TEACHER ENCOUNTERS

Teachers and the wider education workforce play a key role in supporting young people’s career-decision making.

The pace of change in the industry can make it extremely challenging for teachers to stay up to date with skills that employers need from a future workforce and the variety of opportunities and career pathways available to their students. That’s why we have designed the Teacher Encounter programme to help educators like you increase their confidence and knowledge of the opportunities relevant to their subject.

A Teacher Encounter provides an opportunity for teachers to engage directly with employers to learn about the different career pathways relevant to their subjects.

• Teachers can then meaningfully use these insights to enrich their curriculum teaching. 
• There are a number of pathways and routes into employment. Understanding them can empower educators to effectively support students to take their best next step into your sector or workplace.
• Teacher Encounters can be delivered in a variety of ways; from providing placements, to small or large groups of teachers from a single school or multiple schools.

Learn more about Teacher Encounters

For more information about Teacher Encounters please visit Teacher encounters - tools and resources  | CEC Corporate or email us at careershub@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk.

“I found the experience very useful in terms of learning more about the careers available in the rail industry. At school, we are aware of trade routes but do not have as much awareness about the opportunities available in industries as a whole. It was also incredibly useful to discuss the personal skills and qualities that recruiters are looking for when hiring young people at assessment days.”

Amy Cushing - Geography Teacher, Brinsworth Academy on the VolkerRail Externship