TEACHERS’ GUIDE Education and employers working together for young people Education and Employers Taskforce

Type of sponsorship

Benefits for employers

Benefits for schools

Financial involvement?

Trust schools

Schools that form a charitable trust with an outside party (e.g. a business or educational charity), aiming to raise standards.

Work with a number of schools within one community, applying the same principles, expertise and skills to all.

Influence the educational experience of future employees.

No financial sponsorship is expected or required.

Can raise standards by working with employers.

Can experience stability by working with their trust group: good practice and positive links can continue, even if the initiator ceases to be involved.

No

Academies

Newly established, state-funded schools that receive financial sponsorship from a wide range of sources, including individuals, universities, faith communities, the voluntary sector and businesses.

Involvement in the overall vision and ethos of the school, via involvement in the governing body.

As academies replace schools operating in challenging circumstances or are newly established due to a shortage of spaces in the area, they are normally well equipped with modern facilities.

Yes - up to £2m towards the capital costs of the new school building.

Specialist schools

Raise educational standards.

Help schools to unlock Government funding.

Create beneficial partnerships that can lead to further engagement.

Proven to achieve greater success in GCSE results than non-specialist schools.

Potential to expand the relationship between school and sponsor into other areas such as work experience andschool governor placements.

Access to additional Government funding due to sponsorship.

Yes - schools must raise £50,000 from the private sector (can be a combination of sponsors).

National Skills Academy

A network of centres of excellence for each sector of the economy.

The programme was developed to combat skills shortages and skills gaps found in many industries.

Design a sector-specific curriculum, resulting in employees having the right skills for business.

Bring consistency to the national delivery of training.

Influence wider educational networks in schools.

Students receive skills training in the areas where it is most needed, increasing their chance of employability.

Yes, as well as first-hand knowledge and experience of the skills required to work within their industry.