What's in it for Schools and Businesses
"It's exciting to use this initiative of bringing businesses and schools together to perhaps produce a different outcome".
David Middleton, Mount Mary Vineyard, Yarra Valley Grammar Partnership, Vic
LEEP aims to help you to develop more formal partnerships with your current community links or to create and build new ones. The benefits include:
For everyone:
- a common understanding of where the community is and what it is trying to achieve for its young people
- a different perspective on professional development opportunities on both sides
- projects and activities developed and managed by the partnership itself
- time to develop relationships for longer term benefits
For schools:
- creative approaches in the strategic delivery of the curriculum
- support and time from business partners
- students who are more engaged in the learning process
- teachers who are directly involved with developing partnership projects
- innovative ideas around teaching and learning
For businesses:
- extensive networking opportunities
- enhanced status within the community
- input to curriculum design and delivery
- training and development for staff
- enhanced coverage, success and profit
- access to innovative ideas and potential employees for the future
"Businesses need to see it as a part of their strategy, part of their future".
Steven Walter, General Manager, Baker Hydraulics, SA
Our business partner profiles which give you examples from a range of business partners involved in the pilot project. You can use these to assist you in the recruitment of new business partners for your LEEP partnership.
