{"id":3073,"date":"2019-03-14T10:58:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T10:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/?page_id=3073"},"modified":"2023-08-23T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:59:42","slug":"forming-education-industry-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/how-to-guides\/forming-education-industry-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Forming education-industry partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The strength of education-industry partnerships lies in the mutual exchange and integration of knowledge and expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partnerships may involve particular schools, colleges, industry bodies, businesses or employers, or other organisations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A genuinely collaborative and integrative partnership should draw its personnel from both education and industry including, for example, education practitioners of various backgrounds (e.g. teachers, careers officers, DYW staff) and industry professionals (e.g. with backgrounds in STEM subjects). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commitment of senior personnel (e.g. from boards of management, education management teams) is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contacts and networks<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Planning and preparation should include thinking about your partnerships \u2013 who to involve, what structures to put in place, what working practices to adopt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There may be local (or national) contacts and networks that provide clear opportunities for partnership; you may already be in partnerships which can be replicated or extended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make use of existing knowledge about local individuals and networks to develop new contacts and professional relationships, to establish who the strategic\u202fplayers are within those networks and different ways you can promote awareness of your education programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing for partnerships<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Allow time to create your partnerships. Senior authorisation (perhaps through committees) may be needed and legal agreements or contracts may have to be drawn up in advance of any approved implementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local authorities, senior managers and others may have to be contacted\/visited by the delivery team. If needed, prepare promotional materials for your education programme (e.g. leaflets, a video) or make use of your framework document to raise awareness. Face-to-face contact can be beneficial with individuals who might play key roles on an everyday basis. Make sure you have senior managers on side, as well as e.g. classroom teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be clear about the roles and expectations of each partner. What will you offer? What level of commitment is expected in return? Be prepared to give details of \u2013 and be open about \u2013 your proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n