Business Community

Business Community

At Rawlins, we are very keen to get our pupils and students to engage with careers in a practical way. We have found they gain a valuable insight into the world of work from external employers.  We are very interested in getting local employers in to engage with students/pupils, bringing areas of study and work to life.

If you would be able to offer us any support by providing work placements, sharing your experiences in a particular industry or career, or are able to support one of our career events, please contact our Career Coordinators in the first instance.

Beverley West

Sally Cooper

At the 5th International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training: 2018

https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/5th-international-conference-onemployer-engagement-in-education-and-training-2018/

• Boosting young people’s understanding of jobs and careers, broadening and raising career aspirations and supporting young people to make decisions of what to study, where to study, and how hard to study.
• Providing the knowledge and skills demanded by the contemporary labour market.  Helping young people to build the skills that modern workplaces need, such as creative problem solving and team working.
• Providing the knowledge and skills demanded for successful school-to-work transitions Giving young people relevant work experiences as well as practical insights into how recruitment processes work and contemporary workplaces operate.
• Enriching education, underpinning pupil attainment using employers to support teaching resources for the classroom, and helping young people to see the connection between what they learn at school and employment outcomes.

Source: Employer engagement in education: insights from international evidence for effective practice and future research (2018)

Employer engagement in education: insights from international evidence for effective practice and future research

Please see attached booklet on the kind of activities that employers have been doing with schools produced by the LLEP Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership

East Midland Chamber

Rawlins Academy has become a member of East Midlands Chamber , this is the largest business representation organisation in the East Midlands. By taking up the Chamber Schools Member, it will provide Rawlins Academy a great platform to enable us to make business connections that can help our students, which is a fantastic opportunity for us all.

The Chamber wants closely with schools in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire to help enrich the education of students and to enhance their employability skills.

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