Andrew Stunell MP has been checking out Werneth High School students working on the school’s ‘Young Apprentice Placement’ scheme designed to help pupils from years 9, 10 and 11 to prepare for the world of work.
The MP for Hazel Grove is campaigning to get many more apprenticeships offered in Stockport, including the ‘100 in 100 days’ challenge which is proving a success but understands that employers may be worried that some young people haven’t got the basic skills and work ethic needed to make a start:
“This imaginative scheme gives a young person the opportunity to get out of school and experience the world of work and study first hand. It is great for them, and already proving its worth, with young people going on to serious vocational training when they leave school. Congratulations to the school and the staff for setting such a great scheme up.”
The programme is for students who are disengaged from the normal route of secondary education and who can benefit more from a hands-on approach via a young apprenticeship.
Andrew (above left) visited the school and two of the placement employers in Bredbury and it is a brilliant alternative route for youngsters to start the route to a real career.
Margaret Roberts, Applied Learning Coordinator at Werneth School, commented –
“I was delighted to receive Sir Andrew on a visit to our school where he met with Yr 11 students, who have completed school and are moving onto Apprenticeships. Also, Yr 9 students, who are going to College in September for the first time”.
Margaret is pleased to see more and more influential people looking at young people’s needs for the future.