Board Member on Local Advisory Board/ Guru Lecturer, Career Academies UK

Details of Organisation: Career Academy students follow a rigorous 2 year programme equivalent to 3 A-levels or equivalent national qualifications, enabling students to progress to higher education. An additional 'employability' component also forms part of the students' programme of study. The students benefit from have a Partner in Business, Guru Lectures and Internships with local businesses.

The schools in Birmingham  involved with the programme are Waseley Hills High school, Rubery (Finance Academy), Bournville College ( Finance Academy/Media Academy/Sport Academy/Science Academy) and Birmingham Metroploitan (Business & Enterprise Academy).

http://www.careeracademies.org.uk/

Opportunities

Local Advisory Board Member: Each centre running a Career Academy has a Local Advisory Board made up of representatives from the school/college, local business supporters and stakeholders. The meetings are held four times a year either as breakfast or twilight sessions and are run to help the school to provide the business links needed to make the programme successful. Board members are asked to contribute by involving their networks, suggesting ideas and offering advice and guidance from a business perspective.   

Guru Lecture: Individuals from the working world can help to bring the curriculum alive for students by visiting a school/college and supplementing the teaching by providing an insight into the business world and their particular area of expertise. This may be a career related talk or provide insight into a specific unit of study e.g. HR practices, financial planning techniques, role of auditors / lawyers in business etc. Each Career Academy produces a timetable showing the areas of study and, via the local advisory board, seeks people to visit to enhance the delivery of the programme.

If you want to find out more about how to get involved then get in contact with the Community Development Committee.

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