At Ridgewood school we are busy growing your employees of the future. We need your help to continue to raise their career aspirations, develop their employability skills and learn more about all the exciting career opportunities here in South Yorkshire.

Inspire young minds

Being part of our business support network will provide you with moments of great satisfaction, but striving to make a difference can also be an exciting challenge! Having employers like you helping to inspire young minds and transform attitudes through a range of activities and opportunities is the foundation of an excellent careers programme as set out by the Gatsby Foundation’s eight Benchmarks of good practice.

Potential Ways to support.....

• Be part of our Mock interviews with Year 10 or 11 students and help them structure their CVs

• Get involved in extracurricular clubs and activities

• Give an inspiring talk based on your industry or job role

• Provide a coaching/mentoring service through a structured programme

• Run a hands-on workshop with activities relating to your area of expertise

• Be part of our discussions about pathways after school, eg apprenticeships.

• Help champion specific issues and challenge barriers in the workplace around gender stereotyping, disability etc

• Help bring a subject lesson to life by linking it to your industry

• Offer a work experience placement (Y10) or an industry insight visit for students at your business premises.

• Become an ambassador supporting employment routes for young people with special educational needs and disabilities and offer a work experience placement that is co-supported by the school.

• Provide an Internship opportunity. (Y12)

We will support you throughout your visit to us to ensure we maximise the use of your valuable time.

If you have any queries, please contact Mr Hodgson and Mr Lord via the 'Contact Us' button on the school website.