Visit our Schools and Colleges 18-22 October 2010
The idea of the campaign is simple - across England, head teachers and principals are inviting senior people from private, public and third sector employers to visit their schools and colleges to find out first-hand about how employers can actively and directly engage with education on a local level. It will be a chance to have a practical discussion about what young people need to give them the best start in life, and how employers can help through careers education, work experience, mentoring, governors and a range of other volunteering activities for their staff.
Amid the economic challenges facing us all, the campaign offers a wonderful opportunity to celebrate what employers and schools are doing together to make a real difference for our young people and inspire many more employers to follow their lead.
Over 700 schools and colleges, of all types, are taking part and numbers are increasing rapidly. Hundreds of employers from all over the country, including over 102 chief executives and chairmen from many of the UK’s leading companies, have accepted the invite and will be visiting schools and colleges around the country.
Taking part in Visit our Schools and Colleges week is free to everyone and only requires 1 or 2 hours in the week of 18-22 October. To take part register at http://www.educationandemployers.org/news-and-events.aspx
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is supporting the Visit our Schools and Colleges campaign because we know from experience that young people benefit academically and socially from face-to-face contact with employers from all sectors. The activity can be as diverse as one-to-one mentoring over months, internships, one off workplace visits or mock job interviews but young people thrive and develop when faced with real world people in real world scenarios.” Brian Lightman, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
The Visit our Schools and Colleges campaign is a very welcome initiative which the TUC and union movement are glad to support. Young people want to know more about the world of work and unions are well placed to help them. Union leaders, officers and representatives have always been glad to take up invitations to go into schools and talk - and listen - to young people.” Brendan Barber, General Secretary, TUC
“As a charity that supports literacy and numeracy one-to-one tuition at primary schools we have seen first hand how business volunteers can help motivate children to reach their potential. We have partnerships with companies including Barclays who play number games with children and help to make maths and learning fun. This additional resource also provide positive role models, giving children an insight into the world of work and aspiring to consider careers that they may have considered out of the reach. Therefore, we endorse Visit Our Schools and Colleges week and hope that it becomes an annual event.” Jeanette Grose, Director of Operations and Development at the Every Child a Chance Trust
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