School Liaison Team - Keighley College

Keighley College School Liaison team is privileged and proud to work in partnership with schools, colleges and education settings throughout Yorkshire. Our job is to create and deliver complimentary sessions and activities to help students discover their post-16 options and plan for their future.

Every day we help schools with careers education, offering advice and expert impartial guidance. Whether your school is hosting a careers convention, parents’ evening, drop-in session or assembly, we are the people for you.

We paint an engaging and true picture of each of our specialist subject areas through assemblies, careers fairs, curriculum experience sessions, college tours, transition talks and bespoke progression workshops.

Our Services:

Work in Schools:

In line with the new government legislation around schools’ requirement to give impartial and unbiased Information, Advice and Guidance to young people, the School Liaison Service offers a wide range of opportunities to support schools with careers and progression advice.

Our activities with students focus on:

	Raising aspirations
	World of work
	Understanding qualifications and further education opportunities
	Employability skills
	Career planning
	Labour market research
	Supporting transition into post-16 education

Activities we deliver include:

	Provide information, advice and guidance events and activities in schools
	Deliver school presentations
	Attend option events and parents’ evenings to discuss course options and progression pathways, welfare and financial questions
	Promote college open days to year 10 and 11 students, parents / guardians and teaching staff from schools
	Provide application techniques workshops and interview preparation for college
	Arrange educational experiences for school pupils to visit our industry-standard facilities and have a real insight into what college life is like
	Host tours for pupils and teachers
	Provide bespoke project work and specific industry led activities with involvement from key partners / employers
	Curriculum focused awareness/engagement sessions