Partnerships
We believe in the importance of stimulating students minds, broadening horizons and enlightening students to their own potential. Our partnerships play an important part of our student experience, offering students the chance to play an active role in the community, and benefitting from the expertise and opportunities offered throughout these collaborative partnerships.
We take pride in offering students a range of enrichment prospects and learning experiences, taking their learning beyond the classroom, and enabling them to network with a range of partners to provide opportunities for our student’s benefit.
Our extensive network of organisations incorporates businesses, charities, and institutions on a local and national scale, enhancing and enriching the Bow Sixth Form experience.
OUR WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP BROCHURE CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE
PRIMARY PARTNERS
Working with our local primary schools offers us the opportunity to share our resources and expertise, for the benefit of primary pupils and staff. These mutually beneficial partnerships also allow Bow Sixth Form students to assume positions of responsibility as they work in partnership with our primaries, assisting Sports Days, supporting through assisted reading and through a buddy scheme to guide pupils throughout the transition process.
ACADEMIC
A number of our partners serve to offer our students insights and experiences into higher and further education, whilst enlightening them to the world of work, whilst other prospects complement the curriculum, contributing to learning and the development of academic skills.
These include:
- LAE Sixth Form College – Tutoring
- National Talent Agency – Offer the Level 3 Employability Course.
The following providers offer Bow School students taster lessons and workshops:
- NewVic College
- UCL Chemical Engineering
- NorthEastern University
- City University
- SAE Institute.
SUPPORT
We work in partnership with a number of organisations that support students mental health and wellbeing. Partners ReachOut, Place2Be and THEWS offer students 1:1 counselling, group sessions and after school support in anything that they might need.
ENRICHMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Spotlight – a personal development organisation dedicated to enhancing skillsets
- Duke of Edinburgh – highly valued by universities and employers alike, this award allows students to push out of their comfort zone and gain a new skills
- Paint the Change – social arts workshops
- Becoming X – Bow School’s own personal development programme
- Chain Reaction Youth Centre – empowering young women through the Arts
- Sea Cadets – gain lifelong skills and a lifetime of memories
- Debate Mate – developing public speaking and confidence skills in competitions across the country
- Greenhouse – developing confidence through sport
- Jack Petchey.
FUTURE FOCUSED
With a vision to ensure that our students leave Bow School World and Career Ready, it is not a surprise that many of our prestigious partnerships are designed with this in mind. We have built strong connections with businesses and organisations to offer experiences, insights and knowledge to develop every students’ full potential.Our partners include, but are not limited to:
- The Switch – mentoring, careers workshop and work experience opportunities
- IntoUniversity – workshops and trips designed to raise aspirations
- Canary Wharf Group – attendance at Bow School careers fairs, trips and work experience
- BIP Chaucer Group – mentoring opportunities for Year 12
- Speakers for Schools – guest speaker events focused on careers education, developing new skills and work experience
- GAIN UK – guest speakers deliver valuable insights and advice on topical subjects
- West Ham United Foundation – mentoring opportunities for students Year 7 -11
- Department for International Trade – careers workshops
- UK Security Council – careers workshops
- REED – mentoring
- KPMG – work shadowing, careers talks and taster sessions
- Morgan Stanley – advice and work experience
- Deloitte – Degree Apprenticeship advice and guest speakers
- The Royal College of Psychiatrists – internships
- Morgan Sindall Property Services – work experience.
A FOCUS ON STEM
Research tells us that young people are the future of our society, and agents for social change. As such, the education they receive must equip them with the knowledge and skills for the future and provide them with a skill set so powerful they can succeed across all sectors. At Bow, STEM Education provides hands-on learning experiences and real-world applications, to prepare our students to become successful leaders whichever pathway they choose to pursue.
- Arup & LEGO – workshops focused on the STEM sector
- AKTII – work experience placements, trips and education within structural engineering
- Construction Youth Trust – a charity dedicated to getting young people in to the construction sector through careers support delivery, mentoring and workshops
- EDT Industrial Careers – an opportunity to gain the Gold EDT Award in a STEM project
- Fantasy Wings – an insight into the Aviation sector working with British Airways
- CISCO – robotics and AI workshops.
JOIN US AS A PARTNER
We want to continue building mutually beneficial and meaningful relationships with organisations, to boost opportunities for the young people in the local area, offer engaging outreach opportunities, support the academic achievement and personal development of students and benefit both staff and students. Examples of how partners can support the development of our school and students:
- Work experience placements
- CV support
- Career’s advice
- Mentorship
- Enrichment
- Enhancement of the educational provision
- Raising awareness of our school.
