Last week (20 June), Northamptonshire’s Enterprise Advisers gathered at a local hotel to celebrate the first full year of NEP’s Enterprise Advisers programme since it developed the initial pilot and saw it rolled out across the country by the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC).
The event was the first time all 30+ Enterprise Advisers and school representatives had come together to mark the hugely positive impact the Enterprise Advisers programme has had in terms of developing plans and strategies designed to ensure Northamptonshire’s young people are as prepared as possible for the world
Last week (20 June), Northamptonshire’s Enterprise Advisers gathered at a local hotel to celebrate the first full year of NEP’s Enterprise Advisers programme since it developed the initial pilot and saw it rolled out across the country by the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC).
The event was the first time all 30+ Enterprise Advisers and school representatives had come together to mark the hugely positive impact the Enterprise Advisers programme has had in terms of developing plans and strategies designed to ensure Northamptonshire’s young people are as prepared as possible for the world of work.
Hosted by NEP’s CEO, Jo Lappin, she was joined by Kerry Senatore, NEP’s Education Business Manager and Cath Kitchen, Head Teacher at the Hospital and Outreach Education Medical Pupil Referral Unit (HOE), who gave a passionate review of the difference the Enterprise Advisers programme had made to her students.
She said: “Thanks to the programme, we now have a much more ambitious strategy which has seen our enterprise and work-related plan shift to have greater significance and status. The support for the Enterprise Advisers programme by our management committee, staff parents/carers and pupils has been overwhelming and, with a national network with which to better understand best practice, we have many more ideas for employer engagement moving forward.”
The celebration event also gave attendees the chance to reflect on their individual progress and attend workshops enabling them to benchmark against the eight recommendations in the Gatsby report.* The report provides schools and advisers with a quality framework by which to measure themselves.
16 schools were involved in the initial Enterprise Advisers programme pilot. One year on and 30 secondary schools are now involved with more expressing interest all the time.
For more information about how to become an Enterprise Adviser in Northamptonshire, contact Kerry Senatore, NEP’s Education Business Manager on 01604 609535 or