Engage with schools and colleges
Could you boost your recruitment by engaging with local schools and colleges?
Our talented young people need our support to gain skills and knowledge for the workplace. Can you support with careers and employability events, or work experience? If so, please register your interest in an upcoming event by contacting Jodie Scott at Destination Chesterfield to say you’d like your details shared with your preferred education provider(s).
Schools seeking business engagement
The following schools seek support from businesses with careers and employability events and/or work experience:
- Brookfield Community School
27/11/2025: Careers Fair, with the school looking for providers and employers with apprenticeship opportunities.
- Chesterfield College
Throughout the year: Gain a qualified trainee for your business for one day per week, or advertise your vacancy on the College’s virtual jobs board.
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
27/11/2025: All day Careers Convention. This is a student-only convention where students take turns in year groups over the day to visit exhibiting businesses.
5/03/2025: Evening Careers Convention (4:00pm set up, 5:00pm start time, ending at 7:30pm). The event is open to students from every year group, families and the wider community, linked with National Careers Week.
- Eckington School
29/01/2026: Careers fair with all businesses invited to exhibit, especially those in creative industries.
02/02/2026 – 06/02/2026: Year 12 work experience week.
16/03/2026 – 20/03/2026: Year 10 work experience week.
02/07/2026: Year 12 mock interviews & careers talks – looking for volunteers to support and deliver small group careers talks.
- Netherthorpe School
23/02/2026 – 27/02/2026: Year 12 work experience week.
29/06/2026 – 03/07/2026: Year 10 work experience week.
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
01/03/2026 – 31/03/2026: Mock interviews to be held during March – dates to be confirmed.
- Outwood Academy Newbold
Events for this academic year to be added soon.
- Parkside School
04/12/2025: Mock interviews to be held all day. Businesses from all sectors invited to exhibit.
29/01/2026: Post-16 Evening taking place between 3:30pm and 6:30pm. The school looks for providers and employers with apprenticeship opportunities.
- Springwell Community College
19/11/2025: Careers Fair with businesses from all sectors invited to exhibit.
02/07/2026: Employer mock interviews.
- St Mary’s Catholic High School
Events for this academic year to be added soon.
- Tupton Hall
21/01/2026: Careers Fair from 4:30pm – 7:00pm. Businesses from all sectors invited to exhibit
- University of Derby
Throughout the year: Engage with students through an industry placement or advertise your vacancy to graduates.
- Whittington Green School
More events for this academic year to be added soon.
How can you better engage with young people?
Track your progress in engaging with young people through an online self-assessment tool from Direct Education Business Partnership. It takes 25 minutes to complete. Afterwards, you can compare your business to industry peers and gain resources to help you improve.
Support is also available to connect with schools and colleges through the East Midlands Combined County Authority Careers Hub, including the opportunity to shape future careers by volunteering as an Enterprise Adviser.
