ENTERPRISE ADviser newsletter network JUNE 2018

Update on the Tees Valley Up and coming Individual School / College Enterprise Adviser Network events!!!!

The Tees Valley Enterprise Adviser Network continues to grow and expand. We would like to say a massive thank you to all of If you have not received the shout out request you that continue to support this highly successful initiative. then please feel free to contact the school direct if you can support: The work that you do helps to develop and implement a consistent and impartial careers strategy in schools and colleges across the Tees Valley area in line with the Gatsby •• Summer term (flexible) – Beverley School, Benchmarks, enabling schools to make pupils aware of the Linking Curriculum to Career Sessions, Anne Titchener, [email protected] opportunities around them and help raise aspirations of our future workforce. •• 6th June 2018 - Nunthorpe , We currently have 63 Enterprise Advisers signed up to Apprenticeship Talk, Contact - Natasha Wills, the Enterprise Adviser Network covering a diverse range [email protected] of business sectors. Please feel free to encourage your colleagues via your networks to contact our Enterprise •• 12th June 2018 - Acklam Grange School, Employer Workshop, Contact - Dale Clement, Coordinators; Phil Todd, Kim Upex or Andrea Naylor, if they [email protected] would like any further information on becoming an Enterprise Adviser. •• 13th June 2018 - Stockton Sixth Form College, Careers and Progression Fair, Contact - Jillian McGuren, [email protected] Update on schools/colleges •• 15th June 2018- Sacred Heart Secondary using Compass Catholic Voluntary Academy – Make It Happen Day, Contact – Jill Wright, j.wright@ Compass helps schools and colleges evaluate their sacredheartrc.org.uk careers activity against best practice. The evaluation is based on the Gatsby Good Career Guidance Benchmarks. •• 20th June & 22nd June - Outwood Academy The tool is free to use and has been developed by the Acklam, Year 10 Employer Networking & Careers and Enterprise Company in partnership with the Mock Interview Events, Contact - Andy Veale, Gatsby Charitable Foundation. [email protected] .com

49 schools across the Tees Valley area have completed •• 21st June 2018 - KTS Academy, Careers Day, their Compass evaluation and are looking at how they Contact - Alex Betts, [email protected]. can improve their careers provision to fully achieve the uk eight benchmarks. This is 74% of schools in Tees Valley compared to the national average of 39%. •• 29th June 2018 - , Year 10 Interview Day, Contact - Deborah Wyke, The Tracker tool, also developed by the Careers and [email protected] Enterprise Company enables schools and colleges to plan and evidence future events. For more information •• 3rd July 2018 - Prior Pursglove College, please visit: Progression Fair, Contact - Diane Bate, [email protected] https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/schools- colleges/compass-benchmark-tool

ENTERPRISE ADVISOR NETWORK JUNE ISSUE | Enterprise advisor Network Case Studies

Jacobs Jacobs based in Stockton have a structured Industrial Work Placement Programme which runs twice per year for students interested in a career in engineering. The programme is accredited by the Industrial Cadets (IC) for a silver award.

22 schools have already taken part in this successful programme and Jacobs are looking to engage with as many school as possible across Tees Valley. The programme runs within the school holiday period and helps students understand how engineering fits into real life. They have the opportunity to experience a variety of disciplines in the industry as well as learning about project management, presentation skills, and are given information around routes into apprenticeships or university.

If you are interested in students from your school taking part contact Victoria Richards, Jacobs Project Manager at [email protected]

Beverley School had their first ever Careers Fair and it was a resounding success!

Beverley Schools Enterprise Adviser Janine Armstrong (CIPD) arranged the Careers Fair for the school. Employers and training providers were invited to talk to students about their industry and the career opportunities available to them. Companies that attended were Topps Tiles, Jury’s Inn, EE, Marks & Spencer, James Cook NHS, ESPA College, Flexi Training and Nigel Carden from SENDIAS. Parents were also invited to attend the event as well as other SEND schools where they took along a small group of students from KTS Academy, Priory Woods and Kirkleatham Hall.

