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Take a look at what has been going on at the EBeBP
lately...
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THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE, May 2012
Another year of the award-winning one-day event, Teen
Tech, which aims to challenge Year 8 students' concept of STEM
and STEM-related careers, was held at the Royal Ascot
Racecourse.
Teen Tech rallied up an inspiring and intriguing array of
industry professionals with stalls ready to engage the young
people in scientific pursuits. School teams circulated
between the Challenge Zone and the Insight zone to
participate in various activites.
There were models of F1 track racing from EIM F1, a
quadcopter from Universal Air, as well as a
working rollar coaster model from the Coaster Club. Students
tested the land speed record on the Bloodhound SS1 simulator,
whereby the actual car aims to achieve 1,000mph.
Syngenta discussed chemistry and biology; X-rais with thermal
imaging and Institute of Cancer Research with diagnostic
ultrasound imaging. Seavision had a Wayfarer Yacht and Atkins
revealed how to make a model from recyclable materials.
Very befitting of the times with the encroaching Para-Olympics
were Blachfords' artifical limbs for Para-athletes that the
students were able to try on, quickly discovering the precise skill
involved in merely getting about on one!
We hope the photos of the day can do the colourful
event justice - and express how much the students enjoyed learning
from the variety of business reps from the industry!
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APPRENTICESHIP EVENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, May 2012
Apprenticeships are rapidly proving beneficial
to young people and employers all across the UK. The
EBeBP are helping young people within the Berkshire area have
opportunity to learn all about the qualification at the
Slough Apprenticeship Event
2012.
There is also the opportunity to sign up for a session with a
Business Volunteer to get expert advice on CV Preparation or
Interview Techniques.
For more information, including location, click the link Slough Apprenticeship Event
2012. Don't forget to register your interest!
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BUSINESS BENEFACTOR, May 2012
We have all heard that the percentage of young people at
risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or
training) is rising.
The BIONIC project, of which the EBeBP is appointed delivery
partner, specifically engages these young people. The
project relies on businesses offering the support vital
to motivate and influence; without such businesses, young people at
risk of becoming NEET would be without the intrinsic link to the
working world.
Thank you to McFarlane, who are supporting the BIONIC
project as well as taking on invaluable extended work
experience placements to give these young people opportunity to
fulfill a rewarding career.
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IT'S ALL IN THE NAME, May 2012
New name, new uniforms, new teachers - the once Burnham
Upper gets a revamp and has now opened as the Burnham
Park E-Act Academy.
The changes are geared towards one goal:
to raise attainment levels, helping the students face a
future of bright success.
Buildings are also getting a makeover, including a new
e-learning centre to be completed by September. Headteacher, Mr
Chaaban, has come from an imminent background as global Head of IT
for an international bank. His business expertise brings
innovation, motivation and enthusiasm. "I genuinely believe the
students will succeed."
Read more in the Slough Express article.
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LETTER FROM A YEAR 6 STUDENT, April 2012
We're sure you will agree that thank you letters from
students are always a pleasure to read. Here is one from a Year 6 student from
Godolphin Junior School. The letter is for the Barclays volunteers
who hosted a Money Matters workshop. "challenging" and "fun" was
the student consensus on the workshop - just what we like to
hear!
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BEYOND SOCIAL NETWORKING, April 2012
Work experience requires
proper organisation for it to be effective, says the BBC
in an article published last week. This is because
work experience must match students' needs so it can benefit all
young people - and not just those with already strong social
networks.
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PRIMARY NEWSLETTER, April 2012
Summer 2012 newsletter
covers the our latest and upcoming events for
Primary. Take a look!
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BOOKS FOR STUDENTS, April 2012
MARS have generously donated 600 books to Cippenham
Primary's library as well as a dictionary to each student
participating in the Reading Buddy scheme.
Thank you, MARS, for your generosity towards raising the
attainment levels in English in primary-aged students.
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HERSCHEL GRAMMAR NEWSLETTER, March 2012
EBeBP ran Pathways for Herschel Grammar's Year
9 group at the end of February. The school has featured it
in their parents newsletter and we thought we'd feature it
here so that you can read about one of
our events (on page 6) from a school's persepctive for a
change!
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BRACKNELL MATHS MARATHON COMPETITION, March 2012
Mathematicians of the future gathered at 3M on March 21
for the announcement of the winners of this year's Bracknell
Maths Marathon
competition.
17 Bracknell Forest primary schools - over 600 students - teamed
up to compete in three rounds of mathematical challenges,
each set to a time limit. It's a tricky challenge and fiercly
competitive, often with the winning teams coming within a fraction
of a mark between them!
The talented team that took home the trophy were Meadow Vale
Primary: Manveen Judge, Barrry Gristwood and Lucy Cowdell.
The Mayor of the Borough of Bracknell Forest, Councillor Chris
Turrell and the Mayoress Ms Dinana Henfrey were in attendance and
presented certificates and prizes to the children: an HD Video
Camera for first prize winners; a Lumix Digital Camera for
Whitegrove Primary School in second place; and an HD Mobile Camera
for Cranbourne Primary School students in third place.
Thank you to Panasonic UK Ltd for donating the incredible prizes
in which the students were thrilled to receive. Thank you also to
Syngenta for printing the thousands of booklets for the students to
work from, and to Rachel Bradley, the Primary Advisor for
Bracknell Forest Council who had the responsibility of marking
the final
papers.
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A ROYAL SETTING FOR ENTERPRISING YOUNG PEOPLE, March 2012
In the grounds of Windsor castle last week the team of
Manor Green students came third for their project, Star
Helpers, in the Reaching for Gold
competition.
Star Helpers were rewarded third place for their hard
work in assisting the elderly, offering a helping hand as well as
playing games and keeping company.
The Reaching for Gold competition is in partnership
with the 2012 Para Olympics committee, Accentuate, and empowers
groups of young people, aged 14-21, to come up with a project that
betters others' lives.
Check out the video that captures the day at Windsor
Castle!
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FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE, March 2012
Here is a picture of our current work experience
student, who is assisting us with our IT - hence the three
computers in front of him!
