Event Venue and Description: Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield

Sheffield Business Together (SBT) invites you to this Employment and Education Insight event to discuss how businesses can get involved in improving the social mobility and development of children in the city.

This event will bring together experts and businesses to gain an understanding of :-

• The social mobility landscape in Sheffield
• What current provision exists and what interventions work to improve educational attainment and work readiness
• How businesses can get involved
• The challenges and how we remove barriers to engagement

Come along and share what you already do that works?  What are the barriers to engagement and how these can be overcome?

Why get involved?

• A deeper understanding of the needs and challenges in the city
• Be part of a network delivering evidence based interventions that make a tangible and measurable difference, where they are needed most
• Help to shape the investment and support packages for employers
• Create partnerships and a future talent pipeline with schools
• Meet and network with like-minded businesses people
• Help your business achieve its Corporate Social Responsibility objectives whilst giving something back to the city
• Positive PR and community profile

What is Sheffield Business Together (SBT)?

SBT is a new initiative that was launched by Sheffield employers Arup, Arm, John Lewis, Henry Boot, Irwin Mitchell, Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University. Their vision is to increase cross sector collaboration. To strategically connect, share and harness the resources of business and charities to address some of the key social challenges in the city.

For further information and details of how to register, please follow the link provided.