Employer Partnerships

North Tyneside Commission of Enquiry Jan 2008

Clare Riley

Microsoft Education

Who are we ??

Software, services and internet technologies

1500 people in the UK: 25 in education

Based in Reading and London

Needing high end technical skills

Partner community of 480,000

Across the UK

Needing broad range of business and technical skills

Why do we need to get involved ??

Ever- changing world

Shift happens

For technology companies ......

IT industry growing 5 – 8 x faster than other sectors

Knowledge economy will soon represent 50% economy

Programming and traditional jobs to India and China

UK demand is now further up the value chain

We need business and IT skills

IT degrees down 46% since 2001

Computer Science A Level down 43% since 2001

We need 21st Century Skills

What are we doing about it

Commercial investment : eg: BSF

Cost recovery investment : eg: IT Developer training

CSR investment : eg: internet safety / partner schools

Collaborate to understand the needs and challenges faced by the sector

Sharing expertise and scaling effective approaches

Working with government and agencies

Informing policy development

Benefits to Microsoft

We learn what teachers and learners need

We are able to join the national debate

We can influence skills development and the quality of the next generation workforce

We can inform our own business development

Benefits to Schools in North Tyneside

Software, people and global experiences

Support for the effective use of ICT

Innovative Teachers Network / IT Academy

Foundation degrees and apprenticeships

Diplomas and Computer Science curriculum

21st Century Skills

Enquiring Minds research

BSF showcases and guides

Internet safety and the Imagine Cup

Benefits to the wider school community

Infrastructure

IT Academy : Digital literacy to PhD

Parental involvement

Digital inclusion

Opportunity for the next generation

Contact and further information

xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx

www.microsoft.com/uk/education