Aaron Whitaker of Haybrook College
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INSPIRE ISSUE 7, March 2012
Inspire Issue 7 Spring Term is now
out! The EBeBP newsletter is circulated each term. Take a
look to see what has been keeping us busy!
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GOING BIONIC, March 2012
The EBeBP have been appointed as a delivery partner for
the BIONIC Project, which is funded by the European Social
Fund. A fantastic programme aimed at young
people at risk of becoming NEET (not in Education, Employment,
or Training).
BIONIC offers a range of personalised learning and support,
depending on the goals of the individual. Opportunities will
include individual assessments, 1-2-1 mentoring, employability and
vocational skill preparaton, and recreational activities.
Opportunities will be open to 14-18 year-olds, or up to the age
of 25 for young people with learning difficulties or
disabilities.
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REWARDING SUCCESS FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, March 2012
Students from Burnham Grammar have been
rewarded for their success on their work experience
placements. The Slough Observer featured a small piece
about the placements -the many businesses who
offered places to the students and how important the
experience is for students' confidence.
We think the photos say it all! See our photo gallery for
more...
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RAISING THE PARTICIPATION AGE, March 2012
From summer 2013 all young people will be required to
participate in education or training until the end of the academic
year in which they turn 17. From summer 2015 onwards the
participation age will again increase: young people will need to
remain in education or training until their 18th
birthday.
Please note that Raising the Participation Age (RPA) is not the
same as raising the school leaving age. For more information please
see the below links:
Mythbusters about raising the age
Facts for
EMPLOYERS
Facts for PARENTS
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GETTING SCIENTIFIC, March 2012
Next week is National Science & Engineering Week.
The EBeBP is endorsing a week-long array of science-led
activities following the theme Our World in
Motion with workshops at Stoke Poges Primary School. RIM,
Syngenta and SSE, amongst other companies, will be contributing
their colourful knowledge and experience to show the young students
what science and engineering is all about!
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BLOWING OUR OWN TRUMPET, March 2012
It's always important for us to receive positive
feedback about our work especially in a difficult time such as
this; it reaffirms why we do what we do and
offers a real boost to ensure we keep it up!
We promise not to blow our own trumpet too often but we would
like to share this one with you:
"At a time when young people are facing unprecedented
difficulties in the job market EBP's work linking businesses and
schools is more important than ever. Slough has some great
schools and a brilliant range of companies, EBP can make the best
of both and by building partnerships between schools and companies
they can create opportunities for young people to prepare
themselves for working life. That will help local employers
to use the talents of our young people to build the success of
their business." - Fiona Mactaggart MP Slough
Fiona
Mactaggart at the recent O2 Apprenticeship event in February
(click to expand)
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DRESSING TO IMPRESS, February 2012
It may come as common knowledge to those of us already
in the work force, but young people who have never had any
work experience are often not sure what is expected of them,
particularly when it comes to that sticky issue of what to wear to
work!
Here is an article featured in the Slough Observer about
Long Close Year 10 students receiving some informative advice and
practical tasks from one of our informative workshops that deals
with this very topic of dressing to impress.
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O2 APPRENTICES LEAD THE WAY, February 2012
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, O2
Telefonica in Slough opened their doors to a day of apprenticeship
endorsement. In the morning, over 60 Year 8 Students built
and programmed robots under the guidance of O2 apprentices.
Following this, local businesses from the East Berkshire area
learnt about the momentous value apprenticeships offer to employers
and how the qualification contributes to shifting young people into
successful careers.
The day spurred a positive conviction to secure business growth
as well as support youth employment in the Berkshire area,
beginning with O2's own apprentices collaborating with the Year 8
students. Forming 20 groups, the apprentices and students
worked together to conquer LEGO® MINDSTORMS technology, the robots
using sound and light sensors to negotiate a race track. And then
the race took off! O2 Colleagues, business guests, local
dignitaries' including Fiona Mactaggart MP and the Mayor of Slough
joined senior management and the CEO of O2, Ronan Dunne, to watch
in anticipation.
The afternoon offered opportunity for likeminded businesses -
large and small, global and independent - to network regarding the
qualification, with O2's positive model as example.
O2 is committed to further developing their apprenticeship
scheme by launching two new initiatives. One, an apprentice forum,
is being hosted by O2 in Slough. This will enable local businesses
to join an informal network to share good practises, support
neighbouring business interested in running an apprenticeship
scheme, and generally establish a support network.
The other initiative is in conjunction with the EBeBP and
follows through on the morning spent constructing robots: O2
apprentices will continue their involvement with the LEGO
Controlled Technology in local schools, enabling more students to
participate in the project.
Below are some quotes on apprenticeships that were recorded on
the day:
Fiona Mactaggart MP, Slough: "In
partnership with the East Berkshire Education Business Partnership,
I am delighted that O2 is inviting other local businesses along to
promote the role that apprenticeships can play in building
successful companies and giving opportunities to young people."
Ronan Dunne, CEO Telefonica UK Limited: "I
believe that apprenticeships can help unlock the potential of young
people and open the door for them to enjoy successful and
fulfilling careers. We are very proud of the apprentices we
have at O2, so I am delighted that they are playing a prominent
role in today's event at our head office. Young people need
our support. I am pleased that O2 is bringing local
businesses and school children together to celebrate and raise
awareness of apprenticeships."
Karen Green, Enterprise Enrichment Officer, Westgate
School: "Students thrive on the opportunities offered to
them to go into the workplace. The event at O2 was
instrumental in allowing year 8 to see what it's like to be
employment and to be working for a large corporate company.
The Apprentice information was also very helpful, especially to the
teachers. It was a great day and would be welcome the
opportunity of to participating in other similar events."
Nancy Lalor, Head of Work Based Learning,
EBeBP: "The event at O2 Telefonica was a great success and
brought together a wide range of people of all ages to
celebrate and raise awareness of "Apprenticeships", whether
it was by having fun and working along side the O2 apprentice team
or finding out more about the scheme in general the day had
something for everyone. There was a constant buzz, air of
excitement and enthusiasm all day as well as everyone leaving with
a little more understanding and knowledge of the O2 way of working.
Thinking Big is the way forward!
