Partnerships


Open for business!


Sam Baker reveals how setting up a sector skills initiative at his secondary school has benefitted students, businesses and teachers, while also contributing an income


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uilding partnerships is advantagous to your school for engaging with businesses in different sectors: ongoing


links can be made and managed within departments rather than left solely to the Careers Coordinator. For example, our engineering business partners work closely with the STEM Coordinator and students within STEM subjects; our digital skills partners work with the Head of ICT and computer science students; and creative arts organisations with the department heads for art, music, dance, drama, etc. This provides


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is a clear point of contact between a business partner and the school – generally, a head of department – although any link with a designated member of school staff is a bonus for businesses when it comes to getting projects up and running. Secondly, there is a much better


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by their enjoyment of the subject. Finally, the quality of engagement


is much higher, as the conversations between businesses and teaching staff are focused on the real needs of all stakeholders: employers, teachers and students. All this adds up to an excellent level of service for business partners looking for talented young apprentices or trainees.


Networking events Our networking breakfast meetings are now run along sector themes, where every month or two we invite companies in each of the sectors to meet the students interested in jobs


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