Best Practice

Starting an alumni network for your school

Careers guidance
Alumni networks can bring huge benefits to schools, but not many spend the time to develop them. Alex Shapland-Howes argues why schools should, and offers some advice.

More than nine in 10 people in this country walk out of their school after their last exam and never ever go back. This is a massive wasted opportunity.

I used to teach maths in north London. There were some of the brightest kids I had ever met, supported by a team of incredibly talented and hard-working teachers, all in a shiny, new building. I’ve managed to keep in touch with a couple of my favourites (we all have them!) and it is increasingly clear that despite the great school and high levels of ambition in almost every one, they are going to find it incredibly difficult to find a job that they find fulfilling.

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