shares rection to the Scottish Budget "Clarity and long-term thinking are essential to ensure policies deliver real, lasting change. Our insight reports show how relational mentoring shifts the dial in real lives, creating sustainable progress" www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
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Epic evening repping @thewisegroup.bsky.social at US Ambassador residence in London for next phase of#TheMultibank - “Coalition of Compassion “ ✊
December 4, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Epic evening repping @thewisegroup.bsky.social at US Ambassador residence in London for next phase of#TheMultibank - “Coalition of Compassion “ ✊
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‘Each and every day, women like me have to second guess their every move in an attempt to avoid becoming the next headline.’
Great work from Bethel Tesfay on how peer-mentoring schemes on gender-based violence can make women safer.
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475238...
Great work from Bethel Tesfay on how peer-mentoring schemes on gender-based violence can make women safer.
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475238...
Why a peer-mentoring scheme in schools can make life better for women like me
In schools across Scotland, senior pupils are working to change attitudes and tackle violence against women and girls.
www.heraldscotland.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:04 PM
‘Each and every day, women like me have to second guess their every move in an attempt to avoid becoming the next headline.’
Great work from Bethel Tesfay on how peer-mentoring schemes on gender-based violence can make women safer.
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475238...
Great work from Bethel Tesfay on how peer-mentoring schemes on gender-based violence can make women safer.
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475238...
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Over the last 2 days, @thewisegroup.bsky.social delivered Construction Health & Safety course at Castle Huntly fr 15 participants . One, at end of 13yr sentence, passed his 1st ever exam - perfect score! Moments like these) and there are many) evidence impact our colleagues make.🌟 #MakingADifference
November 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Over the last 2 days, @thewisegroup.bsky.social delivered Construction Health & Safety course at Castle Huntly fr 15 participants . One, at end of 13yr sentence, passed his 1st ever exam - perfect score! Moments like these) and there are many) evidence impact our colleagues make.🌟 #MakingADifference
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Concerted plans and investment in evidenced and structured alternatives to custody alongside more in community support needs to be adopted at pace as major route to remedy. @thewisegroup.bsky.social have evidenced this approach .Follow the insight & break the cycle
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
Why releasing prisoners early to ease overcrowding will make Scotland a safer place
We all have a vested interest in making rehabilitation work
www.scotsman.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Concerted plans and investment in evidenced and structured alternatives to custody alongside more in community support needs to be adopted at pace as major route to remedy. @thewisegroup.bsky.social have evidenced this approach .Follow the insight & break the cycle
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
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Great insight from our partner org @nea-ukcharity.bsky.social shining a light on the reality of FP. @thewisegroup.bsky.social 2024 UK Fuel Poverty tracker evidenced similar madethe following recommendations to @gov.scot.web.brid.gy & @teamlabouruk.bsky.social to alleviate 👇. Simple & deliverable🤔
November 27, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Great insight from our partner org @nea-ukcharity.bsky.social shining a light on the reality of FP. @thewisegroup.bsky.social 2024 UK Fuel Poverty tracker evidenced similar madethe following recommendations to @gov.scot.web.brid.gy & @teamlabouruk.bsky.social to alleviate 👇. Simple & deliverable🤔
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My @thewisegroup.bsky.social colleague on @teamlabouruk.bsky.social plans to support people back to work 🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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November 26, 2024 at 1:36 PM
My @thewisegroup.bsky.social colleague on @teamlabouruk.bsky.social plans to support people back to work 🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
So much opportunity ahead🌟Our Breaking Down Barriers to Employment report tackles inactivity. It focuses on root causes—not just symptoms.
Our Connect service strengthens JCP engagement & health link, Mentoring delivers real impact. We’re ready to make the glue stick🧩 www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
Our Connect service strengthens JCP engagement & health link, Mentoring delivers real impact. We’re ready to make the glue stick🧩 www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
November 24, 2024 at 2:54 PM
So much opportunity ahead🌟Our Breaking Down Barriers to Employment report tackles inactivity. It focuses on root causes—not just symptoms.
Our Connect service strengthens JCP engagement & health link, Mentoring delivers real impact. We’re ready to make the glue stick🧩 www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
Our Connect service strengthens JCP engagement & health link, Mentoring delivers real impact. We’re ready to make the glue stick🧩 www.thewisegroup.co.uk/reports/
Fuel fear is complex. Our Relational Mentoring approach helps households change their relationship with energy—emotionally and financially. The energy sector is intricately linked to wider societal issues. Providers are uniquely positioned to help drive change. #socialimpact #fuelfear
Families have paid the price of the energy bill crisis, driven by our reliance on international gas markets.
We are overturning this legacy by investing in homegrown, cleaner energy 🏡
We are overturning this legacy by investing in homegrown, cleaner energy 🏡
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Fuel fear is complex. Our Relational Mentoring approach helps households change their relationship with energy—emotionally and financially. The energy sector is intricately linked to wider societal issues. Providers are uniquely positioned to help drive change. #socialimpact #fuelfear
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Balanced and insightful contribution on #BBCGMS from @fergusmcneill.bsky.social around Early Release . Simple message - move away from prison as a universal solution - resource and do more in the community 🙌 . @thewisegroup.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Balanced and insightful contribution on #BBCGMS from @fergusmcneill.bsky.social around Early Release . Simple message - move away from prison as a universal solution - resource and do more in the community 🙌 . @thewisegroup.bsky.social
Our colleague Julia has been partnering with the Probation service for the last 3 years to identify how our Relational Mentoring approaches and insight can create better engagement with people on probation 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/transf...
Transforming Probation Services – The EPOP Model Offers a Path to Lasting Change and Safer Communities
The Engaging People on Probation (EPOP) initiative - a partnership between the Wise Group and St Giles on behalf of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Ministry of Justice UK - has completed a tra...
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November 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Our colleague Julia has been partnering with the Probation service for the last 3 years to identify how our Relational Mentoring approaches and insight can create better engagement with people on probation 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/transf...
Thank you to @pfokane.bsky.social MSP for visiting our Paisley Hub today. We had a great discussion about innovative solutions to support Scotland’s most vulnerable and enable lasting change.
November 15, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Thank you to @pfokane.bsky.social MSP for visiting our Paisley Hub today. We had a great discussion about innovative solutions to support Scotland’s most vulnerable and enable lasting change.
🎙️Our CEO's latest podcast with Fit For Purpose shares insights on creating real opportunities to lead in sustainable employment, tackle fuel poverty, and build resilient communities. youtu.be/Gb_D60awv40?... @seanduffy69.bsky.social
Sean Duffy from The Wise Group on the justice system and relational mentoring
YouTube video by The Purpose Coalition
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November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
🎙️Our CEO's latest podcast with Fit For Purpose shares insights on creating real opportunities to lead in sustainable employment, tackle fuel poverty, and build resilient communities. youtu.be/Gb_D60awv40?... @seanduffy69.bsky.social