Education Business Partnerships (EBPs) were, until 2011, UK-government-sponsored bodies. In 2011 the

Department for Education The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England. A Department ...

(DfE) abolished funding for Education Business Links. EBPs now directly contract with schools to provide Work Experience, Work Related Learning, Enterprise Education and Careers Education, Information and Guidance (CEIAG) by linking the worlds of business and education to offer young people a rewarding and realistic introduction to work. Around two thirds of secondary schools nationally have decided to maintain a work experience offer. EBPs are regionally based and supported by a national network organisation, the Education Business Partnership Network.

Statutory status

EBPs do not have a statutory status, although many support schools and local authorities with delivery of statutory programmes.

Funding

In March 2011 the

Young People's Learning Agency The Young People's Learning Agency for England, commonly referred to as the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA), was a UK government body, based in Coventry, which funded further education for 16- to 19-year-olds in England. It closed on 31 M ...

stated that the

, successor to the DCSF, had confirmed that funding for Education Business Partnership Services had been withdrawn with effect from 31 March 2011 and that schools would decide whether to buy in their services locally.

External links

National EBP Network

The London EBP Network

References

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