SPONSORS INFORMATION

SHROPSHIRE EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP (EBP) is a not-for-profit organisation which facilitates partnerships between education and business in the county of Shropshire. It's one of a network of EBP’s across the UK and is hosted by Connexions Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. By getting involved with schools and colleges in activities organised by Shropshire EBP, employers can make a real difference to the lives of young people. Support from volunteers from the business community helps to raise their aspirations and achievements, develops their self-confidence and helps prepare them for adult and working life. Employers benefit by raising their profile in the local community, developing their staff and influencing the delivery of the curriculum so that young people enter the labour market with the attitude and skills that businesses are looking for. Volunteers also find that working with young people is satisfying and rewarding.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

1. To raise the levels of pupil and student achievement in schools and colleges.
2. To improve pupil and student motivation and attendance.
3. To support management and leadership in schools and colleges.
4. To prepare young people for the world of work, including employability.
5. To enhance the delivery of the National Curriculum.
6. To deliver key skills, including wider skills such as creativity and enterprise.
7. To enable every young person, at each key stage, to have the opportunity to participate in
an appropriate science, technology, engineering or maths activity linking schools to business and the world of work.

Shropshire EBP serves the following clients:

· Employers
· Primary Schools*
· Secondary Schools*
· Special Schools*
· Pathways Education Service*
· Tuition, Medical & Behaviour Support Service*
· Independent Schools*
· Colleges of Further Education*

* including young people aged 5 to 16 in compulsory education, and young people aged 16 to 19 on academic or vocational courses and educationalists.

For further information visit www.shropshire-ebp.co.uk