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Welcome. Shona Duncan Head of Education, Employment and Skills. Cllr Christopher Akers-Belcher Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council and Combined Authority Portfolio Holder for Education , Employment and Skills. Shona Duncan Head of Education, Employment and Skills.
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Shona Duncan Head of Education, Employment and Skills
Cllr Christopher Akers-Belcher Leader of HartlepoolBorough Council and Combined Authority Portfolio Holder for Education, Employment and Skills
Shona Duncan Head of Education, Employment and Skills
Cubic & bishopsgarth school working together TeesValleyCareers.com Showcase Event – March 2019
Year long programme of support • Phase 1 - Building business and work of work awareness • Introduction to Cubic talk • Cubic site visit • World of work talks (BD, PM, Engetc) • Phase 2 – the “Project” • Set the challenge • Workshops for each discipline • Student presentations • Awards event • Other; • Careers fayre • Apprenticeship talk
BENEFITS FOR cubic Employees Chance to support local school, college or wider community Development Opportunities Build relationships and wider network Gain experience as a role model to young people Contribute to our local area Motivating young people to feel positive in making decisions concerning their future Providing inspiration and awareness of careers and opportunities Work experience and preparation for working life Organisation Cultural benefits Opportunity for employees to develop new skills Raise profile and build reputation
Links to benchmarks • Benchmark 2 – Labour market information • Benchmark 3 – Raising aspirations & challenging stereotypes • Benchmark 4 – Linking curriculum learning (STEM) to careers • Benchmark 5 – Encounters with employers and employability skills • Benchmark 6 – Experience of a work place
Benefits to school • A long-term project to improve engagement, where students are going to see an end result • Highlight to students multiple aspects of a business, how it operates and the different roles involved • Positive response from parents, supporting the students in seeing more of Teesside and working off site • Raising aspirations for students and linking the world of work to the curriculum • Not just another generic task, but something that has built excitement within the students due to how we can map out the full project
Thank-you Any Questions?
Julie Barker Careers Leader Julie Harrison Business Advisor for TCC Y9 and Y10 students Josie Hanlon Evie Martin Ellis Crosby Holly Kendle • Key Focus: • Benchmark 3: Addressing the needs of each pupil • Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees • Benchmark 6: Experiences of workplaces
Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees Event: Y11 Secret Friend: January 2018 • Business Advisor Ann Stonehouse arranged for employers to come into school. • Used the Tees Valley ‘Shout Out’ form for more employers • Employees went into classrooms and observed pupils. • Feedback given to pupils. • Impact for 2019 • Secret Employer to be repeated with Y10 and Y8. • Developed students confidence with employers. • Made students aware of their impressions on employers.
Benchmark 6: Experiences of workplaces Event: Workplace Visit 2018 • During work experience week • Students who had not secured a placement offered a workplace trip. • This was organised by Trinity Business Advisor - Julie Harrison • AV Dawson • Wilton Engineering • Nature’s Treasures Activity Centre Impact: All students in Y10 given the chance of a meaningful experience of a workplace by the end of Y11.
British values focus day - Democracy day Parliament in Trinity... We heard campaigns from a variety of sources: • Tony Maxwell -funding for education • Jonathan Elmer -funding environmental projects • Julie Harrison - businesses • Charlie Rooney- local authority • Ann Stonehouse- small businesses and voluntary sector support • Dr Davies- Cleveland heart fund and other health projects
Outcomes of the day • The winning campaign for all year 9 students was the Cleveland heart foundation. • It showed the importance of using the democratic right to vote for the future. • Meaningful encounters with the employers during the campaign process. • It allowed us to be interested in social and entrepreneurial businesses.