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Alderman Peel High School’s link with the Holkham Estate has picked up the EDP's best industry/education link award 2008.
Judges commended them for a “fine example of how schools and businesses can develop a warm friendship and mutually rewarding partnership"
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October 2008:
The DCSF has just published a new guide for employers on work experience
You can download a copy here
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The Exchange is looking for employers to help students aged 14 - 19 from the county's Special Schools learn about the world of work.
Click here to find out more and contact us if you can help
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Here's a bid by Improve, the Food and Drink industry's skills council to boost the industry's partnerships with schools:
The Food and Drink Schools challenge - a new teaching resource available on CD ROM - and it's Free
More details here
and click here to learn more about how the Exchange is helping the Hospitality Industry to get involved in the new Hospitality Diploma
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Employers often talk about the skills shortage in the UK and that’s what The Norfolk Exchange is set up to help change. But to succeed we need to work in partnership so we welcome businesses getting involved and we value your help.
- Tell us where the shortages are in your industry. What skills do you need now and in the future?
Why not volunteer the services of people in your organisation to help us to help schools enthuse children about working in your industry in the future?
You could:
- Invite young people to come into your workplace and show them the kinds of work they could do Encourage staff to volunteer some time as mentors to students
- Invite students to shadow a member of staff so they can really understand the world of work
- Set a challenge in our Farm and Food Challenge if you’re part of that industry
- Suggest ideas for projects that will enthuse and excite the next generation of workers? Share them with us.
- Invite teachers and other school staff into your workplace for a day as part of their professional development programme
We’ll help smooth the process by talking to you, learning about you then introducing you to schools that you can work with.
Our advisers are available to help you (and schools) set up or join a project or a mentoring programme and to be on hand while it’s going on.
Read a summary of the DCSF guide to work-related learning
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Contact us to find out more about how we can help your business prepare for the future now
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