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Spend a day in Industry!
OFSTED recommends that teachers and support staff should have the
opportunity to learn more about Industry and the workplace. And as
it is now a statutory requirement that all schools provide Work Related
Learning for their students, YOU can update your own understanding
of the workplace, business and enterprise.
We can help!
As part of your professional development, we can arrange for you
to spend a day, alone or as part of a group in a company or particular
business sector. Be it
in the financial sector, leisure & tourism, the construction industry or
in the museums and art galleries. The choice is endless and in most cases it’s
FREE!
You can attend pre-organised Group placements that we advertise
every term or we can organise a specific placement just for you
or maybe an INSET day
for example,
for the entire Business Studies Department!
How do placements work?
Placements are open to all Primary, Secondary and Special School
teachers and support staff.
YOU can choose to go on a curricular, management or personal
development placement.
 A
curricular placement
one that is related to your area of teaching - your subject
area and will help you deliver the national curriculum.
For example:
- A Food Technology Teacher may wish to learn about the
running of a Chinese restaurant
and spend the day working with a Head Chef
- A Science teacher may find it useful to spend the day in a Chemical Plant
- A Learning Mentor may wish to visit the Crown Courts and meet the Police
and
Probation service
- A Special Needs Teaching Assistant may want to learn more about ADHD
at a Support
group
A
management placement
Spend a day in a company focusing on HR, management
techniques, leadership skills and appraisal systems.
Deputy Heads
and Senior teachers often
enjoy these days.
A personal
development placement
It's your choice - be it an interest in Art or conservation! As long
as the placement will inform your teaching and be of benefit to
the school it is relevant.
It's as simple as that.
Benefits to YOU
Professional Development Placements:
- Increase your understanding of industry and Careers
- Help you produce innovative approaches to the curriculum
- Give you access to resources for lessons, case studies and course
work
- Can help you form a valuable link with an employer for
future student visits
“Hearing about how the Courts work, meeting a Judge, Court
Clerks, the Police and Probation Service was not only fascinating
but very informative.
It will
help me with my teaching of Citizenship.”
Christabel Smith, Head of PSHE, St Francis Xavier’s
College
“This was an excellent day for PSHE
teachers and Learning Mentors. I saw for myself the realities of
Prison and I can pass on this information
to pupils to try and prevent them from offending.”
Vicky Ford, South Liverpool Pupil Referral Unit - Placement at
HM Prison Liverpool.
Here are some of the comments from the staff at The
Belvedere School who spent their INSET day in industry
"I thoroughly enjoyed the day and can see huge potential for
visits for AS/A2 Level ICT"
Head of I.T.
Placement at Jaguar
"A first class placement. It will assist my teaching of journalistic
skills and I can now advise students who are thinking of a career
in
journalism."
English Teacher
Placement at The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo
"An exhilarating and uplifting experience"
Director of Music
Placement at The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
"A most interesting day covering many facets of the company
- Personnel, The Bakery, the factory, the R&D labs, shadowing a dietician….(It
will help me) make lessons more interesting and relevant e.g. management
of cystic fibrosis etc"
Science Teacher
Placement at SHS International
Impressed? Why not join them?
Please
click here to see details of this term’s Group placements
and dates
For more information please call Maria Hart or Karen Greavey on
0151 728 9454 or email us at info@liverpoolcompact.org.uk
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