Alicia Coke’s

Employer Engagement Work 2008-2013

Employer and Community Engagement:

Borough ‘Enterprise Challenge’- Students learned how to take risks  & be decisive 

‘Getting Ahead’ annual business conference‘Head to Head’ annual mock interview event 

Work Experience for over  400 students per year

Provided a funded ‘Train the Trainer’ programme,part of an Employability Initiative to facilitatebusiness awareness  in young people.

Educational visits enabled students to learn about

 the history of the UK’s central bank and potential careers  in banking and finance

LifeSkills  Presentation on Post-16

       training & apprenticeships

Business advisers worked with 6th Form students during a management consulting workshop.

Employer and Community Engagement:

‘A’ Level Students Careers in the City Half-Day Seminar

Annual event for students who learned about future career opportunities in the City

of London

Barclays Bank ‘Business Day’

Business students participated in a money skills session  followed by networking with

volunteers from Barclays.

Year 12 ‘Uni Dosh’ sessions Money sessions were part of UCAS 

preparation to help students understand finance and funding for Higher Education.

Presentation to Business students by the Prince’s Trust on their structure and shareholders and how they help young people aged 13 to 30 get into jobs, education and training. Followed by a presentation 

from a Prince’s Trust beneficiary. 

Employer and Community Engagement:

AMT Business Student workshop 

Students learned about CVs, career decision-making, recruitment, interviews and financial 

skills in a 100-minute workshop with AMT.

Practice Interviews20-minute mock interview practice with AMT 

providing verbal and written feedback on performance

Educational visit for students to seeover 120 exhibitions from different organisations, industries, universities & Colleges

Bird & Bird Pioneer ProgrammeMentoring, skills development and work 

experience programme

Employer and Community Engagement:

‘Head to Head’

Annual mock interview event incorporating CV and interview feedback

Work Experience

The following organisations (and many more) hosted over 1000  students between 2008 and 2013 on work experience placements

Employer and Community Engagement:

• Other initiatives:

The Trading Game facilitated by:                           & ‘Careers in the City’ Workshops

‘Rep London’ employer visits facilitated by:

Educational events, visits , presentations & mentoring programmes

Employer and Community Engagement:

Especial thanks go to:

RBS for providing generous grant funding for the development of educational initiatives

BP for sponsoring my attendance at the ‘High Fliers’ Educational Conference 

Excellent project management and facilitation skills during educational events

Unnamed supporters & contributors

It is not possible to include every organisation I’ve collaborated or liaised with but I express sincere gratitude to everyone who has been instrumental to the success of employability, enterprise, work experience, careers education and work-related learning through community engagement, CSR and CPD initiatives.

Your support has been greatly appreciatedat Central Foundation Girls’ School & Sixth Form!