Matravers School has been named ‘National School of the Year’ by the Careers & Enterprise Company for its outstanding work supporting careers education and helping young people into the world of work.
The Careers & Enterprise Company Annual Awards 2018 recognise and celebrate inspirational work being done by schools and colleges, employers, volunteers and careers professionals around England.
A record number of over 200 nominations were submitted for this year’s nine award categories, which were decided by a panel of independent expert judges.
This award recognises a school that provides outstanding careers support for its pupils to prepare them for the world of work.
Dr Simon Riding, headteacher of Matravers School said, “We are delighted to have been recognised for our outstanding work in this aspect of our school. We work hard to ensure that our pupils are not only successful in terms of examination results and qualifications, but also that they have the aptitudes to use them in a quickly changing world.”
The Careers & Enterprise Company was established by the government in 2015 to help schools and colleges, employers, funders and careers programme providers to create high impact careers and enterprise support for young people. They aim to inspire and prepare young people for the fast-changing world of work. The company’s 2000+ enterprise adviser network of business volunteers currently works in over half of the country’s secondary schools and colleges.
Claudia Harris, chief executive of The Careers & Enterprise Company said, “Preparing young people for the fast-changing world of work has never been more important. There is incredible work going on in schools, colleges, employers and more across the country. We hope these awards are a small way to say thank you and shine a light on this amazing work.”
Judge Nick Bowen, principal at Horizon Community College and who sits on The Careers & Enterprise Company’s headteacher advisory group said, “This year we had a record number of entries. It was a real challenge to pick the winners because of the amazing quality of entries. This is a testament to the increasing excellence of careers provision and partnership across the country. Projects/ schools/colleges/businesses/individuals like this are helping thousands of young people to fulfil their futures. They should be very proud of themselves.”
