Skills Building and Citizenship at Educational Diversity

About the Business Leaders

These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Sally Hopkins for 25 students at Educational Diversity aged Age 14 - 15.

Event description

Learning from More experienced people

Help us to inspire young people who have had difficulty engaging in mainstream school. As part of curriculum based activity they need to learn from more experienced people about the world of work and the skills and attitudes needed to succeed.
These events help pupils learn a range of attributes to boost employability, develop enterprise opportunities and prepare young people for the world of work. In addition to this, students can gain an in-depth understanding of why integral skills such as resilience, conflict resolution, interpersonal skills and independence are important within the workplace.
Students need to identify with someone they can admire for their skills and knowledge – they may be a family member or friend, or perhaps a work colleague or someone you admire on television such as a sports personality.
No matter how skilled we are already we can all learn from others, either in the workplace or outside. In the workplace you may have the opportunity to work alongside a colleague to learn about their job and the skills they use to perform the job well.