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Employer & school perspectives on rethinking work experience

A recent ISE webinar brought together an employer and school with the Careers & Enterprise Company to discuss how we can ensure all young people have access to high-quality experience.

Severn Trent: A strategic approach to work experience

Severn Trent left behind an ad-hoc, reactive approach for high-quality, inclusive work experience at scale – and they’re reaping the rewards. Here’s how.

‘Gold standard' employer engagement in secondary education

Employer engagement is a strategic objective of Roding Valley High School. Careers Leader and Advisor Donna Mason, shares the big impact initiatives as well as advice for developing successful opportunities with schools.

Delivering meaningful work experience: what do students need

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When work experience misses the point

Work experience doesn’t need to be two-weeks to make an impact, but it should incorporate career education alongside skills development, explains Sarra Jenkins, Director of Future Pathways at Loughborough Grammar School.

Meaningful work experience: what you need to know in 2026

Supporting member understanding of the expectations, requirements and benefits of delivering modern meaningful work experience for all young people will be an important focus for ISE in 2026, explains Anne-Marie Campion, ISE Insights Manager.

KPMG & TTF: A new model for work experience

The Talent Foundry, KPMG UK and The Careers & Enterprise Company collaborated to develop a pilot model for modern work experience.

How Channel 4 is scaling virtual work experience

Channel 4 in partnership with Talent People, has reimagined work experience through a virtual model. This opens up creative careers to thousands of people across the UK, balancing scale and inclusivity with meaningful engagement.

6 ways technology is helping Gatsby Benchmark implementation

Innovative digital models are helping educators and employers better operationalise the Gatsby Benchmarks, explain Safa Irfan and Dhruva Banerjee at ProjectSet UK.

Proving Work Experience at Scale: Aon & Connectr

Aon and Connectr delivered a large-scale work experience programme to engage students with financial services and drive social mobility. Phil Sartain at Aon and Charlotte Dudley at Connectr explain how.

ISE School & College Engagement Toolkit Launch Webinar

Whether you’re just starting or looking to expand your outreach, the toolkit will help you create an effective engagement strategy with schools and colleges.

School and college engagement toolkit Members Only

This toolkit has been created by the ISE Schools and Colleges Engagement Working Group and is designed to help employers create an effective engagement strategy with schools and colleges, focusing on talent acquisition from graduates.