NAW2020 SUPPORTER TOOLKIT - TEACHERS - #NAW2020 #LOOKBEYOND
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NAW2020 Supporter Toolkit
Teachers
#NAW2020 #LookBeyondNAW2020 Supporter Toolkit – Teachers
Introduction
The purpose of this toolkit is The theme for 2020: Look Beyond Tackling outdated stereotypes
The theme for National Apprenticeship One of the most common
to give you all the information Week 2020 is “Look Beyond” – we are misconceptions about apprenticeships
you need to start thinking encouraging everyone to look beyond amongst parents and young people is
about how you can get outdated stereotypes surrounding still that apprentices are ‘just employed
apprenticeships and celebrate the to make the tea’.
involved with National diversity of opportunity and value that
Apprenticeship Week 2020. they bring to the country today. We would love your support to help
parents and young people Look Beyond
It includes information on Teachers, you play a vital role in helping this myth, by showcasing all the fantastic
this year’s theme and our your pupils and their parents Look and inspiring work that apprentices are
national campaign platform, Beyond more traditional routes into doing, gaining the skills and experience
as well as guidance for how employment and understand the to boost their careers.
diversity of career opportunities that are
you can join and drive the available through apprenticeships. Today’s apprentices are Making Impact,
conversation on social media Not Tea.
The theme will unite the entire
during The Week. We will apprenticeship community with strong
send another update in consistent messages and initiatives
the New Year, with some during The Week to ensure we can have
the strongest possible collective impact.
additional assets for you to
download and use.NAW2020 Supporter Toolkit – Teachers
1. Support our National Look Beyond Campaign: “Making Impact”
Attend a Look Beyond event Host an event at your school
in your local area or college
Employer events near you – for the Broadcast the Big Assembly – Invite an ASK representative in – Apply to become an Apprentice
first time ever, we’ve extended The Week bringing together apprentices, employers The ASK (The Apprenticeship Support Champion – if you’re passionate about
to include the Saturday and Sunday and students from across the country, and Knowledge for Schools and apprenticeships and eager to share
(8 and 9 February), to maximise the this is a chance for everyone to learn Colleges programme) network has your enthusiasm and expertise with
opportunity for teachers and parents more about apprenticeships and kick off representatives across the country, who others, why not become an Apprentice
in particular to be able to participate in National Apprenticeship Week in style. are able to support you in developing Champion, to find out more view here.
events. We’ve asked employers large and The broadcast starts at 10.30am - you and transforming how your students
small, up and down the country, to open can find out more here: bigassembly.org think about apprenticeships. Invite your
their doors between 3 and 9 February local representative in and fire up your
to showcase the inspiring work their Welcome apprentices into your apprenticeships advice.
apprentices are doing, adding value and school – welcome in current and past For more information:
making an impact. apprentices, ideally from your school, amazingapprenticeships.com/about-ask
during The Week to share their story
Use our handy events map to check out with your students. It’s so powerful for To find your local ASK contractor, please
the Look Beyond events that are taking them to hear personal anecdotes and see contact details in the appendix at the Look
place in your area and head along if you
can. Please also encourage your pupils
advice from someone they can easily
relate to.
end of this toolkit.
Share Learn Live broadcasts with
Beyond
and their parents / guardians / carers to
attend these events, so they can hear Host a parents evening – consider your students – if you and your pupils
first-hand from employers and current hosting a parents evening exclusively can’t make it to an event, encourage
apprentices. dedicated to educating and inspiring them to take a look at the Learn Live
parents about the opportunities that broadcasts we have produced with
apprenticeships can unlock. You may employers from across England, and help
Don’t forget to shout about all the wish to invite the parent of a current them get inspired:
events you are attending or hosting apprentice in as a guest speaker, or a amazingapprenticeships.com/live-
on social media channels (and please few people as part of a panel, to bring broadcasts
use the hashtags #NAW2020 and this to life and provide crucial peer to
peer reassurance to other parents whose Make sure you upload any events you’re
#LookBeyond), in the local media hosting to our website here:
and to friends and family, as well as children may be considering this route
into work. nawevents.co.uk/events_submission/
through your professional networks submission_form
and any communications channels
with parents.NAW2020 Supporter Toolkit – Teachers
2. Fuel the conversation on social media
Visual assets will be available for you to Wear the ‘We’re Fired Up’ Making Waves – share your Download and share our video
download in the New Year. We’ll also be Badge success stories
posting on social media to let you know
when these are live. On Monday 3 February, help us make a Using the template we will provide, Video content is being created and
social splash by adding the ‘We’re Fired please share your experiences and will be shared in the New Year. Once
Up’ badge to your social media profiles best practice advice for how you available, in February 2020, please share
IMPORTANT: to show you’re proudly supporting have embedded information about this on your own social media profiles,
Please tag all your social media National Apprenticeship Week 2020. apprenticeships into your curriculum and and on forums you may be a member of.
posts with #NAW2020 and careers advice.
#LookBeyondNAW2020 Supporter Toolkit – Teachers
3. Get involved with our Twitter Q&As
#AskAnApprentice #AskAnEmployer
Building on the success of last year, This year, we will also be running an
we will be running this session #AskAnEmployer session. Employers
again in 2020. Please share details of all sizes will be taking to Twitter,
of this with your students and their to answer questions about their
parents, encouraging them to use the apprenticeship programmes, what they
#AskAnApprentice hashtag on Twitter look for in prospective apprentices, and
from 12-2pm on Wednesday 5 the work their current apprentices are
February and get involved in the online doing. This will take place on Twitter
A
conversation. from 12-2pm on Thursday 6 February.
Please do encourage your students and
their parents to join the conversation and
see the opportunities employers open up
to apprentices.
Q &NAW2020 Supporter Toolkit – Teachers
4. Find out more
If you’re interested in finding out more about National Apprenticeship
Thank you – if you have any questions
Week and apprenticeships in general, check out the useful links below:
in the meantime, please do feel free
– View companies hiring higher and degree apprentices in 2020: to get in touch by emailing:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/ the.week@education.gov.uk
attachment_data/file/835406/Higher_Degree_Vacancy_Listing.pdf
Follow National Apprenticeship Service:
– Find an Apprenticeship: Twitter: @Apprenticeships
gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship Instagram: @fireitupapps
Facebook: FireItUpApps
– Access our Teacher guides: LinkedIn: National Apprenticeship Service
amazingapprenticeships.com/resources Hashtags: #NAW2020 #LookBeyond
– Find out more about National Apprenticeship Week: For more information on apprenticeships visit:
gov.uk/government/topical-events/national-apprenticeship-week-2020 www.apprenticeships.gov.ukNAW2020 Supporter Toolkit – Teachers Appendix Find your local ASK (The Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools and Colleges) contractor North – Name: Guy Saxton – Email: guy.saxton@bl-training.co.uk – Telephone: 01912 619 636 – Website: www.bl-training.org.uk Midlands – Name: Helen Richardson – Email: Helen.Richardson@workpays.co.uk – Telephone: 07772 357890 – Website: www.workpays.co.uk South – Name: Kellie Major – Email: KellieMajor@cxk.org – Telephone: 07501 228501 – Website: www.cxk.org London – Name: Andrew Cruickshank – Email: acruickshank@educationdevelopmenttrust.com – Telephone: 07876 837945 – Website: www.educationdevelopmenttrust.com
Follow National Apprenticeship Service: @Apprenticeships / @FireItUp_Apps @fireitupapps FireItUpApps National Apprenticeship Service Search for apprenticeships on GOV.UK or call 08000 150 600
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