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Five steps for connecting students to the world of work

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Schools often work closely with local industry in order to bring their curriculum to life for students – but what makes these partnerships a success? Neil Willis offers five steps…
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Setting students up for success in the workplace is a key ambition for most people working in education.

We are all aspiring to bring what students learn in class to life, to connect subjects to the labour market, and to build relationships with local industries to inspire students.

Together with the North of Tyne Combined Authority, the North East Local Enterprise Partnership has been working to connect local businesses and industries with schools and classrooms across the region.

Across 10 schools in the North East, partnerships created so far have enabled 1,500 students to explore the real world use of different aspects of the science curriculum. In one school, year 8 students explored the applications of electromagnets. One group worked with a company called Komatsu looking at the use of electromagnets in relays in the circuits of their industrial machinery; another learned how electromagnets are used in sound systems.

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