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May Consultation Meetings

Friday, 09 July 2010 09:32

In May BXL's CEO chaired two well attended Head Teachers, Principals and 14-19 Network Manager Consultation meetings. The purpose of these meetings was to understand their Work Related Learning and Work Experience curriculum requirements and ensure that the BXL service continues to be customer- focused and deliver against priority needs. These senior management feedback opportunities are held twice a year across a range of participants, allowing for direct input to BXL's development as well as acting as an alternative network.
These consultations are informing BXL's 2010/11 service planning and indeed has led to the creation of a number of programmes that we will be communicating with you about at the atart of the 2010/11 academic year.

 Ideas generated from the Consultation Meetings;

Strategic Themes

• For BXL to act as a social enterprise support mechanism for the area, and look for opportunities to help other similar organisations with the current funding and business challenges
• For all of our services for educators, to ensure wherever we can we accredit outcomes
• Create more work related learning with significant employers in a structured and timetabled format
• Develop for the next academic year ‘out of school hours' professional development support for teaching professionals
• BXL to become an accredited training provider to fill a need in the market for socially and mainstream provision aware partners
• Continue our theme of finding innovative ways to use existing school facilities to reach into the community, such as the ‘Big Idea' theme we created with the Chamber and the MET recently

Practical Programmes

• Raising Participation age programme
• Special Schools package
• Package to support STEM subjects
• Twilight Continuing Professional Development (CPDs) and Professional Development Placement (PDPs)
• BXL to act as an accredited Education centre (BTEC)
• Accredited Foundation learning programme
• Accreditation of Partnership Centres activities

BXL Launches its new range of Work Experience Programmes

Thursday, 08 July 2010 10:16

Our annual WRL and WEX Conference was the platform for launching our new comprehensive range of Work Experience Health & Safety and Placement Services. After listening to feedback from our schools we have introduced a new Health & Safety Service called, BXL Essential. This service satisfies your legal obligations and is competitively priced at £30.

Click here to see the leaflet that details all of our WEX Programmes or go to website pages

Click here to read a full review of the event

BXL also have a new dedicated team to look after all your Work Experience Needs, click the link to find out all their contact details.

It's not too late for your school to get involved with BXL's ‘Improving Chances' Project

Thursday, 08 July 2010 11:03

This project works with individuals and families in the south west of the city, specifically priority super output areas of Quinton, Weoley Castle, Northfield, Woodgate Valley, Shenley Fields and Harborne. (post code eligibility applies) . Our aim is to reduce multi-generational unemployment, by raising the skills and aspirations of disadvantaged young people and their parents or carers.

Please click here to find out more about the programme

Schools play an important part in BXL's Improving Chances Project and we are happy to take your direct referrals. Call 07545 924835 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For schools that are not in this catchment area and are interested in having access to this programme, please contact us, as we are looking at ways to expand Improving Chances across the city.