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