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    Local organisation leads the way with new award

    Date issued: 23/07/10

    This week the Education Business Partnership West Berkshire (EBP) achieved the Award for Education Business Excellence.

    Amanda Richards, Chief Executive of the Education Business Partnership West Berkshire said: “We are delighted to be one of the first EBPs to be accredited with the Award for Education Business Excellence. We are pleased that all of our efforts to improve the learning experiences of young people in West Berkshire have been recognised at a national level by the Institute for Education Business Excellence. We are all extremely proud of the work-related learning and enterprise services we offer which help our schools develop the skills of their young people in preparation for the future.”

    The Award is run by the Institute for Education Business Excellence and accredits organisations to the former Department for Children, Schools and Families’ National Standard for Education Business Partnership Organisations (May 2008). It recognises the continued efforts and high standards achieved by EBP West Berkshire in its ongoing work connecting education and the world of work for the benefit of young people in the area.
    The EBP provides work-related learning and enterprise solutions to all primary, secondary and special schools across West Berkshire. The EBP works with almost a quarter of the businesses in the area. These businesses not only support over 1,500 students on work experience placements, they also support a diverse range of work-related learning and enterprise activities.
    Education Business Partnership Organisations work with over 300,000 companies and organisations nationally to enable employers to work successfully in partnership with schools and colleges as a contribution to young people’s education and their journey to adulthood. Work-related learning has a positive impact on young people and is particularly important during this period of economic uncertainty with the significant increase in numbers of young people without relevant skills or employment.