Engaging with employers
Essential Guide to Engaging with Employers
A guide to support planning, delivering, and evaluating encounters with employers/external providers as part of a wider careers programme.
Employer Database Template
This simple Excel database is designed to help you capture all communication with businesses who can support your careers programme and activities.
Platforms to support employer engagement
North East LinkUp Portal
A platform that allows you to raise requests seeking support for career-related events and activities with businesses across the North East.
Primary Futures
A simple and effective way to link learning to the wider world. Developed with teachers, it connects primary schools with diverse workplace volunteers to take part in aspirational activities and talk with children about their jobs.
STEM Ambassadors
STEM Ambassadors help bring STEM subjects alive and provide real-life examples of industry careers, facilitating an invaluable link between schools and industry.
I’m a scientist get me out of here
I’m a Scientist is a student-led STEM enrichment activity. It connects school students with scientists through energetic real-time text-based Chats.
Making encounters meaningful
Differentiated Career Pages
An example of a template used by pupils at Toner Avenue Primary School to reflect on encounters throughout school.
Careers Event Evaluation Form
An example of a template used by pupils at Jarrow Cross Primary School to reflect on encounters they have had as part of a careers event.