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Being part of our business support network will provide you moments of great satisfaction but striving to make a difference can also be an exciting challenge! Having employers like you helping to inspire young minds and transform attitudes through a range of activities and opportunities is the foundation of an excellent careers programme as set out by the:
Being part of our business support network will provide you moments of great satisfaction but striving to make a difference can also be an exciting challenge! Having employers like you helping to inspire young minds and transform attitudes through a range of activities and opportunities is the foundation of an excellent careers programme as set out by the:
Gatsby Benchmarks and Careers Development Institute Framework.
Gatsby Benchmarks and Careers Development Institute Framework.
The 8 Gatsby Benchmarks are:
1. A stable careers programme
1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from careers and labour market information
2. Learning from careers and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each student
3. Addressing the needs of each student
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experiences of workplaces
6. Experiences of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance
8. Personal guidance
Careers Development Institute Framework:
Careers Development Institute Framework:
Connecting With Us:
Connecting With Us:
Winton Community Academy has the benefit of a key business volunteer who works with us on a strategic level, encouraging the development of our careers programme and connecting us to the business community across the county. This role is recognised nationally as an Enterprise Adviser (EA).
Winton Community Academy has the benefit of a key business volunteer who works with us on a strategic level, encouraging the development of our careers programme and connecting us to the business community across the county. This role is recognised nationally as an Enterprise Adviser (EA).
Our current EA is Philip Richards, and he would be delighted to have a chat with you, especially if you could potentially offer work experience opportunities for our students, inspire them about future career possibilities in your organisations, or encourage them to develop the skills and mindsets to prepare them for the world of work.
Our current EA is Philip Richards, and he would be delighted to have a chat with you, especially if you could potentially offer work experience opportunities for our students, inspire them about future career possibilities in your organisations, or encourage them to develop the skills and mindsets to prepare them for the world of work.
Ways Employers can support us:
Ways Employers can support us:
· Connect with one of our Careers Champions in a specific subject area
· Connect with one of our Careers Champions in a specific subject area
· Be part of our Mock interviews with Year 10 or 11 students and help them structure their CVs
· Be part of our Mock interviews with Year 10 or 11 students and help them structure their CVs
· Get involved in extracurricular clubs and activities
· Get involved in extracurricular clubs and activities
· Give an inspiring talk based on your industry or job role
· Give an inspiring talk based on your industry or job role
· Provide a coaching/mentoring service through a structured programme
· Provide a coaching/mentoring service through a structured programme
· Run a hands-on workshop with activities relating to your area of expertise
· Run a hands-on workshop with activities relating to your area of expertise
· Be part of our discussions about pathways after school, eg apprenticeships
· Be part of our discussions about pathways after school, eg apprenticeships
· Help champion specific issues and challenge barriers in the workplace around gender
· Help champion specific issues and challenge barriers in the workplace around gender
stereotyping, disability etc
stereotyping, disability etc
· Help bring a subject lesson to life by linking it to your industry
· Help bring a subject lesson to life by linking it to your industry
· Offer a work experience placement for students at your business premises
· Offer a work experience placement for students at your business premises
· Become an ambassador supporting employment routes for young people with special educational
· Become an ambassador supporting employment routes for young people with special educational
needs and disabilities and offer a work experience placement that is co-supported by the school
needs and disabilities and offer a work experience placement that is co-supported by the school
· Provide a Supported Internship opportunity
· Provide a Supported Internship opportunity
What to expect...
What to expect...
By getting involved you will not only be supporting future workforce development and helping to broaden the minds of the young people but you will also be developing new skills for your staff, forging community links and building a positive profile for your company.
By getting involved you will not only be supporting future workforce development and helping to broaden the minds of the young people but you will also be developing new skills for your staff, forging community links and building a positive profile for your company.
We will support you throughout your visit to us at Winton Community Academy to ensure we maximise the use of your valuable time.
We will support you throughout your visit to us at Winton Community Academy to ensure we maximise the use of your valuable time.
· Be your main point of contact for all enquiries
· Be your main point of contact for all enquiries
· Organise pre-meets/discussions/information for activities you sing up to
· Organise pre-meets/discussions/information for activities you sing up to
· Provide you details of the local arrangements including parking, facilities and our safeguarding policy.
· Provide you details of the local arrangements including parking, facilities and our safeguarding policy.
· Conduct a short evaluation with you to ensure we are getting things right.
· Conduct a short evaluation with you to ensure we are getting things right.
· With your permission add you to our network and keep you up to date with future activities.
· With your permission add you to our network and keep you up to date with future activities.
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