The Worshipful the Mayor of Slough (Councillor Sukhjit
Dhaliwal): "We are thrilled to have such enthusiasm from
businesses and the town in respect of apprenticeships, this
demonstrates the vision that we have for the future in Slough and
the focus we are now placing on the developing workforce for the
future of Slough. My thanks go to O2 and the EBP for making
this event happen in our local town."
See our
Photo Gallery for more!
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WE ARE IEBE APPROVED, February 2012
The EBeBP are pleased to announce we are IEBE Approved -
IEBE is the professional body for education business
practice to improve the employability and life chances of
young people. IEBE Approved are 'employability hubs' for
schools and businesses, meeting the professional needs of
practitioners in their local areas. www.iebe-approved.com
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CAREERS FAIRS APLENTY, February 2012
The Careers Fair at Charters School on February 3
was featured in the Wokingham Times. The
EBeBP have been busy bees with Careers Fairs so far this
year... we like to think we are making a decidedly
positive contribution towards career options for young people
in these rather challenging economic times!
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BRACKNELL CAREERS FAIR, February 2012
The EBeBP were proud to be shining a bright
light in the world of careers for young people last week with
the Bracknell Careers Fair. Over 75 exhibitors were on show at
the Capitol Building and hundreds of young people from around the
area came to explore their choices.
Companies exhibiting included 3M, Syngenta, Royal Mail, Ferrari
and Panasonic. Other exhibitors included Army Careers, Thames
Valley Police as well as colleges and universities, training and
apprenticeship providers and volunteer bureaus. This broad range
provided every student with something to take away and think about
further.
The students were also given two brief presentations; one on the
pathways open to them after school and the other by John Kemp of
Ferrari who provided an apprenticeship view.
The event was a collaboration between the Bracknell Forest
Partnership and the EBeBP. First Buses kindly agreed to transport
the students to the Capitol Building and Sainsbury's provided the
sandwich lunches. A student from one of the schools who attended
said, "there has been lots of advice available and it has been
invaluable."
During the evening, young people of all ages and their parents
were invited back to an open session where they were able to take
advantage of the exhibitors, as well as having the option of
motivational sessions presented by the business volunteers around
CV writing and interview techniques.
The fantastic support of these businesses and their contribution
of time and knowledge made a difference to the young people by
showing just how much choice there is out there. Rachael Keely, the
Head of Work Based Learning at the EBeBP, said, "The fair is really
about getting the young people ready so when they come out into the
market-place they know what they want."
Bracknell Midweek February 1
Bracknell News February 2
Bracknell Standard February 2
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NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK, February 2012
February 6 - 10 is National Apprenticeship Week,
promoting apprenticeships and the many benefits for employers who
support the qualification. Ken Weir from Honda Motors
Europe believes that businesses need to support apprenticeships in
order to support young people on the periphery of entering the work
force. Take a look at the BBC video featuring Ken Weir's interview.
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BUSINESS BREAKFAST AT EAST BERKSHIRE COLLEGE, January 2012
A breakfast centred around apprenticeships is being held
for businesses on February 7 from 8am -10am at East Berkshire
College's Langley Campus.
This is a unique opportunity for businesses to come along and
discover the new range of apprenticeships that EBC is offering. The
morning commences with a buffet breakfast.
Please see the official flyer for more information.
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O2 HOSTING APPRENTICE AWARENESS AFTERNOON, January 2012
National Apprenticeship week is fast
approaching and we would like to invite you to join us at O2
Telefonica, Slough, for an Apprentice Awareness event on Thursday 9th
February. This is open to any business: small
independents, global companies, any organisation interested in
gaining the rewards of benefitting a student...
Come and find out more about the benefits of employing an
apprentice, how they contribute positively to business and bring a
new perspective to your workforce! Learn how to gain support
plus launch your own apprenticeship scheme and how this
will influence Slough.
O2 are committed to supporting the development of young
people and would like to engage with other likeminded
businesses! The afternoon offers a key opportunity
to network.
Date:
Thursday 9th February 2012
Venue:
O2
Telefonica, Bath Road, Slough
Duration:
2.30pm-4.30pm (please stay afterwards for a tour of the O2
facility)
For Apprenticeships to function we require the support of
businesses like yours and we would like you to see/hear this
initiative in action. The National Apprenticeship Service and
O2 are enthusiastic to offer first-hand knowledge and
experience of the scheme.
If you could confirm your attendance to either Tina
Skinner or Nancy Lalor or telephone 07824
595731.
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YOUNG PEOPLE: "WE WANT WORK EXPERIENCE!" January, 2012
So what exactly do young people think about gaining the
skills they need for work?Young People had their
say in the Berkshire survey,
undertaken in November 2011. 1,687 young people aged between 16-18
years took part. Here are the findings:
1509 young people (almost 90%) believed work experience was
important to receive the most effective preparation for work.
Over 70% of young people wanted the opportunity to experience a
work placement that was linked specifically to a curriculum
subject.
The key areas of work-ready learning for young people involved
gaining confidence through a work experience placement; whilst also
receiving pre-work prep, such as practise interviews and
application process guidance, primarily through business
mentoring.
87.7% of the respondents were school students, whilst 12.3% were
from colleges or other education providers.
Through the BEBPO review in July 2011 businesses established
that work experience is the best way to offer support of work-ready
learning, as well as being the most effective method for generating
confidence and relevant skills in young people.
It is evident, then, that the acquisition of employability
skills via a work placement is what young people want, just as
employers are equally interested in ensuring that young people
receive the right foundation for their entry into the work force by
offering placements.
If you are an employer and interested in how to support work
related learning, please contact us.
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HAPPY 2012!
