Building stronger partnerships : information on how employers can help support children, schools and families

The DCSF wants every primary and secondary school and college to have a business partner. This will be of mutual benefit to both employers and young people. Employers can make a real difference to educational outcomes by bringing the learning to life. By getting involved employers can benefit from a more highly skilled and productive workforce. The briefing sheets are aimed at employers and businesses and contain information and ideas on ways in which businesses can get involved. The sheets can be ordered or downloaded individually below. A folder in which to keep the sheets can be ordered (ref: 00805-2009FLR-EN). Includes: •STEM Ambassadors Briefing Sheet •Enterprise Education Briefing Sheet •Talent Map Briefing Sheet •School Governance Briefing Sheet •STEM Careers Awareness Programme Briefing Sheet •Specialist Schools Briefing Sheet •Functional Skills Briefing Sheet •Apprenticeships Briefing Sheet •Academies Briefing Sheet •Diplomas Briefing Sheet •Raising the Participation Rate Briefing Sheet •Language Briefing Sheet •Diplomas Champion Briefing Sheet •A-levels Briefing Sheet •Work Related Learning Briefing Sheet •Transition to Teaching Briefing Sheet •National Employer Education Taskforce Briefing Shee