Liverpool school calls on business community to help students get Career Ready

A secondary school in Liverpool has called on the city’s businesses to consider signing up to its new careers programme, through which it hopes to create a link between students and local employers.

Next month, 10 students from the sixth form at Archbishop Blanch School will enrol on a national programme that gives participants the opportunity to receive mentoring, take master classes, undertake internships and visit businesses.

Ahead of the September launch of its new site on Earle Road, the school has asked companies in the Liverpool area to get involved in the Career Ready initiative.

Archbishop Blanch School’s careers co-ordinator, Ellie Jones, said: “The Careers Ready programme is a fantastic opportunity to help students grow in confidence and gain essential skills for work.

“Corporate social responsibility is an important practice for any business, and engaging with the wider community can have so many benefits. The Career Ready programme is the perfect occasion to give back and showcase your company’s values.

She added: “It also offers employers the chance to have a real positive impact on students’ lives, share their business credentials to a wider community, and who knows, perhaps find some future talent for their company!”

A nationwide charity, Career Ready has been supported by more than 1,400 businesses since its inception 10 years ago, including one in four FTSE 100 companies.

Heather Duggan, the headteacher of Archbishop Blanch School, commented: “We are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity to our students and to work with local and national business in this way.

“This is a fantastic programme to help our students begin their career journey in a highly structured and focused manner and we look forward to enrolling our first cohort in September.”