In celebration of this twelfth day after Christmas
and in the dozen years since the passing of the new millennia, the
EBeBP have a little list of 12 (known as a duodecad, by
the way!) of up-and-coming events we are looking forward to over
the next few months:
1. Moving On event at Haybrook College on January 18 for
students to engage with businesses about career options post
education
2. Three Careers Conventions in January, with a full-day
convention in the Capitol Building in Bracknell on January 25
3. Wavelength, a student-inspired Enterprise project
dedicated to the music industry, at Langley Academy on February
2
4. Sport and Leisure Trade Show at Langley Grammar on February 7
in recognition of National Apprenticeship Week
5. Employer Engagement breakfast in support of Apprenticeships
through East Berkshire College on February 7
6. Two Mini Vans events, one of our most popular Enterprise
projects, to develop and hone business skills, one in February and
the other in March
7. Our newest enterprise event where students question a panel
of business employers, Pathways, which is being held at
Herschel Grammar on February 28
8. Two CV Preparation interview days at Slough and Eton in
February, which was one of main areas that young people
identified as requiring more knowledge of when undertaking the
Berkshire
Survey
9. The Final of Maths Marathon on March 6 in Bracknell
10. Science Week at Stoke Poges Primary in recognition of
National Science Week from March 12 - 16
11. 8 schools undergoing block week work experience placements
from now until March
12. A full Enterprise day at St Bernards School on March 20
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Merry Christmas from everyone at the
EBeBP
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EMPLOYERS VIEW STUDENTS AS POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION, December
2011
A survey was conducted with 182 local businesses within
Berkshire who had either participated in work-ready programmes or
who had hosted a work placement for a young person.
The survey was conducted in July 2011 by BEBPO - Berkshire
Education Business Partnership Organisation, of which the EBeBP is
a member, in light of the government reductions to work-related
funding available to schools.
The survey findings confirm that employers remain insistent upon
the importance of work ready learning; educating young people in
such skills is vital to implementing a smooth transition into the
work force. "Young people are our future" was a common reflection
of employers.
Consequently, work experience placements were viewed by 77% of
respondents as being the most effective method for equipping young
people with relevant skills. Employers viewed students as a
positive contribution that engaged staff in new ways.
Involving a third party organisation was viewed by
businesses as being necessary for work placement arrangements.
Of the 182 businesses who undertook the Work Readiness Survey,
55% were local businesses that ranged from major global corporates
to small local enterprises; to education providers (responding as
employers not educators); public sector and third sector
organisations.
From a relatively diverse group of respondents the findings echo
the principles behind the BEBPO: that work-ready learning is a
fundamental foundation to the future workforce and that work
experience placements are the most effective in support of
achieving this.
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CAREERS
FAIR IN JANUARY, December 2011
Choosing a career is a daunting prospect. Many young people
have no idea where they want to work, whilst others can't
decide which company or field would be the best fit for them.
In this difficult economic climate where unemployment is high
and competition for prospective roles is fierce, having a
clearer idea about the choices available is not only a process of
clarification but also an enlightening step to discovering that
there are plenty of options out there.
January 25 in the Capitol Building in Bracknell
offers a full day of career choices for young people;
businesses and organisations set up displays to inform
and inspire. From 8am - 8pm young people are welcome
to engage with global corporates as well as local third sector
organisations. Open to all.
Bracknell News have published an article about the event. Take a read and
then visit the website: www.bfcareers.co.uk
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EMPLOYERS SEEK A BALANCE OF SKILLS, December 2011
The BBC has featured some excellent videos that
reinforce the importance of balance between qualifications and
work-ready skills in applicants. Senior employers and
employees speak about what kind of applicants are
suited to their niche market: manufacturing, retail, visual effects and engineering.
We believe the employees of these rather varied fields
emphaise what the EBeBP consistently works towards achieving:
instilling the work-ready skills in young people that
employers seek, in addition to the relevant
qualifications.
We've all heard it enough this year how increasingly difficult it
is to find employment; for once this is a refreshing perspective,
one that motivates the future applicant when
competing in this fierce job market.
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SUMMARY, December 2011
The EBeBP's recent AGM reviewed the academic
year from August 2010 - July 2011. The year's
accomplishments were drawn up in a Summary of Achievements. We
thought our little list of activities and
figures was quietly impressive and thereby, would like to
share them with you here.
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MAX THE CASH WINNERS, December 2011
Young entrepreneurs of East Berkshire gathered
at SEGRO for
the final of Max the Cash on December 5. The winning team was
Westgate School, who maximised their £100 investment to
reach a total of £1326 through a clever business plan and various
fundraising methods.
The total sum raised by the teams of £3641 was donated to Thames
Hospicecare.
Westgate students' impressed the judges through their range of
products and services implemented to raise the impressive £1326.
The students negotiated a discount price on Millies Cookies to
maximise their profit as well as selling donuts to O2. The students
captured video footage of their sales skills, broadcast in their
presentation at the Final.
Windsor Girls' received the prize for Best Business Plan. The
Business and Economics A-Level students applied their learning to
the competition by conducting market research in school to discover
lucrative fundraising methods. The students employed 6 different
activities to raise their funds. One of these included a Pamper
Evening and all leftover stock was resold at other events.
The prize for Innovation went to Slough and Eton School. There
is nothing like gaining an understanding of the third sector market
place: the Slough & Eton team visited Thames Hospicecare
to understand the necessities for raising funds. The students'
appetite for a challenge led them to avoid the easy root of hosting
a mufti day at school; instead they opted for the emphasis on 8
fun money-making activities.
SEGRO, who sponsored
the competition and hosted the final in their head office in
Slough, were very impressed with the teams and their efforts and
are incredibly proud to be involved in the initiative.
Junior Apprentice contenders for the upcoming season to work
with Lord Sugar may have some hefty competition here.
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A FESTIVE EVENING WITH THE CHAMBER, December 2011
Windsor & Eton Chamber of Commerce enjoyed an
evening of festive cheer on the annual President's Dinner.
The evening was held at the Macdonald Windsor Hotel. Nancy Lalor,
the Head of Work Based Learning (bottom left) represented the
EBeBP. This was featured in local magazine, Berkshire Life.
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BRING BACK WORK EXPERIENCE IN SCHOOLS, November 2011
The EBeBP offers and endorses the support of the
e-petition for bringing back work experience funding in
schools, under the Department for Education.
To show your support please sign this petition to reinstate work
experience funding: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/1742
The petition closes in August, 2012.
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ETON TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE, November 2011
The Eton Technology Challenge on November 3 saw Year 10
students from various schools around East Berkshire
working on designing a buggy that could race around a set track,
whilst also taking into consideration cost implications of the
buggy's production.
