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Academy prioritises employability
Top Berkshire school set to be one of first to gain important quality standard.
The Langley Academy in Slough is putting the future work prospects of its students’ at the centre of its curriculum offer. It is aiming to become one of the first schools in the country accredited with Business Ready™ – IEBE’s quality award, that recognises a school’s contribution to developing young people’s employability.
The school, founded in September 2008 as a new 11-18 mixed academy, is sponsored by the Arbib Foundation, and has a specialism in science education. It is also an ‘Arkwright School’ – encouraging high achieving students to take up engineering or technological careers.
John Goodyear, Head of Vocational Learning & Careers at the school, who is heading up the application said:
“For our students, exposure to the world of work is more important now than it has ever been. At 16 or 18 their education doesn’t just stop and their life of employment start. There is nothing contradictory about providing a high quality education and preparing young people for the world of work. We start that process in Year 7 and this quality award will mean we can ensure both sides are even more integrated.”
Principal Peter Blewett added:
“Good schools have always recognised the need to blend a curriculum offer that results in students achieving well in core subjects and developing the skills and attitudes employers need. Operating to the highest possible standard in all aspects of our teaching and learning is important to us, and so for a school that already has links with local employers, applying for this award was a natural progression for us. We want not only to receive recognition for our effective business relationships, but to improve them.”
Business Ready™ is the quality standard to assess and recognise schools’ contribution to developing young people’s employability. It is part of IEBE’s Platform for Excellence™, which comprises quality standards for all individuals and organisations, and sits alongside its sister award for businesses – Education Ready™.
Schools who meet the standard are able to work more effectively with businesses to embed employability in the curriculum, maximise the potential of their business relationships, and help young people prepare for productive and fulfilling working lives.
Siemens commits to new employability standard
Engineering giant commits to new quality standard designed to improve young people’s employability.
Siemens, one of the UK’s leading engineering companies, is aiming to be one of the first employers in the country to achieve Education Ready™ status – the new quality standard that recognises a business’s contribution to developing young people’s employability.
The company, which employs over 13,000 people across 80 locations, specialises in providing engineering solutions to the energy and healthcare sectors, and major city infrastructure and regeneration projects.
The company’s Manchester office is currently working to achieve the standard, and aims to have all sites accredited by the end of 2013.
Businesses who are Education Ready™ are able to work more effectively with schools to embed employability in the curriculum, maximise the potential of their school relationships, and help young people prepare for productive and fulfilling working lives.
Brenda Yearsley, the company’s School & Education Development Manager says, the decision to become Education Ready™ was driven by a desire to have greater impact from their programmes and projects:
“Over the last 10 years we have made significant investments in our school relationships, and we are immensely proud of what we have done to support the employability of young people. However, we always strive to do better. We believe that working to achieve this important standard will be the best way to improve what we do – it will make our programmes, practices and people even more effective.”
Education Ready™ is part of IEBE’s Platform for Excellence™, which comprises quality standards for all individuals and organisations who develop young people’s employability. It complements its sister award for schools – Business Ready™.
Girls’ school prioritises employability
Leading Humber school is aiming to be one of the first to gain important quality standard.
Newland School for Girls in Hull wants to be one of the first schools in the country to become accredited as Business Ready™ – IEBE’s employability quality award, that recognises a school’s contribution to developing young people’s employability.
The school, located on Cottingham Road, near Hull University, is an 11-16 comprehensive, with specialisms in mathematics and computing.
Head Teacher Angela Martinson explains that the decision for the school to apply for the standard was a logical one:
“Hull is ranked 5th in the list of UK cities most affected by the recession, so given these challenging local economic conditions, it is vitally important that our students develop employability skills to enable them to secure sustainable employment. Over the past few years, we have developed some outstanding relationships with over 100 local employers. Achieving this standard will mean we will be able to get even more from these critical connections.”