Trevor Tiit, Careers Lead at Beverley School, ‘The quality of The career event has built up presentations by the employers was outstanding with students good leads/contacts in order to thoroughly engaged, enjoying themselves and of course work with in the future. All employers gaining a valuable insight into work within a range of sectors. enjoyed the event and said they would be willing to work with us again.’ Parental involvement was also an important part of the event with a good level of attendance and again finding valuable information that could help shape their son’s and daughter’s future options.’

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The event took place Wednesday the 25th April at the academy’s Catcote Academy CPD Event main site. The focus of the event was to raise awareness of the new national careers strategy and more specifically inform staff This event was directly supported by Tees Valley Combined about the Gatsby Benchmarks. Authority, The Careers & Enterprise Company North East Lead Karleen Dowden and Catcote Academy’s Enterprise Catcote staff took part in activities in which they worked in Adviser Mark Rycraft, who is the Middleton Grange Shopping teams to look at key aspects of the Gatsby Benchmarks, Centre Manager. compared the academy’s current provision against the benchmarks and looked at exploring new innovative ways of The aim of the event was to upskill and provide continuous embedding the Gatsby Benchmarks further. Following staff professional development for 100 staff members from Catcote feedback from the event, the Catcote careers team are now Academy. generating a more detailed careers strategy for the academy as a whole.

BT Computer Science Learning Festival

BT (Business Direct) have joined forces with Tablet Academy BT have already worked with numerous schools in Tees Valley: to offer schools and colleges in the Tees Valley area the ■■ Bishopton PRU opportunity to host and take part in a free Computer Science ■■ Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form Learning Festival. There are 2 festivals, Computational Thinking ■■ Hummersknott Academy Festival and Cyber Safety Festival. As part of the Computational ■■ High Tunstall College of Thinking Festival, teachers and students will gain a core Science understanding of the main principles of Computer Science. ■■ Dyke House School The Cyber Safety Festival focusses on staying safe online and ■■ Hartlepool College introduces teachers and students to the growing field of cyber ■■ St Hilds C of E security. ■■ Egglescliffe School Both of these sessions are interactive, informative and fun ■■ Abbey Hill Academy and those in attendance will have a great opportunity to speak ■■ Carmel College to large companies such as Apple and Microsoft about their ■■ Hollis Academy technology. As well as been given information about the BT ■■ Stockton Sixth Form College apprenticeship programmes and work placement offers that are If your school would like to take part in any of the festivals, currently available. contact Ian Todd, Senior IT Consultant at [email protected]

ENTERPRISE ADVISOR NETWORK JUNE ISSUE | Enterprise advisor Network

Kirkleatham School New Government Careers re launch their on-site Strategy: Making the most café of everyone’s skills and

Enterprise Adviser Victoria Shanks of Hospitality talents Guaranteed has supported the school with their re In December 2017, the Department of Education released its launch of their café by helping them create a menu and new career guidance strategy which includes plans for a high- provide advice on the best ways to run and manage this quality careers programme. From January 2018 schools and excellent facility. Through Victoria’s contacts the school colleges should use the eight Gatsby Benchmarks to guide their has been able to speak to their Local Authority, who careers activity provision and the government’s aim is for them have provided further advice and support on hygiene to meet all eight benchmarks by 2020. requirements. Students were able to work in the café The strategy is aimed at ensuring young people have the skills giving them a real experience of a work opportunity and they need with a particular focus on STEM subjects. a paid incentive. A £500 profit was made and the school were able to purchase new garden furniture for the The Enterprise Adviser Network links directly to the new outside area. strategy, which connects local employers to schools and colleges in their area, offering young people meaningful Vicky McDermott, CEIAG Lead, ‘We are absolutely encounters with employers and the workplace, which is having delighted with the success of the café, the official a positive impact. launch day was amazing. The students worked so hard and really enjoyed the experience. We couldn’t have done any of this without the support of our Enterprise Adviser and we feel we couldn’t have been given a better match, we love working with Victoria and the partnership is going from strength to strength. She has supported us as a school in many ways and made links for us to other organisations that we would not have been able to make ourselves.’ Department for Education

