How Springwood Sixth Form Accelerates Apprentice Success – Springwood Sixth Form

June 22, 2026

Springwood Sixth Form provides a bespoke support programme for Year 13 students pursuing higher and degree-level apprenticeships. To ensure our students stand out in a highly competitive market, we frequently collaborate with local employers and external industry experts like Dale Willis, the founder of My Great First Job. These partnerships deliver insights into career roles and pathways and provide hands-on, high-impact masterclasses designed to equip students with critical modern employability skills.

Strategic Workshops Delivered by Dale Willis

  • CV Design: Students learn to move past standard templates. They build punchy personal summaries that showcase their raw potential to top-tier recruiters.
  • LinkedIn Profiles: Dale guides students through setting up professional profiles. They learn how to use the platform as a personal website to network with prospective employers.
  • Interview Techniques: Interactive sessions break down performance anxiety. Students master how to pitch transferable skills from part-time jobs into compelling professional stories.

Direct Employer Engagement and Live Vacancies

A core pillar of our Year 13 strategy is connecting students directly with the local labour market. We run targeted Employer Engagement Assemblies featuring prominent local and national companies. These sessions are focused on live vacancies, giving students immediate opportunities to apply their newly polished application skills. Key participating employers include:

  • Bespak: Offering highly sought-after technical pathways in pharmaceutical manufacturing and engineering.
  • Caterpillar: Connecting students to world-class industrial engineering and operational apprenticeships.
  • Mars & NestlĂ©: Introducing competitive routes into food manufacturing, logistics, digital analytics, and corporate business functions.

Through these tailored assembly presentations, mock interview preparation and direct employer encounters, our programme enables students to confidently secure roles at industry giants. 
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