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What are the benefits to an employer of getting involved with schools in Angus?
As well as helping young people in your local community, getting involved will have a huge impact on your business. Not only does it improve staff confidence and morale, it also introduces your people to new and innovative ideas in a stimulating and fun environment.
You can extend your recruitment pool, help to ensure your future workforce possess the right skills and attitudes to meet your business needs, develop the skills of your employees and enhance the reputation of your business in the local community.
Employers that have become involved to date have seen real business benefits.
How will I be making a difference?
The benefits of sharing your skills and experience with young people are clear.
Whether young people are on the shop floor, on a building site, in the office, or learning from you in their own classroom, they gain a better understanding of the world of work and commerce.
You and your people can pass on vital skills
Skills for learning, work and life: communication, working with others, problem solving, decision-making, more informed risk-taking and general employability skills. Moreover, it provides young people with the skills to make informed choices as they move through 
and beyond school.
Your involvement will provide a unique perspective
You can bring real inspiration and relevance to the curriculum for both young people and staff in schools by setting learning in a meaningful context. The introduction of real-life and practical experiences into the school environment helps young people to become excited about their learning and extends the breadth and depth of experiences of everyone involved.
Learning first hand from successful people is stimulating and inspiring
It encourages creativity, innovation, self-confidence and a sense of responsibility.Hearing success stories and seeing the rewards of hard work gives young people something to aim for. By seeing what you've achieved they'll be inspired and motivated to do it for themselves.
The benefits for pupils, teachers and schools are far-reaching...
In Angus we aim to ensure that all our schools have a clear commitment to develop effective and meaningful partnerships with employers and the wider community by identifying where both sides can contribute something of value.
There are lots of things that schools can do in return for employers. Such examples include providing a display/decoration for work premises, use of IT suite/school facilities for training, design of a product such as a promotional flyer or new packaging for a product, as well as generating positive press and publicity for the partnership work being carried out in school and raising a general interest and awareness amongst the school community.
There are many fantastic examples of this working in practice throughout Angus…
An effective partnership between education and employers will be a genuine 'win-win' situation for all involved. Don't underestimate the benefits an Angus school can offer you!
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