Employer Information

We are very keen to engage with businesses and employers to help us inform and educate students about the local and national employment opportunities.

This links directly with Gatsby Benchmark 5 – Encounters with Employers and Employees, and Gatsby Benchmark 6 – Experiences of Workplaces. We provide many opportunities for businesses to interact with students: World of Work days, Career Carousels, Employability Skills workshops, Careers Fairs, presentations, work experience, small group work etc.

If you would like to get involved, or wish to advertise any apprenticeship vacancies through the Academy, then please contact the Careers Adviser and Work Experience Coordinator Mrs Jacqui Gilman at gilmanj@uolat.co.uk or 01406 362120

Examples of Employer Engagement over the last academic year

November 2023

The Inspirational Learning Group ran sessions around problem solving for Year 8. The RAF talked about STEM and careers in the RAF. Amazon helped the pupils to develop an app. A local Cyber Security expert ran sessions around Cyber Security and how to stay safe on the internet. Channel 4 highlighted to the pupils careers in Media. Taylors Bulbs ran a session around recognising and marketing products. For Year 10 who were getting ready for work experience there were a range of workshops including CV writing with the Department of Work and Pensions and Eurovia, an Assessment Centre workshops with Work Pays plus NHS career workshops with the Lincolnshire Community Nursing Team.

January 2024

HSBC ran their Gaming for Good workshops for Year 7. Ivan Thompson from The Youth Shed worked with Year 7 to help them work confidently with tools plus the basics of carpentry. Work Pays helped Year 10 to sign up for the Government apprenticeship website. The NHS Talent Academy ran interview skills sessions for Year 10. The College of West Anglia came along with their Media Make-up and T Level lectures to talk about their courses plus the chance for the pupils to have a go at CPR and creative make-up.

April 2024

Naylor Nutrition ran sessions around marketing. Siemens Engineering ran STEM workshops. The Rock Bus demonstrated and enabled Year 7 to learn an instrument and form their own rock band. The National Grid and Rolls Royce ran interactive problem solving STEM workshops for Year 8. Burmour Construction came in to talk to the Year 10s about careers in construction plus they offered an interactive activity which involved building a wooden houses. The National Construction College talked about their courses plus the pupils learnt the basics of Architecture and Civil Engineering.