This longstanding technology event held in Eton College's
great hall has built partnership between Eton College and the
schools of East Berkshire.
Each year, students arrive to the challenge unaware of what
task will be set and are in anticipation until the very last
moment. The emphasis on team-work and problem-solving within a
competitive environment always provides for innovative and edgy
designs from the student' teams.
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SEGRO SPONSOR MAX THE CASH COMPETITION, October 2011
Max the Cash has received a superb sponsorship boost
from SEGRO. Those schools not able to enter the
competition last year now have the opportunity to involve their
students in the motivating fundraising challenge, as the
sponsorship has enabled the EBeBP to reduce our administration
charges.
SEGRO has also invested in providing the competing teams with
business mentors. An enormous bonus for the students, who benefit
greatly from the expertise and the principles of business practise
from mentor's input that they can apply to fundraising for the
competition.
The final, on December 5, will be held at the SEGRO head
office in Slough, the company's generosity stretching to the
students' prizes and the trophy for the winning team. This year,
the competition just got more inspiring!
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FUNDRAISING IN BLACK TIE, October 2011
Nancy Lalor, Head of WBL, was recently nominated in the Sue Ryder Women of Achievement Awards
within the CSR Champion category. She attended the
fundraising black tie event at The Hilton in Reading on October 13,
accompanied by Rachel Keely & Kate Smith (both Managers from
the EBeBP); Gel Lejeune, CEO of Berkshire East & South Bucks
Women's Aid; Joanne Wright from the Thames Valley
Chamber Council; and Nancy's daughter, Jodie.
Nominations came from across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and
Oxfordshire with over 250 guests attending the gala evening.
Nancy was nominated by the O2 Think Big Team under
the CSR Champion category and was really pleased to walk away as a
CSR Champion runner up. It was a great evening and brought
together many inspirational and motivating women for an evening of
celebration and fundraising.
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O2 WORKS SOME INSPIRATIONAL
MAGIC, October 2011
One of the EBeBP's influential work-related learning
programmes was spectacularly hosted at the O2 head office on
October 11 during their Global Volunteering Day
and students got to be a part of the action. All was in recognition
of Telefonica's Think Big programme.
90 students from East Berkshire schools were set to work with
over 90 O2 employees, the students benefiting immensely from the
experts themselves. On arrival students were encouraged to network
with other school students before being officially greeted by
Glenn Manoff who began the day with a very motivational
welcome.
Students then actively participated in a series of workshops run
by O2 volunteers including The Exciting World of Devices, Interview
Techniques, Business Operations, IT, Finance & Networks.
They were also given a guided tour of the impressive site by the O2
Apprentices.
Nancy Lalor, the Head of Work Based Learning at the EBeBP, said,
"The feedback from students was so positive with an amazing 100%
feeling more inspired and motivated about joining the world of
work." One student had this to say about the day:
"I think that students can really benefit from these kinds of
workshops. they really boost your confidence and
help you with knowing what to expect when going to an interview
(and) we got to learn a whole lot about O2 as a business."
For all involved the day was an immense success and in support
of this the EBeBP are seeking to roll out the O2 model to other
corporates. The benefits of running an EBeBP workshop on business
premises are endless to employees and the workforce of
tomorrow.
Both the Observer and the Slough Express featured the successful event on
October 14. For further pictures take a look at our Photo Gallery.
Take a look at the Think Big video that captured snippets
from the day!
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STUDENTS OFFER A HELPING HAND, October 2011
Students of Burnham Grammar had their group skills
honed in a Working With People workshop on October
13. The students were instructed to construct a motorised
Connex car in groups; the catch being that each student
could only use one arm and therefore, had to rely on
the assistance of everyone in their group to complete
the task! The students had a fantastic time, whilst also
realising the importance of communication skills and team support
in order to come together toward one goal.
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INSPIRE MAGAZINE, October 2011
Take a look at our latest Inspire Autumn Term magazine to catch up on the events that have
been keeping us busy!
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CREATIVE APPROACHES TO SCIENCE, September 2011
Teaching Science Creatively: Rocks & Soils and
Plants & Forces are important topics that need a
special teaching approach - the EBeBP are running the second
workshop for 2011 using interaction and drama to engage
students in the more difficult science topics.
Teachers will learn the techniques and formats to bring these
science topics to life - in a way that is manageable, informative,
and most importantly, innovatively fun!
The workshop is on October 3 from 1:30 -
5:30 at the Windsor Leisure Centre, in collaboration
with Troublemaker Theatre. Our earlier workshop was
oversubscribed so please contact us with expressions of interest as
soon as possible! Download our form and send it via email to Linda
Moody. For more information, telephone 01753 502092.
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THE EBeBP IN A GOOD LIGHT, September 2011
Whether you are familiar with the projects the EBeBP
offer local schools, or whether this is the first visit
to our website, we are pleased to be able to share a
perspective from a business volunteer on how she found the
experience of working with students on one of our
projects:
"Being part of the British Airways Community Investment team I am
always happy to support East Berks EBP with their work within local
schools. Khalida Barker and I have run some Customer Service
sessions within a local boys school which gave us the wonderful
opportunity to put ourselves slightly outside our comfort zones and
stretch yourselves. With the fabulous support of the team it proved
to be a fabulous morning meeting some very interesting students. It
was great challenge but we felt we reached the students by making
the customer service sessions fun and relate to them." Sarah Webb,
British Airways.
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FUNDING CHALLENGES INSPIRE INNOVATION, August 2011
Recent changes to funding have challenged the EBeBP to
look at new approaches to business education. The IEBE (Institute
for Education Business Excellence) newsletter features the EBeBP, showcasing our
services to suit the changing times. This includes offering schools
bespoke packages as well as adapting a more effective
marketing strategy to expose everything we have on offer for local
schools.
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OPEN FOR SUMMER, July 2011
Whilst the EBeBP's member schools close to go off on their
summer holidays, we at the EBeBP remain open! Here is the
proof...
although, we are a little bit lower on numbers during the summer
term!
