Employer engagement

Developed by Black Country Careers Hub.  This resource gives ideas of how you can be more inclusive during specific career activities including reasonable adjustments.  

Connect your practical experience with research informed frameworks for understanding the risks to NEEThood and planning effective interventions.

Developed in collaboration with educators and local authority professionals during a three year research study to understand and intervene on Early School leaving across five EU nations, these research-informed tools offer practical and CPD support for professionals working with young people at risk of NEET/Early School Leaving.

Talentino programmes have been helping to improve career outcomes for young people with a range of learning difficulties in a mixture of settings – special schools, mainstream schools, AP, PRU, SEMH, etc.

They also provide great opportunities for learning more, through their regular newsletters, annual SEND Careers Conference, and by publishing free resources.

A guide, published by Build UK, setting out the most common routes of entry into construction for young people in England leaving school, including apprenticeships, T Levels and degrees, and how they might suit different employers.

‘FES Connect’ is a national community for Post 16 careers leaders and practitioners, supporting development and sharing of best practice to ensure every learner is supported to find their next best step. 

An opportunity to share examples of what's working well across the country in careers education via online seminars, newsletters showcasing best practice and an FES Connect chat board.

Click here to register.

The National Careers Service provides high quality, free and impartial careers advice, information and guidance. The service is available all year round to anyone aged 13+ no matter what stage of the careers journey they are at.

This resource informs staff about where they can send parents to get information about different pathways and could be housed on your staff intranet for easy access.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) have developed a series of guides to support professionals working with children and young people, with the aim of improving their financial wellbeing through good quality financial education.

AutonoMe uses the power of personalised human support combined with technology to enable neurodiverse people and those with learning disabilities to gain employment and develop skills for independent living. 

This is a costed resource with possible funding streams identified.

A career transition programme for students moving from primary into secondary school, or for delivery during Year 6.

The resource is available to purchase from the Careers Collective website which can be accessed from the link below.

As the UK’s largest manufacturing industry, quarrying and mineral products are essential to our everyday lives. Without them you don’t have buildings, transport, technology, furniture or everyday household items.

This resources helps you to find out about routes into the industry, job roles, what to expect and the opportunity to talk directly to employers about different job roles on offer.

An award-winning platform enabling educators to invite role models into schools.