Why should Businesses work with schools?
Vocational qualifications, apprenticeships, work related learning, enterprise education and work experience are all elements of mainstream education which put business at the heart of pupils’ experiences. Schools want and need business involvement.
There are a whole range of partnership opportunities for businesses wanting to support education. Whatever approach is taken, the most successful programmes are conceived, planned and delivered in partnership with the participating schools.
Business Benefits
- Work to improve pupils’ educational outcomes helps to ensure the availability of a skilled future workforce. Schemes addressing specific skills shortages or providing work experience can even provide direct paths into employment.
- Engaging with schools gives you an opportunity to improve your company’s standing in the local community. A school’s reach goes beyond teachers and pupils to parents, grandparents and extended families.
- Work with schools provides creative opportunities for staff development and can improve staff motivation. School projects are capable of delivering the same benefits as costly corporate training courses, but at a fraction of the cost.
- Employees of companies which support local schools report improved morale and enhanced loyalty to the company.
- Community work can also help with recruitment, helping the company to stand out from the crowd and making it more attractive to the best candidates.
- Creative staff development opportunities
- Positive PR and improved recruitment
