Good Practice

Forum Talent Potential has more case studies about employer-linked curriculum projects than any other programme in the UK. Search examples of young people’s Meaningful Learning Experiences on their journey from primary to post-16 education at schools around the country:

  • Click Here Year 2 children ‘Get Cooking’ with the help of Dietitians to learn about Food Chains
  • Click Here Radiographers motivate Year 1 children to learn about ‘heroines’ in History
  • Click Here Paramedic and mobile phone app give purpose to Year 6 Geography topic
  • Click Here Music Therapist inspires Y4 pupils to compose a song about life during lockdown
  • Click Here Reception class children plan, make and evaluate dishes for ‘Healthy Eating’
  • Click Here Paramedics help reception class children learn the importance of keeping safe
  • Click Here Role Play is given purpose for Reception class children with the help of Osteopaths
  • Click Here Dramatherapists help reception class children explore sensitive matters about Hygiene
  • Click Here 18th century painter inspires year 5 children’s learning about the eruption of Vesuvius
  • Click Here Reception Classes discover life-critical roles in regional NHS 111 service provider
  • Click Here Family-run garden centre inspires years 1, 2 & 3 about the Science of plants
  • Click Here East Midlands Airport encourages career aspirations in Reception Classes
  • Click Here Biomedical Scientist inspires year 6 to work scientifically and learn about Identity
  • Click Here IT services firm helps year 3 prepare e-safety and coding presentation for parents
  • Click Here Key Stage 2 children discover there really are jobs that involve chocolate
  • Click Here Journalist commissions articles from Key Stage 2 children about ‘Dreams and Goals’
  • Click Here Canal & River Trust helps to turn ‘Pooh Sticks’ into something meaningful
  • Click Here Lawyer helps year 5 children consider if the trial of Anne Boleyn was fair
  • Click Here Engineering firm helps year 5 discover how levers and forces work on a JCB
  • Click Here Fruit juice bar transforms ‘Working Scientifically’ into a purposeful challenge
  • Click Here Historic England input for a whole-term focus in History
  • Click Here Spicing up learning about international menus
  • Click Here Ex-pat businesswoman brings a taste of Australia
  • Click Here 140 Year anniversary strengthens link with local employer
  • Click Here Local employers enrich learning for transition to secondary school
  • Click Here Children challenged to raise community profile of the school
  • Click Here ‘Aspire’ programme developed across cluster of Bradford schools
  • Click Here Electric vehicle charging points provide focus for Year 7 to learn about Electricity
  • Click Here Live Q&A session brings issues of social justice up-to-date for English Literature
  • Click Here First-hand stories of the Bristol Blitz motivate and move Year 8 History students
  • Click Here Property development project inspires Year 9 about non-fiction reading and writing
  • Click Here Climate Change expert gives real purpose to a Year 9 transactional writing task
  • Click Here University students help Year 8 engage with the ‘intense’ topic of The Holocaust
  • Click Here Year 8 students use real data from Podiatrists to apply learning about Scatter Graphs
  • Click Here Community solar farm provides information/feedback about ‘Energy Conservation’
  • Click Here Non-verbal communication in MFL with the help of Speech & Language Therapists
  • Click Here Publisher selects student writing about the risk of a future global conflict
  • Click Here Year 7 use maths skills to calculate the value of Occupational Therapy
  • Click Here Year 7 use English skills to speak out about fad diets
  • Click Here Algebra graphing encourages children’s compliance with eye treatment
  • Click Here Speaking & Listening skills encourage compliance with eye treatment
  • Click Here Students apply knowledge about electricity to encourage safe use of defibrillators
  • Click Here Maths project switches from the Construction industry to an aspiring hip hop artist
  • Click Here Y8 students find out about a local business park and research its industrial history
  • Click Here Member of Parliament helps year 8 put a historic issue into a modern context
  • Click Here Covid-19 does not stop year 8 maths challenge with neighbouring engineering firm
  • Click Here Expert knowledge and personal stories bring ‘The Empire’ to life for year 9 students
  • Click Here Leading recording studio seeks fresh ideas from BTEC Music students
  • Click Here Year 8 students apply ‘Electromagnetism’ to design a new metal recycling plant
  • Click Here Year 8 students provide safety information and a warm greeting for ships’ crews
  • Click Here Data from Tees Barrage brings purpose and meaning to Statistics and Graphs
  • Click Here 3-D drawing skills help make a housing development attractive for residents
  • Click Here Housing redevelopment provides real data about energy and heat loss
  • Click Here Hotel challenges students to apply their language skills to help foreign guests
  • Click Here French restaurateur benefits from year 8 imagination and translation skills
  • Click Here Neighbourhood housing development brings meaning to year 9 maths topic
  • Click Here Year 8 students discover maths is needed for practical business decisions
  • Click Here Students challenged with calculations for major civil engineering project
  • Click Here Geography students come up with ideas for development plans at Clumber Park
  • Click Here Raising English skills with elevator pitches for 3-D mapping technology company
  • Click Here High street gallery helps teaching staff elevate perceptions about Art at year 7
  • Click Here Cardiology team provide basis for project-based learning in Key Stage 3 Science
  • Click Here SME tech company motivates year 8 students about data, statistics and graphs
