The role of Cornerstone Employers[Month] [Year]

Presented by [First name]

[Surname], [Job title]

The role of Cornerstone Employers[Month] [Year]

Presented by [First name]

[Surname], [Job title]

Our Mission

To prepare and inspire

young people for the fast-

changing world of work.

We were established in 2015 to help link

schools and colleges to employers to

increase employer engagement for young

people…

…because employer engagement has been

proven to:

Reduce NEET levels.

Increase future

earnings.

We have built a national network

50%

80%

94%

more employer encounters

reported by schools and

colleges in our Network.

of Enterprise Advisers are

satisfied in their role and would

recommend it to others.

of schools and colleges would

recommend the Enterprise Adviser

Network.

We have provided funding where

it’s most needed

employer encounters for young people

through the investment funds.

540,000

careers and enterprise

programmes supported.

150

Young people are making progress

80%of young people

have an increased

awareness of

different careers.

70% of young people feel

more motivated to

work hard at school

and college.

75%have a greater

understanding of what

they need to do to

achieve their ambitions.

Improved employability

including 10 percentage

point improvement in

feeling able to come up

with new ideas.

Improved personal

effectiveness including

a 20 percentage point

increase in young

people’s

determination to keep

trying if they cannot

do something.

Improved career

readiness including a

20 percentage point

increase in a young

person’s belief that

they can make a plan

for the next 5 years.

“

Ofsted reporting improvements in careers support in England

Careers guidance is not working well… provision is not well coordinated.

Ofsted in 2013

The current picture is much more encouraging than has been

the case in the past…careers guidance within schools is

improving.Ofsted in 2018

3,000schools and

colleges

The Gatsby Benchmarks

1. Building

NetworksEnterprise Adviser

Network and 40

Careers Hubs

3. Backing

the Gatsby

Benchmarks3,000 schools and

colleges use our

Compass tool

2. Supporting

Careers

LeadersTraining and

1,300 bursaries

Our role

The ask of business

1. Building

NetworksProvide staff

volunteers to

become

Enterprise

Advisers

Become a

Cornerstone

Employer in an

Opportunity Area

or Career Hub

The ask of business

Meet school and college demand for employer support:

3. Backing the Gatsby

Benchmarks

Employers are

essential to Gatsby

Benchmarks 5 and 6

but have a role to

play across all

The start of a journey

Benchmarks achieved, partially achieved and not achieved -

nationally

The role of a Cornerstone Employer

Cornerstone Employers work together with their networks, the

wider business community and the local Enterprise Coordinator

to ensure all young people in an area have the opportunities

they need to be prepared and inspired for the world of work.

What is a Cornerstone Employer?

Why become a Cornerstone Employer?

Supporting the

growth of your local

economy

Focusing activity on

identified areas of

need in schools and

colleges

Working with, and

learning from like-

minded

employers across

various sectors.

Recognition for the

impactful careers

activity being delivered

We hear all the time that recruiting on the coast

is hard, and it definitely is, but it'll only get easier

by companies doing their bit.

We believe in where we live and think it’s

everyone's responsibility to help the area thrive.

Richard Askew, Development Director,

Askew Brooks

“

Who can be a Cornerstone Employer?

✓ Experienced in engaging with education

✓ Dedicated to investing time and resources

✓ Committed to working with other Cornerstone Employers

✓ Willing to galvanise their business networks

✓ Focused on sustainability and acts as an ambassador

A Cornerstone Employer can be a large or small business,

and a local or national employer, provided they are:

Where are Cornerstone Employers needed?

Opportunity

Areasare identified by Government,

to tackle low social mobility

Where are Cornerstone Employers needed?

Careers Hubs

are set up by The Careers &

Enterprise Company to help

transform careers education

for young people

How we engage Careers Hubs

1| Schools, colleges and employers are

identified to form the Careers Hub.

2|

3| Regular roundtables and 1:1 meetings keep

progress on track, to ensure that all schools

and colleges in the Hub are moving towards

achieving all eight Gatsby Benchmarks.

Cornerstone Employers work strategically with

the Hub Lead, Lead School and other local

employers, building individual and collective

commitments into a plan that determines

activity in response to school and college

need.

Employers are identified to support the Opportunity

Area schools and colleges.

