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Local enterprise Growth Initiative
Robert Clack School and L.E.G.I.
Robert Clack School was identified as the most appropriate school to undertake the Education and Enterprise dimension of the L.E.G.I. programme. The table below sets out the proposed programme of activities. Please contact Raj Mahlan our Enterprise advisor based at the school if you would like more information about any of these activities
The Five Main L.E.G.I. Projects
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Education and Enterprise dimension | Education Enterprise Resource Centre |
Resources for the school's management, staff and parental development in enterprise. |
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| Business and Enterprise specialist status for one local school. | |
| "Excellence in Enterprise" bursaries for 75 young people. | |
| Business Start-up Programme | 125 business start-up's per annum, over and above current provision and including targeted support for Incapacity Benefit claimants as agreed with Job Centre Plus and the Disablement Association of Barking and Dagenham. The prospect for some individuals to take up franchise opportunities forms part of this. |
| Enterprise Cells | Outreach workers will take enterprise into the community and link voluntary and community sectors to enterprise promotion and opportunities through linking into existing meetings and events to the enterprise agenda level. This also includes the capacity building for social enterprise. |
| Outreach work with individuals - "Opportunity Knocks" | A dedicated resource to tackle household, family, and cultural barriers to economic participation - through Outreach, the building of trust, and the co-ordination of multi-agency resources. |
The curriculum is outstanding and meets the needs of students extremely well. A wide range of vocational courses and work-related opportunities at Key Stage 4 offer helpful pathways into training and employment. Provision for personal, health, social and citizenship education is excellent and supports students' personal development successfully as well as providing exciting opportunities for developing enterprise and work-related skills.
