APPRENTICESHIPS
Amelia teaching
pupils
Despite leaving university early, both
Fizza and Amelia hope to return to
pursue a PGCE teaching degree after
hopefully completing their level three
qualifications at the school in 2019.
Amelia and
Fizza are
apprentices at
Tudor Primary
to apprenticeships at Tudor Primary
School in Southall.
‘THAT LITTLE EXTRA THAT SETS
US APART’
Fizza, who was the Significant
Achievement winner at the Network’s
annual awards in November, said: “The
job market is so competitive. So many
people are leaving university with top
degrees and going for similar roles.
Having job-specific experience on our
CVs as well as the right qualifications
could be that little extra that sets us
apart from the crowd and lands us our
dream role.
“I knew from my first day at Tudor that
I wanted to pursue a full-time career as a
teacher. There was this buzz around the
school that I immediately clicked with.
It’s things like that, that made me realise
I made the right decision to leave the
course I was studying at university.”
‘EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN
INVALUABLE’
“The idea of working with children
at the start of their educational
journey and seeing them progress
is what is most exciting for me”
Amelia explained.
“The experience has been invaluable.
The staff have been so supportive in my
development because they know I am
here to learn. They have shown faith in
my ability by allowing me to lead my
own classes and that kind of confidence
in me does wonders for mine.”
‘EASY TO SEE WHY IT WORKS’
Councillor Jasbir Anand, the council’s
cabinet member for business and
community services, said: “It is one
of the council’s top priorities to help
local people have opportunities to
find good jobs and, since the 100
in 100 campaign launched in 2012,
we’ve exceeded our target of 100
placements every year. It is easy to see
why: Local businesses can receive full
support around the process of hiring
and training; while apprentices get
paid, on-the-job learning and a route
into a career with decent pay.”
MORE INFO
n Call
020 8825 6234
n Email apprenticeships@
ealing.gov.uk
n Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/
apprenticeships
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