Cornerstone Employers work strategically with the

Enterprise Coordinator, building individual and collective

commitments into a plan that determines activity in

response to local school and college need.

Regular roundtables and 1:1 meetings keep progress on

track, to ensure that all schools and colleges in the OA

are able to provide meaningful encounters and

workplace experiences.

How we engage in Opportunity Areas

1|

2|

3|

• Explore role with CEC & Hub Lead / Enterprise Coordinator to agree suitability for all

• Review and sign the Cornerstone Employer Commitment Form

• Identify a main and senior contact for us to work with

• Draft a Press Release about your motivations in becoming a Cornerstone, to share

with your networks

• Liaise with your Hub Lead / Enterprise Coordinator to set regular 1:1 meetings and

to be included in roundtables

Next steps

Questions?

Thank you

1Provide 1 Enterprise Adviser

Enterprise Advisers support schools

and colleges to build or enhance

their careers and employer

engagement plans

1 / 7Deliver employer

encounters

1 / 25Offer workplace

experiences

One employer encounter a

year for every 7 employees

One workplace experience

each year for every 25

employees

We need more employers to get involved

Meeting schools and

college demand

• Local employers are delivering

employer encounters and

experiences of the workplace to

young people by, other things

supporting schools and colleges

to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks.

• This includes supporting the

delivery of CEC funded

activities.

Cornerstone

Employers

• A leadership group of

businesses invested in the

successful and sustainable

delivery of careers

education for young people

in the area.

• Working with their network

and wider business

community to ensure young

people are prepared for the

world of work.

Enterprise Advisers

• Senior business volunteers

working closely with the

leadership teams of

secondary schools and

colleges to provide strategic

support.

• Use their business

experience and professional

networks to help develop

and implement an effective

careers plan.

We work with employers in a variety of ways

Blackpool

Bradford

Derby

Doncaster

Fendlands & East Cambdridgeshire

Hastings

Ipswich

Norwich

North Yorkshire Coast

Oldham

Stoke

West Somerset

Cornerstone Employers – Opportunity Areas

Birmingham

Black Country

Buckinghamshire Thames Valley

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Cumbria

Coventry

Doncaster

Dorset

D2N2

East Sussex

Greater Manchester

Heart of South West

Hertfordshire

Humber

Lancashire

Leeds City Region SEND

Leicester & Leicestershire

Liverpool

New Anglia

North East

Oxfordshire

Solent

Solihull

Luton

Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire

Swindon & Wiltshire

Tees Valley

Thames Valley Berkshire

Warwickshire

West of England

Worcestershire

York & North Yorkshire

Cornerstone Employers – Careers Hubs

Cornerstone Employers – Careers Hubs

Birmingham

Black Country

Buckinghamshire Thames Valley

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Cumbria

Coventry

Doncaster

Dorset

D2N2

East Sussex

Greater Manchester

Heart of South West

Hertfordshire

Humber

Lancashire

Leeds City Region SEND

Leicester & Leicestershire

Liverpool

New Anglia

North East

Oxfordshire

Solent

Solihull

Luton

Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire

Swindon & Wiltshire

Tees Valley

Thames Valley Berkshire

Warwickshire

West of England

Worcestershire

York & North Yorkshire

3,000schools and

colleges

A comprehensive approach to careers

Careers support is improving

What we measure

Inputs

• Encounters with

employers, with

workplaces, with further

and higher education

• Information about local

jobs, how the curriculum

connects to work

• A plan tailored to an

individual’s needs and

supported by guidance

Key outputs

• Personal Effectiveness

self-belief, persistence,

purpose

• Careers Readiness

careers planning,

information and help

seeking work-readiness

• Employability Skills

imagination, problem

solving, listening skills,

sharing ideas, team work

and leadership

Key outcomes:

Destinations

• NEETs Number of young

people not in education,

employment or training

• Destinations Project

launching: what is a

‘good destination’

Why become a Cornerstone Employer?

Give back to your

community and

support the growth of

your local economy

Inspire young people

about your sector or

industry

Engage and

develop your

current workforce

Develop skills required

for your future

workforce and build

your talent pipeline

Why become a Cornerstone Employer?

Give back to your

community and

support the growth of

your local economy

Inspire young people

about your sector or

industry

Engage and

develop your

current workforce

Develop skills required

for your future

workforce and build

your talent pipeline