Vivian Carass, Careers Coordinator at the school, who is leading the application added:
“At Newland we view our links with local businesses as a key element of our curriculum offer. We believe preparation for the world of work is part of a good education, and we would be letting out students down if we did not give them all them skills and experience they need to progress beyond school. I am looking forward to working through the new quality standard by auditing our current work and looking at how it can enhance our programmes and practice.”
Business Ready™ is the quality standard to assess and recognise schools’ contribution to developing young people’s employability. It is part of IEBE’s Platform for Excellence™, which comprises quality standards for all individuals and organisations, and sits alongside its sister award for businesses – Education Ready™.
Schools who meet the standard are able to work more effectively with businesses to embed employability in the curriculum, maximise their the potential of their business relationships, and help young people prepare for productive and fulfilling working lives.
EnterpriseMouchel invests in young people’s employability
Leading engineering company commits to achieving new quality standard for developing young people’s employability.
EnterpriseMouchel Ltd, one of the UK’s leading engineering companies, is aiming to be one of the first employers in the country to achieve Education Ready™ – the new quality standard that recognises a business’s contribution to developing young people’s employability.
The company, which employs over 1,300 staff – including engineers, surveyors, and project managers - specialises in providing integrated highways network management services to the public sector. From the Transport for London (South) Contract, based in Croydon, it currently works with around 77 schools and colleges each year, across 9 London Boroughs, and is the first of its sites to apply for the standard.
As Gary Burt, Community Engagement Manager explains, the decision to become Education Ready™ was a simple one:
“At EnterpriseMouchel we’re proud of our track record in working with local schools and supporting the employability of young people. Having them better prepared for the world of work is absolutely critical to our business. We are always looking to improve what we do, and are extremely excited about the potential of this quality standard and how it can benefit our employees, our partner schools, and of course, their students.”
Managing Director Dave Wright agrees:
“As a nation, our future prosperity depends on businesses working with schools to raise students’ aspirations and ambitions. Achieving this standard will mean EnterpriseMouchel is playing its part. Our employees will be better prepared and equipped to make the most of their relationships with teachers and students. Our site in Croydon is just the start. We’re aiming for all our contracts around the country to achieve this recognised external award.”
Education Ready™ is part of IEBE’s Platform for Excellence™, which comprises quality standards for all individuals and organisations who develop young people’s employability. It complements its sister award for schools – Business Ready™.
Businesses who meet the standard are able to work more effectively with schools to embed employability in the curriculum, maximise the potential of their school relationships, and help young people prepare for productive and fulfilling working lives.
Malet Lambert School to become Business Ready™
Malet Lambert School, Hull
Malet Lambert School in Hull is aiming to be one of the first in the country to become accredited with Business Ready™- IEBE’s employability quality award.
As Stephen Logan, Business Champion at the school and Hull’s Enterprising Teacher of the Year 2011 explains, the decision to apply for the accreditation was a simple one, for both him and the school:
“At Malet Lambert we are committed to employability, enterprise education and global careers ambitions for all our learners. Having students better prepared for the world of work is a necessary part of being a good school. We are extremely excited about the potential of this quality standard and how it can benefit our pupils, giving them a great opportunity to broaden their horizons and experiences with businesses.”
Head Teacher Jane Disbrey agrees:
“It is vitally important that our students develop employability and enterprise skills that will enable them to work in a global environment. The standard shows the importance of working with the business community to raise student’s aspirations and ambitions and we are very pleased to be working with Humber EBP - IEBE’s Approved™ provider – to achieve it.”
Business Ready™is the quality standard to assess and recognise schools’ contribution to developing young people’s employability. It is part of IEBE’s Platform for Excellence™, which comprises quality standards for all individuals and organisations, and sits alongside its sister award for businesses – Education Ready™.
Schools who meet the standard are able to work more effectively with businesses to embed employability in the curriculum, maximise their business relationships, and help young people prepare for productive and fulfilling working lives.
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