Welcome to new businesses supporting the Enterprise Advisor Network

•• Jessica Maine & Amie Leyden •• Sharon Bew - CITB •• Carly Davies Endeavour Partnership Thirteen Group •• Tracey Collier - Tesco •• Alastair Lloyd Consultant •• Diane Young •• Victoria Richards - Jacobs Thirteen Group •• Kerry Bailey My Business Coaching •• Anna McLaren & Karen Winspea - •• Anne Rutter Skills for Care Thirteen Group •• Zoe Tweddle Offshore Structure •• Carol Wright •• Abby Burr - Centre for Process Carroll - Maynell and Innovation •• George Bradley & Glenn Gowling MOD (Navy) •• Gill Sweeney Thirteen Group •• Sarah Blake Blake and Blake Consultant •• Lorraine Pickering - Wynyard Hall

•• Andy Burtenshaw •• Adam Pearce HR Academia Thirteen Group

ENTERPRISE ADVISOR NETWORK JUNE ISSUE | Enterprise advisor Network Upcoming Event

Thursday 5th

July 2018 SKILLS

& STEM Teesside University EVEN Tees Valley Skills T & STEM Event 2018

The Tees Valley Skills & STEM Event 2018 is taking To book your learners on to attend the event or if place Thursday 5th July. For more information you would be interested in exhibiting at the event to about the event please visit: showcase the sector area that you work in please contact [email protected] www.teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/teesvalleyskills/ employment-and-skills-events/tees-valley-skills- event/

ENTERPRISE ADVISOR NETWORK JUNE ISSUE | Enterprise advisor Network Events & Toolkit

Recent activities supported via the EA network Careers & Enterprise April 18 Abbey Hill 6th Form, Careers Fair Company April 18 April 18 – Dyke House 6th Form, Careers Scheme April 18 H’pool FE College, Careers in Health and Construction General information on the Careers & Enterprise Company Nationally April 18 April 18 – High Tunstall School, Mock Interviews ■■ Careers and Enterprise Company- we in- Mar 18 Bede 6th Form, Conference looking at alternative careers spire and prepare young people for the fast changing world of work – Links to info and Mar 18 St Hilds School, Careers Fair tools to support the EA network. Mar 18 North Shore Academy, Careers Fair ■■ https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/ Mar 18 Dyke House School, Careers into the Curriculum

New Enterprise Adviser and SEND toolkit is Mar 18 Haughton Academy, Business Carousel & Mock Interviews now available Mar 18 Queen Elizabeth 6th Form, Careers Fair & Mock Interviews ■■ https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/ about-us/our-network/enterprise-adviser-re- Mar 18 & 6th Form, Mock Interviews sources?password=resources&op=Sub- mit&form_build_id=form-bpkOi8kQN-Mh5I- Mar 18 English Martyrs School, Y12 Mentor Programme Zu8uzlQh_IQW0Ie2lEqokiWhFTMmw&- form_id=cec_password_pages_password_ Mar 18 Abbey Hill Academy, Careers Fair form&url=

■■ Enterprise Adviser Closed Group LinkedIn Feb 18 Hillsview Academy, Careers Convention - Learning Curve page Feb 18 Sacred Heart, Mock Interviews ■■ https://www.linkedin.com/start/ join?trk=login_reg_redirect&session_re- Feb 18 Carmel College 6th Form, Careers Fair direct=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin. com%2Fgroups%2F8573104%2Fmembers Feb 18 Thornaby, Careers Fair

Feb 18 Egglescliffe School, Careers Fair

Jan-Feb18 Beverley School, Employment Awareness Sessions

Jan-Feb18 Dyke House, Employability Tutorial Workshops

Jan 18 Catcote School, School Workshop

Jan 18 High Tunstall School, Careers Fair

Jan 18 Laurence Jackson School, Employability Workshop

Jan 18 Thornaby Academy, Mock Interviews The 7th annual Tees Valley Business Summit is taking place on Tuesday 3rd July 2018 at Jan 18 , Careers and Mock Interviews Teeside University. Delivered by Tees Valley Combined Authority and Tees Valley Business Jan 18 Carmel College, Careers Fair Compass. For more information visit www. Jan 18 Hurworth School, Careers Fair teesvalleysummit.co.uk

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