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<\/a><\/p>\nHow have they done this?<\/strong><\/p>\n Working with young people and partners to embed opportunities and developing skills across the curriculum.<\/p>\n Enhance young peoples understanding of different career routes ,offering curricular programmes and regular engagement with employers.<\/p>\n Actively collaborate with partners to develop and deliver a curriculum that supports the development of young peoples employability and career management skills.<\/p>\n Reviewing the work placement model in line with the \u2018Work Placement Standard\u2019,creating bespoke opportunities tailored to the needs of all young people.<\/p>\n Careers\u00a0Events<\/strong> HE\/FE Fairs<\/strong> Mock Interviews<\/strong> Salters Chemistry Festival <\/strong> Chemistry Careers Event <\/strong> STEM Glasgow\/Jacobs Engineering Challenge <\/strong> Go4Set<\/strong> SmartSTEMs<\/strong> Science Club <\/strong> Numeracy Week<\/strong> Apprenticeship Tests<\/strong> P7 Maths Challenge<\/strong> ScotBeef\/Aldi\u00a0<\/strong> Quality Meat Scotland Chef Visit <\/strong> ZooLab Junk Bus<\/strong> GHA\/ Loretto Afternoon Tea <\/strong> Future Textiles <\/strong> Marks and Spencer \u2013 Work Placement Programme<\/strong>. 30 young people have had the opportunity to apply and experience a work placement in the retail sector. Many young people have secured part time jobs as a result of the experience.<\/p>\n
\nAllowing\u00a0 young people to find out about potential employers. Young people have the opportunity to talk directly with representatives from industry and education.<\/p>\n
\nPartnerships with City of Glasgow, Glasgow Clyde, Glasgow Kelvin, West College Scotland, GCU, UWS, UoG, Strathclyde, Stirling and Glasgow School of Art. Each year group has a short presentation and an opportunity to meet with the Further and Higher Education representatives to ask\u00a0 questions about courses, entry requirements and education beyond school in general.\u00a0 Parents of senior phase young people are invited to attend.<\/p>\n
\nAll young people are given interview skills training and mock interviews from their business partners.<\/p>\n
\nIn partnership with University of Glasgow, Salters Chemistry and Royal Society of Chemistry, young people are given experience of working in a working laboratory carrying out investigations and experiments.<\/p>\n
\nIn partnership with Glasgow Science Centre, UWS and Royal Society of Chemistry young people learn about laboratory techniques, discuss career pathways and alternative routes into careers in Chemistry<\/p>\n
\nIn partnership with DYW Glasgow, West Partnership, Glasgow City Council and Jacobs Engineering young people are involved in real life engineering challenges. Working \u00a0with partners to create a solution to plastic pollution while investigating and learning about careers in the sector.<\/p>\n
\nYoung people have the opportunity to develop skills, inform subject choice and change perceptions about STEM, raising awareness of how studying STEM related subjects can lead to rewarding careers.<\/p>\n
\nIn partnership with Glasgow Kelvin College young people explore STEM related careers with input from various organisations. Young people take part in practical activities to enhance skills and knowledge of STEM based careers.<\/p>\n
\nIn partnership with STEM Ambassadors S1 young people are involved in weekly activities which promote learning and careers in STEM.\u00a0 Links are made to STEM careers and young people are encouraged to explore and research\u00a0 career pathways.<\/p>\n
\nMaking links between numeracy used in subjects across the school and how numeracy is used in the world of work. Using partners such as credit unions, Barclays Bank, Santander, Mott McDonald, NHS, Marks and Spencer to showcase Maths in the world of work.<\/p>\n
\nYoung people have the opportunity to learn and practice numeracy tests for apprenticeships, colleges and universities.<\/p>\n
\nYoung people work in teams to learn about Maths in the world of work.<\/p>\n
\nYoung people working collaboratively,\u00a0 researching existing products and designing a new product to present as part of the competition. The winners will have their product marketed, displayed and sold in Aldi stores across the country.<\/p>\n
\nChef visit to work with S2 young people, demonstrating and embedding skills as well as sharing their experience of working in the hospitality industry<\/p>\n
\nDelivered in partnership with Zoolab Junk Bus young people learn about the production of some of our favourite foods.<\/p>\n
\nPartnership with Glasgow Housing Association and Loretto Housing allowed young people to work with local partners\u00a0 and allowed an opportunity to experience working in this sector.<\/p>\n
\nDeveloping an understanding of the textile industry and the available progressions pathways.<\/p>\n
\nThe partnership was set up to strengthen the link between employers and young people, building\u00a0 confidence and supporting the transition between school and the workplace.<\/p>\n