Links with Business
At Derby Moor we recognise the value of forming strong partnerships with a range of employers both at a local, national and global level. We have forged close partnerships with a significant number including: Alstom; Rolls Royce; Toyota; JCB; HSBC; Derbion; Derby County Community Trust (DCCT); The Quad; NHS; Farrer & Co; Network Rail and Cooper Parry.
ALSTOM (former Bombardier)
Amanda Stevenson-Bate from Alstom (former Bombardier) is the school’s Enterprise Advisor and works closely in partnership with Andrew Kilgour, the school’s Careers Leader on areas such as:
To support the leadership team to develop and help implement the Careers Strategy for the school
To support a range of careers events within the school such as mock interviews; mentoring and work experience, all of which help to enhance students’ employability.
Amanda has worked for Alstom in Derby for 5 years and has over 30 years career experience in both Human Resources and People Development working with young people in the development of apprenticeships and graduate schemes into a world of work.
Adrian Rowley | HR Business Partner |
Support Services & Learning and Development
Natalie Yates MIRP | Resourcing Manager
BUILDBASE
The school has developed a positive relationship with Buildbase over the last few years through Business in the Community. Buildbase is a builder’s merchants with over 155 branches in the UK and is part of the Grafton Group plc.
Buildbase has supported Derby Moor by providing expertise around a range of things in particular apprenticeship pathways. This has included giving presentations to students and parents and supporting students with applications. In addition, they have worked closely with the Maths department on a piece of curriculum work with key stage 3 students enabling them to visit a local site and to apply maths skills in some real life scenarios as well as having a tour of the site and taking part in a Q+A session. In addition, Buildbase have helped run an assessment centre experience with Year 12 students giving them a first-hand experience of selection processes. Buildbase also support the work experience programme for Year 12 students and support the schools awards evening.
TEACH FIRST
Teach First is an educational charity, working to address educational inequality and provide a fair education for all. We do this by getting great teachers into the schools that need them most, developing these teachers to become brilliant leaders, and connecting our schools to a network of support, including our ambassador and supporter networks.
Derby Moor Spencer Academy have worked with Teach First since 2013, taking part in multiple Teach First programmes including the Training Programme and the Careers Leader Programme.
Derby Moor Spencer Academy is one of our most engaged partner schools when it comes to engaging with our corporate partners. Across our partnership, we have arranged activity with businesses including DHL, Vodafone, Rolls Royce and PwC.
DHL UK FOUNDATION
The DHL UK Foundation is a registered charity that supports disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Our activities are focused on helping achieve our ambitious new vision – an end to youth unemployment. The GoTeach programme is a global DHL education and employability programme that supports disadvantaged young people to secure employment which is led by the Foundation in the UK.
The programme encourages DHL employees to use their experience to inspire disadvantaged young people about their future careers and help them prepare to enter the workplace. In the UK, the DHL UK Foundation supports GoTeach by developing a variety of meaningful opportunities for colleagues.
Derby Moor Spencer Academy have been engaged in the GoTeach programme since 2018 and have built a strong relationship with DHL over the years. This has included guest lessons, employability skills workshops and support with CV and interview skills. Beyond the GoTeach offer, DHL have supported pupils at Derby Moor with sessions on apprenticeships and mock interviews.
In 2022, 2023 & 2024 the Foundation have invited Derby Moor students to take part in a programme with the Outward Bound Trust. This involves a rigorous selection process where the successful group of students are selected to attend a one week residential at the Outward Bound Trust Centre in Aberdovy, North Wales. In addition, students are supported with a full programme of employability skills preparation.
JCB
Derby Moor has developed a positive relationship with JCB thanks to a link with our alumni Neil Fowkes, HR Manager – Early Careers. JCB is a British multinational manufacturer of equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling, and demolition, founded in 1945 and based in Rocester, Staffordshire.
JCB has supported Derby Moor by providing expertise around a range of things in particular apprenticeship pathways. This has included giving presentations to students about the range and levels of apprenticeships on offer as well as and supporting students with the application process. A direct result of this partnership has been the success of Derby Moor students gaining apprenticeships with JCB.