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 5 use data from research report to make recommendations to the NHS
- 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 Real data from hospital trust shows Year 7 how Statistics is used in everyday life
- Click Here Food company reveals use of fractions, ratios and percentages for their business
- Click Here Structural engineer gives real purpose to Year 7 ‘Plans & Elevations’
- Click Here Geologist motivates Year 8 to better understand ‘The Rock Cycle’
- Click Here Defence technology challenge requires Year 7 to apply Geometry skills
- Click Here Year 7 learn the importance of ‘Coordinates’ when programming video games
- Click Here Algebra calculations by year 7 solve challenge by local engineering consultancy
- Click Here Residents in a former workhouse give new meaning to 'Industrial Revolution'
- Click Here Wiltshire Council helps Year 7 apply learning about Statistics to Climate Change
- Click Here Year 7 use real data to create graphs about waste management services at Mitie
- Click Here Year 7 use Directed Number to solve post-earthquake communication problems
- 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