  • Click Here Web developer provides expert input for HTML coding task for students and teachers
  • Click Here Cross-generational links bring the 1960s and 1940s to life for year 8 students
  • Click Here Major construction project provides real context for English assessment
  • Click Here Business start-up inspires year 9 about Business Studies topics
  • Click Here Housing developer presents interior design challenge to Art & Design students
  • Click Here ‘Upthrust, Floating & Sinking’ is made meaningful with self-employed boatbuilder
  • Click Here ‘Cold climates’ comes to life with BAM and the British Antarctic Survey
  • Click Here Scrivens Opticians helps year 9 understanding about refraction
  • Click Here Students discover ‘Osmosis’ is more than a Science topic for dialysis patients
  • Click Here Hyde United FC challenges year 9 to produce a ‘Spanish Survival Kit’ for players
  • Click Here Spanish property company inspires MFL learning for year 9 students
  • Click Here Maths tasks applied to Asda and differentiated for the range of abilities
  • Click Here BBC editor helps year 9 History students analyse accounts of the past
  • Click Here Toni and Guy encourage communication skills in GCSE Hair and Beauty
  • Click Here Geography students use real GIS data to propose location for a Co-op store
  • Click Here Architect helps improve practical work in year 9 Design & Technology
  • Click Here Work about computer hardware checked by an IT consultant
  • Click Here Van hire business inspires thinking about ‘Sources of Finance’ in Business Studies
  • Click Here SME seeks fresh ideas from year 8 for market expansion
  • Click Here Graphic designer provides corporate branding briefs for year 9 Art students
  • Click Here Year 7 apply learning about Oxidation to local iron casting company
  • Click Here Eriks explains the value to Engineering of laboratory skills learned
  • Click Here Talking about the town provides content for community radio – and English
  • Click Here Artwork helps RSPB/National Trust promote moorland birdlife
  • Click Here Business challenge creates fresh ideas for the boardroom at local superstore
  • Click Here Racecourse provides basis of real project for year 7 curriculum
  • Click Here Marketing challenge from global property firm stimulates interest in languages
  • Click Here Expert input provides ‘different perspective’ on food preparation and nutrition
  • Click Here Architects show that ‘Transformations’ is useful for more than passing a GCSE maths test
  • Click Here Virtual tour of corporate kitchen helps Key Stage 4 students write realistic risk assessments
  • Click Here Industry expertise for GCSE students learning about production of aluminium
  • Click Here Geography project helps to encourage the next generation of city planners
  • Click Here Health & Social Care students meet dietary requirements in care home
  • Click Here Transactional writing for GCSE English creates editorial for local paper
  • Click Here Leading recording studio seeks fresh ideas from BTEC Music students
  • Click Here UPVC window manufacturer helps students apply theory of Polymerisation
  • Click Here Biology topic helps a medical centre communicate facts about diabetes
  • Click Here Businessman talks to Year 10 students about being a sole trader
  • Click Here Cement works helps GCSE students apply learning about chemical changes
  • Click Here Engineering firm explains the need for accuracy in Science lab experiments
  • Click Here Learning about electromagnetism from a local PA systems specialist
  • Click Here Changing perceptions about careers in fast-food
  • Click Here Food bank enables English students to write about current social conditions
  • Click Here PR agency helps GCSE students understand and analyse non-fiction writing
  • Click Here Quantity surveyor helps GCSE students apply learning about area and volume
  • Click Here Dental practice shows GCSE students how X-rays are used safely
  • Click Here Restaurant brings a taste of Italy to Catering students
  • Click Here IT expert provides programming tips for Computer Science students
  • Click Here Holiday villa brief engages Construction students
  • Click Here Community hydro electric scheme helps revision for Science exam
  • Click Here Human resource at Premier Inn guides Business Studies students
  • Click Here Major employer benefits from insights into young people’s thinking
  • Click Here Photography students test their skills against a picture editor’s brief
  • Click Here Store manager masterclass for BTEC Retail students
  • Click Here Business Studies students present solutions to local SMEs
  • Click Here ‘Mini-Masterclass’ video clips help revision about Databases
  • Click Here Retailer motivates students to produce their best work in DT
  • Click Here Newspaper helps alternative provision school reveal the value of English
  • Click Here Food prep theory is turned into practice with a local care home
  • Click Here Challenge about pollution adds purpose to Geography field work
  • Click Here Geography students come up with ideas for water conservation
  • Click Here Simultaneous equations given a real-life application
  • Click Here Showcase for Art & Design at community contemporary gallery
  • Click Here Rolls Royce helps Physics students with the ‘difficult concepts'
  • Click Here Software expert motivates students about classroom projects
  • Click Here Eye-catching display for patient waiting area at medical centre
  • Click Here Sports rehabilitation specialist provides real scenarios
  • Click Here English students learn about occupational language from car valeting
  • Click Here Reality brought to BTEC module on ‘Work Experience in Sport’
  • Click Here Masterclass with business analyst helps learning about client needs
  • Click Here Students practice Spanish language skills at a Tapas bar
  • Click Here Access to careers for SEN students with support from business