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THANK YOU FROM OUR YOUNG STUDENTS, July 2011
The EBeBP wish to share the delightful Thank You letters we received from the
students of Datchet St Mary's School. The students
recently visited the Eton College Natural History Museum, organised
by the EBeBP, and learnt all about Joseph Banks, the
fascinating old Etonian, Botanist and world explorer!
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MATHS MARATHON WINNERS, July 2011
Congratulations to the three pupils from Charters Schoool
(representing Sunningdale School) who won this year's Maths Marathon Challenge. The three Year 7
students competed against teams from five other East Berkshire
schools. Royal Mail's Heathrow world distribution centre kindly
hoasted the competition, the site of Royal Mail's many
mail-sorting robots!
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JUNIOR MASTERCHEF WINNERS, July 2011
The inter-school competition, Junior Masterchef, took place at Sandhurst
School on July 5. There were three winning school teams
across the three year groups involved in the
competition: Windsor Girls School took home first prize for
the Year 9 group. Students from Sandhurst School won the Year 8 group, and St Edward's Middle School students came first
in the Year 7 category. The results of all school teams were
delicious, the menus comprising of a starter, a main and a
dessert. Each team was also responsible for setting a sophisticated
table theme to display their meals.
The three winning teams were presented with the annual Masterchef shield and cookery books. The
delicious entries were judged by professional chef, Gordon Vaughan
and Fergus Tinto from Waitrose.
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CHARITY FUNDING, July 2011
The three Education Business Partnerships across Berkshire,
which includes the EBeBP, have received a £105,000 backing from the
government in further support of the work that we do with young
people. Nick Hurd, the Minister for Civil Society,
acknowledged the difficult economic times in which charities are
struggling through: "All the charities receiving transition
funds have a plan to overcome current challenges and emerge
stronger. We recognise the hugely important contribution charities
make to our society and we are committed to supporting them."
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EBeBP AWARDED QUALITY ACCREDITATION, July 2011
The EBeBP were presented with a certificate of accreditation
by the Institute for Education Business Excellence (IEBE),
a quality-assurance agency representing organisations who work
towards improving young people's employability skills. Bob Ellis,
Managing Director of the EBeBP, and Nancy Lalor, Head of Work Based
Learning, attended IEBE's national convention in London last month,
BE2011, where they received the certificate.
The convention engaged educational establishments as well as
central and local government agents from the UK and abroad on the
topics of work-related-learning and enterprise education. The
convention offered the opportunity for delegates to review the
national perspective and the ways in which such organisation can
move forward in enterprise education.
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CAREERS CONVENTION INFORMS LANGLEY ACADEMY STUDENTS, July
2011
Last month the Langley Academy held a Careers Convention,
organised by the EBeBP, to inspire and inform their students about
the wide range of career choices out there. All kinds of
businesses and organisations came together in the one-day event,
including Royal Mail who featured a piece about the convention in
their monthly newsletter! For the students, it was perfect
opportunity to gain valuable insight by talking to employees,
first-hand. The Slough Observer, in their article on July 20, captured some great
shots of the Langley Academy students engaging with the
many business volunteers who are regular supporters in our Careers
projects.
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A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE ON WORK EXPERIENCE, July 2011
The EBeBP's most recent work experience student, Munis
Jehangir from Slough & Eton School, has produced a
fantastically in-depth article about his
point-of-view on the week, what he has learned and why it
is so important for students such as himself to have the
opportunity of a work placement.
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APPRENTICESHIPS OVER BREAKFAST, July 2011
The EBeBP worked in partnership with the Slough Thames
Valley Chamber to promote the Apprenticeship qualification at
a Business Breakfast in
Slough last month. The breakfast was attended by business contacts
of the EBeBP and the Slough Thames valley Chamber. The
EBeBP's Nancy Lalor sits on the council of the Thames Valley
Chamber, and worked with the TVC's Gavin Spencer to advocate the
value of Apprenticeships to local business partners: the increase
in productivity the qualification can bring to a company, and the
ways in which a company can benefit from having an apprentice. A
Guest speaker from an accountancy firm discussed the success they
have had with the qualification after taking on an
apprentice who is now a fully qualified chartered
accountant at the age of just 23. For more information about
Apprenticeships, take a look at the National Apprenticeship Service website.
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OBSERVER FEATURES EBeBP'S SKILLS FOR LIFE, June 2011
Skills for Life is an EBeBP programme that developed from
student and business feedback, so it is always encouraging for us
to receive further testament to how successful students find
it: Slough Midweek Observer featured an article on the Year 10 students at Langley
Academy and their endeavors to take on the tasks of successful
business skills: teamwork, health and safety, interview techniques,
dressing to impress and customer services. Syngenta, the British
Army, and John Guest professionals were at hand to offer guidance
and pass on their knowledge, the most valuable input for the
students.
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EBeBP'S FORMER M.D AWARDED AN MBE, June 2011
The EBeBP are delighted to announce that Sandra
Wooledge, who recently retired from the EBeBP, has been awarded an
MBE in the Queen's birthday honours for services to
education. Over the years Sandra has been passionate about
the benefits of work related learning and dedicated to seeing the
delivery of these events to young people. All of the team
here wish to congratulate Sandra on her achievement.
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A MATHS MARATHON WIN, June 2011
The annual Maths Marathon competition
organised by the EBeBP has seen two students from
Brakenhale School take the first prize! The
competition involved Bracknell Forest school students faced with
solving maths challenges in front of an audience, all of whom did a
fantastic job under such pressure. This year's winners were
presented with an iPod Touch for their school.
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PRIMARY SUMMER NEWSLETTER, June 2011
The EBeBP's Primary newsletter
for Summer 2011 is now available. Take a look to
read some of the things that have been keeping us busy!
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DISCUSSING APPRENTICESHIPS FOR BREAKFAST, June 2011
Slough Business
Breakfast: a fresh approach to business and
Apprenticeships, is being held at SEGRO, Slough on Friday, June
10. Fiona Mactaggart, MP will be speaking about the
business benefits of apprenticeships and the opportunities that
could be created for Slough.
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ONE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, May 2011
A sleepover at the Eton College Natural History Museum
was aptly held on Friday the 13th. The Family Learning
Event for children from the Windsor Clewer Cluster were treated to
an evening themed on nocturnal animals. It began with a Skype
call to London's Natural History Museum, who were similarly
hosting a sleepover for 600 campers!
