Working with schools
The government has pledged that, by 2010, all families should have access to a variety of extended services through their school:
“In keeping with government aims.... to make sure parents and families have access to support they need, when they need it, schools need to aim to provide specialised, more targeted support available at a local level to meet the needs of families – including employment/training advice.”
'Every Child Matters - Change for Children’ agenda
Women Like Us helps schools to meet the 'Every Child Matters' agenda, by offering employment services to parents.
More than 200 schools now partner with us. Once a term, we send letters home in children’s book bags to tell mums how we can help them. Supported by government funding, we can offer free job-seeking advice and support to mothers who are not currently working. Our coaching service is particularly helpful to mothers returning to work for the first time after a break to have children. Additionally, all mothers can use our recruitment service, which specialises in part-time jobs that fit round family commitments.
The school gates is a unique place where women naturally meet and build important networks; an environment in which they feel safe and confident. Their children’s school years are also the time when many women begin to think about getting back to work. Regional government actively encourages schools to work with local agencies such as Women Like Us, which can help women who desperately want to return to work again, but may have lost confidence or lack skills.
To find out which schools we currently work with click here, or to find out more about partnering with Women Like Us at the school gates contact us from here.