Connecting business with education

The Britten Partnership exists to create links between schools and FE colleges and the employment and business community. We aim to provide students with an excellent understanding of the world of employment.

Latest News and Events

Health Skills East

Health Skills East is a service for health employers and commissioners in the East of England.

It is a voluntary partnership of over 30 publicly funded skills development organizations supporting the health sector across the region.

It aims to assist employers by signposting the range of help and resources available through the partnership, including such areas as careers and qualifications and recruitment and retaining staff.

For more information access the website at www.healthskillseast.org

Norfolk Health and Social Care Schools Conference

The conference  is open to secondary schools across Norfolk and being held on 18th March 2009 at the Kings Centre in Norwich. For more information please contact peter@brittenpartnership.co.uk

Cambridge schools Health and Social care conference- 10th July 2009

The Britten Partnership in conjunction with Aimhigher Healthcare Strand and Bottisham Village College, are offering a one day Health and Social Care Conference on 10th July 2009. Year 10 and Year 9 students will be invited to attend the event, to find out more about  working in a health and social care setting, meet professionals in the sector, and find out how the services work together to manage a major incident. For more information please contact kate@brittenpartnership.co.uk

Lowestoft  'A life in health' conference in conjunction with Aim Higher

The Summer School is for Year 10 students from Lowestoft and Beccles Secondary Schools based on Careers in Health and Healthy Living. 30 students will be invited from Benjamin Britten, The Denes, Kirkley Community and Sir John Leman High Schools to attend a 3 day Summer School during week commencing 18th May 2009. The Summer School is based around Health Careers and Healthy Living and includes a 1 day conference for a wider group. For more information please contact peter@brittenpartnership.co.uk

 

CPD for Health and Social Care Teachers and Careers Advisors

A series of events are being held to support professional development for teachers and careers advisers working  in the area of Health and Social Care. The Britten Partnership are  running these in conjunction with Herts, Beds and Luton Care Brokerage www.bhlcarebrokerage.org

In Hertfordshire there are two  later afternoon events being held on 13th January 2009 and 27th January 2009. For more information and to book a place please see the attached   Jan and March 2009 eventstp and schools event flyer or contact kate@brittenpartnership.co.uk

 

From 1st October 2008 The Britten Partnership manages the Science and Engineering Ambassadors (SEAs) on behalf of STEMNET, in Bedford and Luton

The programme will support schools in enhancing and developing their STEM curriculum through working with Ambassadors with a science, maths, technology or engineering background or job role.

Young people in Bedford and Luton will benefit from meeting with SEAs and getting hands-on and first hand help to better their experience and knowledge of STEM related subjects.

If you want to get involved, or would like to become an SEA or want more information please contact seas@brittenpartnership.co.uk

 

Models for engaging students in considering higher education opportunities and progression into health and social care

The Britten Partnership delivered a workshop at the Aimhigher National Conference 2008 in collaboration with Lesley Thompson Regional Director Aimhigher (East), the workshop considered the impact of students accessing insights into the health sector in two different settings. Firstly through students experiencing working in an acute hospital, and working with a range of professional staff across a diverse section of the health sector. Secondly, using a 'live' scenario, students follow the progress of causalities in a road accident through their care programme from the scene of the accident to rehabilitations. For more information please contact:healthambassadors@brittenpartnership.co.uk

Another year for the Skills for Care Ambassadors Programme

The Britten Partnership have won another years contract with Skills for Care to deliver the Skills for Care Ambassador Programme across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire Luton, Essex, Thurrock and Southend. New this year will be working closely with the sub-regional Connexions Service to support careers advisors and Connexions staff promote the social care sector in schools. By popular request from schools, the 'Accident' scenario will run again in Luton and Bedford.For more information about the Skills for Care Ambassador Programme contact:kate@brittenpartnership.co.uk

For more information about the Social Care sector visit the Skills for Care website on www.skillsforcare.org

Healthcare Ambassador programme kicks off in the East of England

Skills for Health and the Aimhigher (Healthcare) strand have kicked off their Health Ambassadors programme managed by the Britten Partnership. Open to secondary schools across the region, the programme supports students find out more about working in a healthcare setting. For more information contact:healthambassadors@brittenpartnership.co.uk

 

Kate completes the Comino de Santiago....

Walking to raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Kate completed a 300 mile trek across the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain in  April this year. She raised £850.00 for Guide Dogs from kind donations from many friends, business colleagues  and family.