The night's activities included a torch trail through the museum in
search of nocturnal animals and a night safari along the
thames wearing bat headsets (loaned from ZSL), which show how bats
use echolocation to hunt their prey.
Tickets to the event were much in demand and the EBeBP plan to
run another next year.
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LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, May 2011
Two of our staff members, Vinisha Patel, and Alli Robinson,
presented Looking into the Future
as part the Thames Valley Chamber's Young Chamber
forum. Students gained a lot of information and
techniques to help steer them towards their future in the
world of work.
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A CULTURE-FILLED EVENING, April 2011
The EBeBP worked alongside the Thames Valley Chamber of
Commerce at a multicultural evening
at Slough & Eton school recently, a huge
success and product of the school's Young Chamber partnership.
Entertainments abound for an audience of 33, with items from
dancing and singing, to poetry, food and fashion!
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EBeBP ARE NOW ONE, April 2011
The EBeBP's Bracknell staff have now moved into our Slough
office. We are really excited about uniting the team in
our expanded office space, and believe it will only aid our project
development with more heads knocking together. The phone number to
reach all staff is 01753 502 384. For staff' Direct Dials
please see Meet the Team.
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EBeBP COMES RUNNER UP, March 2011
The EBeBP just recently received Runner Up in the Slough Chamber of Commerce
Awards. The awards recognise the work
of local businesses under nine different categories. The
EBeBP came Runner Up in the award for Excellence in People
Development.
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"WORK EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT", March 2011
The EBeBP's latest work experience student, on placement in
our office, was Bowe-May Soden from Westgate School. She had this
to say about her placement: "My week at work experience
has been so enjoyable and exciting every day, they really welcomed
me in. This week has taught me a lot about myself, it has made me
realise that working is hard and these people here (in the office)
try as hard as they possibly can to get students in East Berkshire
work placements that suits their interests. This week has been so
amazing and the best week ever! Thank you to everyone at the
EBeBP."
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TEENTECH IS THE SCIENCE EVENT, March 2011
Friday, March 18 - TeenTech: set to
enthuse all students in the fields of science and engineering
in a one day event at the Madejski Stadium in Reading.
The event is a Berkshire Education Business Partnership
collaboration and last year won the British Science Association
award for best science event. The day attracts students
from over thirty Berkshire schools and features experiments,
competitions, and is headed by big companies such as Google, there
to shed light on careers relating to science and engineering.
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ETON SLEEPOVER SPONSORSHIP, March 2011
Airport Motors (London) Ltd
have kindly offered to sponsor the EBeBP's upcoming Family
Event, a sleepover in Eton College's National History
Museum in May with the theme of 'Nocturnal Animals'.
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SAFETY BOOTS APLENTY, March 2011
The EBeBP would like to extend a big THANK YOU to
KIER, who kindly
donated 30 pairs of safety boots - over £300 worth in
value. Without these boots, many of our students would not
be able to meet the requirements to attend their work placements in
garages and on industrial sites that deem the
boots essential.
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PRIMARY SPRING NEWSLETTER, March 2011
The EBeBP Primary newsletter is now available. Spring 2011 features a summary of the latest
events in the primary calendar - take a look at what's been keeping
us busy!
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BBC ACKNOWLEDGE NEET RISKS, February 2011
The EBeBP run a series of projects that tend to the assistance of
young people in risk of dropping out of education or employment,
referred to as at risk of becoming Neet. The BBC
recently published an article about this very subject and we
believe it highlights the fundamental concerns for young people on
the periphery of employment and education in this current economic
climate, and intills how important it is for the EBeBP to continue
our positive engagement with these young people through
workshops.
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A GUEST OF HONOUR AT PRIZEGIVING, February 2011
Nancy Lalor, the EBeBP's Head of Work Based Learning, was thrilled
to be the guest of honour at Baylis Court School's
Prizegiving. Having worked with the school for 7
years, Nancy was thrilled to be there to celebrate and hand
the awards out to the students after the school had just achieved
its highest number of A Level results. In addition, the school
had its first pupil recieve offer to study at Oxford
University.
Raymond Hinds, Deputy Head Teacher reports: "Nancy and the
EBP have made an excellent contribution to the school and most
importantly to the quality of the pupil's overall experience at
Baylis Court. Many of our pupils are not fully prepared for
the next step after school but feel a little better equipped after
completing their work experience. Nancy would also be an excellent
role model for the girls. The evening was a great success and
closed with a poignant and inspirational speech from the guest of
honour, Nancy Lalor, Head of Work Based Learning at East Berkshire
Education Business Partnership which was well received by the
entire audience."
Nancy was presented with a lovely piece of artwork, created by
student, Samah Khan:
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THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-RELATED LEARNING, February 2011
The Slough Observer published an article on February
16, 2011, highlighting the benefits for students gained through
lessons relating to work experience. Students of Long
Close School in Slough have been preparing for their work
experience placements in March and have enjoyed the series of
workshops the EBeBP have provided, in conjunction with the much
appreciated assistance of the army.
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REPTILES FOR ALL THE FAMILY, February 2011
Eton College's National History Museum hosted a
reptiles-themed family event on Sunday February
20. Activities to this theme ran across the day and
the two sessions were entirely booked out. The EBeBP staff on hand
welcomed all families keen to learn more about the fascinating
creatures.
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"BRICKLAYING IS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS!", February 2011
The EBeBP's Managing Director, Bob Ellis, unearthed a hidden talent
last week during National Apprenticeship Week. Bob spent
some time at East Berkshire College in the construction department
where he talked to some of the tutors and tried his hand at laying
bricks!
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AWARDING WORK EXPERIENCE SUCCESS, February 2011
As the Slough Observer featured in their article on February 9,
Burnham Grammar School students have received rewards for
their success in their work experience placements. Local
companies who offered the placements, such as Royal Mail and
Slough Magistrates Court, have made huge contributions to the
students' level of confidence.
Judy Trinder, the work experience coordinator for Burnham Grammar,
has reported a remarkable change in maturity in the students
following their work placements.
