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 Tara Underhill at Destination Chesterfield to say you’d like your details shared with your preferred school(s).
Schools seeking business engagement
The following schools seek support from businesses with careers and employability events and/or work experience:
- Brookfield Community School
No further events are planned for this academic year, but please express your interest for the future.
- Netherthorpe School
The school seeks employers across all sectors to offer 1-week work experiences for students during the following dates:
30.06.25 – 04.07.25 (Year 10 students)
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Beginning of July 2025: Work experience with Y10 & Y11 – looking for businesses to support one-week placements.
- Outwood Academy Newbold
14.07.25 (08:30am – 2:30pm): Mock interview Day with Y10. Looking for businesses to interview students in preparation for real job interviews.
- Parkside School
The school seeks employers from the mechanics, construction, trades, general business, hospitality, and social care sectors to offer 1-week work experiences for students during the following dates:
07.07.25 – 11.07.25 (Year 10 students)
- Springwell Community College
07.07.25 (9:30am – 12:00pm/12:30pm): Get In 2 Apprenticeship event – employers and current apprentices needed to meet with students from disadvantaged backgrounds and provide insight into career options. For the event, each employer will ideally bring one or more apprentices to support a Meet the Employer session; a business representative to facilitate a skills session; and a small pop up careers stand. This event will be interactive and led by East Midlands Combined County Career Hub and The Early Talent Consultancy.
- St Mary’s Catholic High School
Careers Café lunchtime sessions once a month – St Marys will work around employer availability.
The school seeks employers across all sectors to offer work experiences for students during the following dates:
04.06.25 – 06.06.25: (Year 12 students)
01.07.25 – 02.07.25: (Year 10 students)
- Tupton Hall
No further events planned for this academic year but please express your interest for the future.
- Whittington Green School
14.07.25: World of work day (mock interviews).
How can you better engage with young people?
Track your progress in engaging with young people through an online self-assessment tool from Derbyshire 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.
