It’s a new scholastic year and at Mark Rutherford Upper School that means it’s once again time for their excellent Business Partnership programme to kick into action. The Partnership has been successfully running for three years and provides a valuable link between the worlds of work and education and they’d love even more local employers to join them.
Since 2011, local businesses and organisations have worked with the students and staff at the school with projects on employability skills and work experience. The aim is to give students an insight into the world of work and provide them with the essential skills and confidence to help them get a job.
If you think that this is something you or your business could get involved in then Kath Unwin at Mark Rutherford would love to hear from you. She can be contacted by email kath.unwin@mrus.co.uk or on 01234 290200.
The Business Partnership hosts regular breakfast meetings and the first of the new term takes place on Wednesday 24th September with a focus on Apprenticeships. Mark Rutherford is also running an Apprenticeship Week in November with events for parents and students and is looking for contacts with training providers and employers to help with workshops and talks. Contact Tracey Reilly for information about Breakfast Meetings and to volunteer to get involved. (tracey.reilly@mrus.co.uk).
Dates for your diary:
24th September: Breakfast meeting – focus on Apprenticeships
26th November: Breakfast meeting – focus on the Voluntary sector
2015 Breakfast meeting dates: 21st January, 18th March 2015, 13th May and 15th July 2015
