Employer engagement

The 10X Challenge, from Young Enterprise, is a free national enterprise programme providing young people, aged 11-19, with first-hand experience of starting their own business with a £10 pledge in four weeks, entering exciting competitions along the way!   This year’s challenge will take place from the 29th April to 24th May 2024.

This resource has been developed by Accenture (national) and is offered on a free learning basis.

A collaborative, peer to peer learning tool building the digital skills needed to stand out in today’s workplace:

• Bite-sized, animated videos presented by digital experts
• 110+ animated bitesize videos with content covering 7 digital courses presented by Accenture digital experts
• Innovative use of social media tools to facilitate peer to peer learning
• CPD accredited certificate received for completing the modules.

Amazing Apprenticeships have partnered with Become, a leading charity for children in care and young care leavers, to create a new guide guide to support teachers and careers advisers supporting their care experienced students to access apprenticeships.

Developed by the Inspiring Worcestershire Careers Hub team this resource has been specifically designed to be used as a discussion activity with SEND students around a TV programme linked to the world of work.

Amazing Apprenticeships is a leading organisation in the education sector, working with schools, colleges and employers, tackling misconceptions and promoting the benefits of apprenticeships and technical education.

They work closely with the Department for Education and a wide range of other partners and stakeholder organisations in England and internationally, to ensure that more individuals and businesses can access the benefits of apprenticeships.

Animated film explaining what apprenticeships are and their benefits, watch here! 

As a Careers Leader, you can use this checklist as an annual review of provision to support your planning for the following year.

This presentation was used in a workshop to support the thinking around the development of BM4 in a SEND setting. 

Access free online interactive resources, ready-made lessons and work experience opportunities – and build them into your progressive careers programme.

This well-known resource can be used to help contextualise the world of work alongside curriculum study – and support young people in making informed decisions.

The Black Country Careers Hub have developed a number of resources to support those working with young people with SEND in the different settings.  Many of these resources are featured in the My Skills My Future programme. 

Created by the London team this resource supports thinking around virtual experiences of the workplace for schools and businesses. 

This resource has been developed by colleagues in Liverpool City Region Careers Hub to support CPD to Careers Leaders on all elements of BM1.