Delivering Your Potential
Employability For Schools
OUR VISIONWork with partners to develop and launch a leading programme
that accelerates individual change
• enables pupils to take personal responsibility to transition into the world of employment
• focuses on equipping pupils and teachers with the mindset and
skills to succeed
• Equips parents/guardians with the knowledge and skills they need to support their children
• creates a sustainable approach working in collaboration with all government and community parties
• Cradle to grave learning framework enabling viable progression choices
Our Mission – to provide a differentapproach
• A partnership with all relevant stakeholders to deliver the economic growth of UK plc and Big Society ethos
• Focus on changing the young persons mindset to take personal responsibility to succeed.....forever
• Integrated within the curriculum especially to create no additional burden or cost wherever possible
• Utilise existing resource and equip the teachers to make the changes
• Leave the competence and culture in the schools to make sustainable changes
• Resource the parents to find the information they need• Engage “volunteers “ to support the programme’s success• Signpost where technical skills for successful employment can
be found
A Whole System Approach• Government
linking into the overall employability strategy add link• Head Teachers and Governors
Sponsorship or programme and curriculum enhancements• Teachers
To change mind-set, provide knowledge and skills• Pupils
Multi tiered programme drop-down selection from workshops, seminars and coaching• Parents/Guardians
To equip parents with knowledge/meaning of choices• Community support organisations eg Princes Trust/ YE/Scouts
Identification of additional resource available• Job Centres and Employers
Support of realistic work placement and vocational opportunities
A Whole Systems ApproachAn objectives driven framework supporting on 4 dimensions of
skills, knowledge, confidence and motivation
The Learning JourneyCreating the environment for everyone to flourish
What we deliverA connected series interventions enabling individuals to take ownership and responsibility for increasing their employability.
Aim:
• Whole system approach engaging all stakeholders• Creating in partnership the environment to flourish• Targeted focus on personal action plans specific to individual
needs for the duration of the programme• Targeted learning for under represented groups• Diagnostic tools to clarify personal needs and establish achievable
milestones• Building competence and confidence through a stepped approach,
encompassing personal and practical techniques for employability• Empowering on going structured sustainability and resilience • To create powerful realistic role models
Our Product OfferingThe product will be • Branded and accredited and quality assured• Delivered by experienced facilitators/role models• Flexible offering tailored to the schools needs and budgets • Responsive to emerging pupils/parents/teachers needs
Delivered using a variety of methods that focus on developing Knowledge/Skills/Confidence and Motivation • Coaching• Mentoring• Peer to Peer interventions• Workshops• Work Placements• Work Shadowing• Volunteering• Key Note speakers• Lectures/Seminars/Open evenings• Classroom exercises/activities• Internet based activities
Teacher offeringCPD Options offered through the school and local employers through workshops/coaching programmes/key note speakersExample topics:• Understanding the employment market• Effective work placements• Creating positive mind-set• Knowledge based interventions
Pupil offering• Options offered through school – developing self belief and esteem
Understanding the careers pathwaysEffective Exam /revision techniquesCreating positive mind-set/brand image
• Options offered to their parents direct – wiser decision makingCoaching and mentoring on the above subjects
Knowledge based interventions
• Options offered through local employers – Job readinessWork experienceWork shadowing
• Options offered through volunteering groups ( Scouts/TA) – Personal responsibility
Work experienceWork shadowing
• Peer to Peer interventions
Parent offering• Options offered through school
Workshops: Understanding the careers pathways
Understanding how your child learnsEffective Exam /revision techniquesCreating positive mind-set
• Options offered to the parent directCoaching and mentoring on the above subjects
Knowledge based interventions• Shared options
Website offering one stop shop
Programme Framework• Phase 1– Initial diagnostic with Head/Governors Outcome : Identification of the interventions needed
• Phase 2 – Develop Project Plan with Head/Governors/TeachersOutcome: Milestones and measures of success in place
• Phase 3 – Engagement of Stakeholders parents/employers/pupils/external bodies
Outcome : understanding and buy in from all parties
• Phase 4 – Roll out
Contact Us
• Karen Powell, DYP Associates Ltd– http://www.dypassociates.co.uk/cms/home
• Cheryl Simons, Clouds Associates Ltd– http://www.clouds.247cms.co.uk/cms/home