Projects

Mentoring

Primary school readers

Have you ever thought it might be rewarding to do something special, something that really makes a contribution to a child’s education?

By spending 30 minutes in a primary school you will:

• Help improve a pupil’s academic achievements
• Increase their self-esteem
• Provide them with a positive role model
• Help them improve their reading and speaking skills

Your commitment is a half hour plus travelling time

Secondary mentoring

Business mentoring provides an opportunity for individual students to receive guidance and help them understand the world of work.

Taking part in the secondary mentoring you will:

• Provide support and guidance with school work and academic goals 
• Advise young people with their career choices and share your professional insights 
• Learn more about the world of education and the challenges young people face

Business visits

Host a class of young people at your business:

The EBA organises visits to the business partners’ office or place of work with interesting talks and a tour of the site. This gives the students a better idea of what it’s like to work for a specific company as well as an opportunity to observe expected behaviours in a workplace.

Through organised activities the visit aims to help young people understand the importance of STEM in different industries and its use in everyday life. Working with top employers we aim to inspire young people into these jobs and help them understand the connection between the curriculum and their future career.

Please note that an eight weeks notice is required to book a visit.

Work experience for schools

Work experience is a major event in a school year, so we have developed a service to ensure that the workload and risk can be minimised for our partner schools.

 As part of our WEX programme we will provide your school with:

• Administration of all WEX paperwork
• Use of All-Together WEX online system
• EBA attendance at parents evening and help with in-school training and preparation for the programme
• Close liaison with school careers adviser

 If required, the team can also provide assistance with finding work placements for students.

Work experience for employers

If you are an employer, we can assist you in arranging annual work placements from schools. This will give the company the opportunity to give young people experience of their industry and employees the chance to gain supervisory experience.

Young Enterprise

This project is open to year 9 students, the EBA aims to recruit volunteers to deliver workshops and to help young people develop their business acumen and encourage them to explore innovative and sustainable business ideas.

The workshops will cover the following areas of business:

• Introduction to the project
• Business and finance plan
• Marketing and trading standards

In the school preliminary round, young people will work in teams of five and each team will work on a unique business idea with the support of business volunteers, the EBA and teachers.

The teams will then present their ideas to a panel of judges at a business partner’s premises where one team from each school will be chosen to progress to the next stage.

The successful teams will go on to sell their product at a Southwark venue. In the past years students have been selling their products at Borough Market.

Schools:

Contact us to participate in this project

Volunteers:

Contact us to deliver a workshop at a school (up to 2 hours)

Southwark Careers Fair

The annual Southwark Careers Fair provides Southwark schools and local businesses with an invaluable opportunity to interact in a day long workshop based event. 

Exhibitors present their business to small groups of students through practical, interactive workshops that demonstrate the skills and attributes they will need in order to work in these sectors.

Students also learn about general employability skills. Every group spends 15min with each employer, learning about variety of fields and jobs they have to offer.

Students find this a very positive experience, helping them to explore their career options and gain an understanding of the skills and qualities that will help them achieve their goals.

 The event is held in the spring term and is appropriate for Year 10 and above.

Workshops

We are currently running two types of workshops focused on financial literacy and personal development. We are however, happy to design and deliver tailored workshops on demand.

Financial literacy

Our financial literacy workshops cover topics such as saving, budgeting, debt or fraud. They are aimed at sixth form students and are fifty minutes long. The sessions are designed to assist students with preparation for moving into higher education, apprenticeships or employment. The aim of these workshops is to give them an insight into what is expected and required to become financially independent. 

Jobs vs Careers

The new Jobs vs Careers workshop for Year 9 students is focused on personal development and helps young people expand their horizons. The session is designed to help each student identify their strengths and raise awareness of suitable career options. This is a two-hour long session that engages with pupils at an individual level and helps them to form an idea of their future career.