Working with Schools and Colleges

In fact, the sooner students start thinking about what they want to do and how to get there the better.

Transform Society has developed a range of services tailored specifically to support school and college students in understanding employability, particularly in public service, and developing the skills they need to land a job and make an – whether that’s through direct employment or by joining a graduate scheme.

We have worked with heads of sixth forms and colleges and their careers leaders to introduce students and staff to the breadth of opportunities out there and to deliver a suite of student resources, including online materials, and virtual and in-person events to build awareness of career opportunities and pathways, both within public-service and beyond.

And, following the success of the at universities, we have developed a version specifically for school, sixth form and college students to help them innovate and understand how they can deliver practical change in their local communities.

Skills:

We focus on helping students to identify and develop the transferable skills they will need to get jobs and make a difference through reflection and discussion, practical workshops, real world challenges and gamification/situational judgment tests.

• Communication
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Reflection and self-awareness

Knowledge:

We provide an up-to-date look into the school-leaver and graduate job market and help students understand what to expect in recruitment and selection processes so that they can prepare and shine. Our most popular sessions include:

• What is the Public Sector?
• The Graduate Marketplace
• What is an Assessment Centre?
• The Future of Work
• Introduction to Transferable Skills
• AI in Selection

Experiences:

We run in-person and virtual events that give students an insight into the kinds of challenges they may face and encourage the development of skills and behaviours that will help them to be effective.

• Community Challenges
• Mock Assessment Centres
• PSHE curriculum workshops
• Professional skills – office, email and online meeting behaviours, and dos and don’ts of the workplace
• Values and culture workshop
• Networking and LinkedIn (where students work on, or create their LinkedIn profile)
• Personal brand

Transform Society also provides support for schools in delivering CPD for teachers and leaders, both to build awareness of public-service opportunities for their students and to embed employability and other relevant skills into the curriculum through PHSE and extra-curricular activities.

Securing a place on a graduate scheme is more competitive now than at any time in the last 25 years. We help staff members understand how challenging the world of graduate recruitment and employment has become and what they can do and the steps their students can take now to best improve their chances.