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In an increasingly skilled and competitive global marketplace Norfolk businesses need to be sure of getting the qualified young entrants they will need for the future.

We work with Schools

to encourage them to develop their understanding of industry’s needs through classroom and business-based activities and to arrange Professional Development placements for school staff to develop their experience in the community, in industry and in business.

We work with Businesses

to encourage them to get involved in a wide range of programmes in schools and the classroom so students get a first-hand insight into the varied opportunities in the world of work

We host Norfolk Setpoint

and provide hands-on activities to primary school pupils to help them learn about science, technology, engineering and maths. We also set up links between high school teachers and local businesses and organisations to help them with teaching particular parts of the curriculum

We manage and deliver:

the annual Work Experience Programme, which gives more than 9,000 young people each year a chance to spend time with a Norfolk Business.

We sponsor:

the Best Industry/Education Link category in the annual EDP (Eastern Daily Press) Business Awards.

The Exchange
3 Fitzmaurice Court
Station Road
Wymondham
Norfolk
NR18 0NN

Tel: 01953 601439
Fax: 01953 601146

Email:

info@norfolk-exchange.org.uk

Recent articles

Stock Market Challenge 2008 (in: Fantasy Shares League) Jul 4, 2008: It's a bear market! Here's a picture gallery of some of the students participating in the 2008 Stock Market Challenge as traders and staff.

Work experience (in: for Schools) Jun 6, 2008: Two new downloadable pdfs from the DCSF on work-related learning.

Fancy a trip to the US? (in: for Schools) May 14, 2008: Young Engineers is looking for six young people aged 16-18 to go to New York, but the deadline for entries is May 31!

WRL Excellence Awards for schools (in: for Schools) May 14, 2008: Find out how to access a grant from The Exchange towards your first application for accreditation

Professional Development Placements 2008 (in: Professional Development Placements) May 5, 2008: What you can do on a PDP and how it can help in the classroom - a report on some of the placements school staff have been involved in this year.

Satisfied "customers"

"My mentor has helped me to understand why I need to do well at school ....Talking to him really makes sense. He also arranged for me to visit his workplace and meet people he works with."

(Nick, aged 15)

"Providing work experience placements is a genuine win:win. Every student we have from school encourages us to do it again and it's such a great training opportunity for our own staff."

(local employer)

"I thought I knew about journalism, but that amazing frenetic atmosphere has to be experienced to be appreciated ... This visit has given me so much additional information for my Arts and Media Groups."

(Norfolk teacher following a visit to the EDP offices)