Business placements for teachers

A business placement is an opportunity for school staff to spend between 1 and 5 days in a business or industrial environment to develop an understanding of work related learning and forge links with local employers. The placement aims to support teachers and other staff in:

• developing work related learning and enterprise activities
• forging sustainable business education links.
• enhancing enterprise, leadership and management skills (including managing change)

Placements will be provided in an employment sector or industry appropriate to the needs of the school. Previous placements for teachers have taken place with companies such as Debenhams, DESQ Ltd (ICT), Grand St Leger Hotel, Lyceum Theatre, The Music Factory, Polypipe, Print Yorkshire and South Yorkshire Fire Service.

Business placements are provided free of charge to Doncaster schools. Teachers and other school staff such as head teachers or learning support assistants/mentors may take part in this scheme. A contribution towards cover costs is available.

For more information and contact details about business placements for school staff click here 

Enterprise Catalyst

Find out a how enterprising you are and how your way of thinking and behaving affects how successful you can be, try the enterprise catalyst.

Technology Challenge

Technology Challenge links a business to a pyramid of schools (secondary and primary) setting a design/make or business based challenge which teams compete for, culminating in a finals event in the summer. Teachers involved have a one day placement in the business to help prepare and agree the challenge.

Click here to find out more about Technology Challenge

Enterprising Ways to Inspire and Help Young People Achieve

Introducing young people to enterprise, enterprise skills and the concept of entrepreneurship from an early age in a creative and inspiring manner cannot be underestimated in preparing each individual for adult life and work.

By raising awareness and aspiration as well as developing skills, knowledge and understanding we are giving young people the best opportunity to succeed, achieve and fulfil their potential talent.

Introducing these concepts and embedding them at an early stage and on a continuous basis is critical. Providing real life experiences and role models from business and enterprise that young people can relate to are extremely powerful in raising aspiration and belief and encouraging success.

This short film demonstrates some of the ways this is being put into practice locally.