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FANCY DATALOGGING? February 2011
Students of Montem Primary School will be learning all about
datalogging: logging temperature, sounds and light levels
and analysing data in graphs on the computer. The workshop is
taking place on Thursday, February 3.
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A DAY AT THE MUSEUM, February 2011
Students of Littledown Special Needs School are in for a treat on
Friday, February 4 when they visit Eton College's Natural History
museum. The museum houses, amongst other things, the
life-size replica of the interior of Joseph Banks' cabin on board
the Endeavour.
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FESTIVE CHARITIES, January 2011
Just before Christmas the EBeBP were thrilled to lend a
festive hand to the charity, Women's Aid, in support of a Christmas
Fayre to raise funds for victims of domestic abuse.
The Slough Observer published a small article about the event featuring some photos
of some of our EBP supporters. All proceeds went towards
the charity.
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SCIENCE FOR THE TEACHERS, January 2011
The EBeBP are running a CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
day on Monday, January 31, set to instil and inspire teachers with
the methods for teaching students the more difficult of the science
topics.
The CPD day will aim to clarify any barriers or
difficulties teachers have encountered with the subjects in the
past, and equip teachers with some new drama activities they can
put to use in the classroom.
The afternoon consists of 3 workshops, each themed with the 3
strands of the current National Curriculum:
Life processes and living things
Materials and their properties
Physical processes
The EBeBP have had a flurry of interest for this event and
consequently are completely oversubscribed! As it is the first time
we have run it please contact Lucy Yeomans with your feedback or your
expressed interest in participating in the future.
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MANOR GREEN STUDENTS BECOME FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, January
2011
The EBeBP have had two very successful events at Manor Green School
in the past month. British Airways came in to spend a day
with year 10 & 11 students. The students had the opportunity to
practise at being flight attendants, learning
about working in the industry. This included the
chance to don the uniforms! The experience enhanced the
students' knowledge as much as it increased their
confidence to work in teams.
The second event with Manor Green was an evening set up for year
9 to year 14 students and their parents. Students and
parents could discuss with an EBeBP representative the
education options available to post 16 year-olds. The evening
included Manor Green's Key Stage 5 students displaying examples of
the sorts of programmes most commonly followed by post 16's.
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THE EBeBP GO MIDDLE EAST! December 2010
Lucy Yeomans, our Primary Curriculum Based Learning
Executive, has been taking her certified Lego® training global and
has delivered three week-long training sessions to teachers in Abu
Dhabi. The teachers and staff at Lego® are really
pleased with the outcome and foresee many opportunities to be
gained from obtaining these skills to foster STEM teaching.
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MAXING THE CASH ON SAMOSAS AND KRISPY KREMES, December
2010
Congratulations to Slough & Eton College in the Max
the Cash competition! Students from the school sold
samosas, Krispy Kreme doughnuts and washed car windscreens to
raise £2002 in funds for Thames Hospicecare. £100 and a trophy was
gifted to the students at the EBeBP last week in recognition of
their superb efforts.
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KINNARPS SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE EBeBP, November 2010
The EBeBP have received immense support in these past few
months from the team at KINNARPS. A guest speaker was
provided for a Mini Vans event at Langley Academy, and the Kinnarps
team have hosted Skills for Life workshops at various schools. On
November 10, the Kinnarps team kindly hosted the EBeBP's Work
Experience Coordinators meeting too. It is this kind of support and
enthusiasm that really help the EBeBP foster the links between
local schools and businesses in the community.
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LOCAL GENEROSITY, November 2010
Jeannette Whittaker, a Curriculm Based Learning Executive of the
EBeBP, has put Millside school (part of Haybrook College) in
touch with the generosity of local Burnham Garage. The
school has been gifted 50 replica World Cup Jabulani footballs by
Burnham Garage - that's more than one football per student. The
donation will go towards the sporty school's after-school and
out-of-hours programmes. Burnham garage has also agreed to offer
the students valuable work experience.
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EMPLOYEES HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, October 2010
October has seen schools opening their doors to businesses all
across the UK. The Visit Our Schools week, from October
18, was run by the Education and Employers Taskforce with business
links through the EBeBP.
The week aimed to shine new light on education
today for employees.
Employees have the opportunity to pull up a chair and experience
how a typical school functions and once again, have a chance to
walk the corridors. Essentially, both schools and businesses can
celebrate working in partnership, highlighting benefits to business
and education and discuss priority areas for growth.
The opportunity gained though Visit Our Schools not only
fused links between school, business and EBeBP alike, but provided
the opportunity for employers to meet with teachers and young
people who have been successfully involved in activities that have
engaged employers in the past.
The schools involved from East Berkshire included:
The Pines School, Bracknell on Monday 18th October 2010
Slough & Eton School, Slough on Tuesday 19th October 2010
Windsor Girls School, Windsor on Tuesday 19th October 2010
Montem Girls School, Slough on Wednesday 20th October 2010
Embracing community ties offer a variance of benefits for
businesses. Some of these include:
- recruiting the next generation of talented workers
- opportunity to meet future customers
- helping employees develop a wide range of relevant workplace
skills
- improving employee job satisfaction by giving back to the
community where they live and work
- demonstrating commitment to the community
- positive public relations in the local catchment
During the Visit Our Schools week the Education and
Employers Taskforce ran a national and regional media campaign
working with the national education and business media, also local
newspapers, radio and TV. This included a 16 page
supplement in the Financial Times.
EBeBP contacts for Visit Our Schools: Christina
Skinner, Business Engagement Executive, & Nancy Lalor, Head of
Work Based Learning.
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EBeBP GAINS INVESTORS IN PEOPLE AWARD, September
2010
On September 8 the EBeBP was awarded the Investors in People
Long Service Award. The acheivement is a
reflection of our dedication to people, relative to our engagement
with local students and local businesses.
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EBeBP ACHIEVES BUSINESS EXCELLENCE, September 2010
The EBeBP is pleased to announce that it has recently
acheived the Award for Education Business
Excellence. For full details regarding this please
see the
press release.
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For a full list of our upcoming
activities have a look at our calendar.
If you would like more information
about anything mentioned above, please call 01753 502384.