Business breakfast proves a hit
Horncastle's St Lawrence School invited local businesses to join them for breakfast last week to help dispel the myth that special educational needs and disabled (SEND) people are '˜unemployable'.
It was reported last year that nationally, only 1.7% of people with SEND are in some sort of paid employment.
Representatives from national companies Tesco and the Co-op joined local businesses including The Bull, Lewys of Horncastle, Mortons and the Vet on the Corner to discover what opportunities they can offer Key Stage 4 students - and what the students will offer them in return.
Mark Campling, from Play Spaces Ltd, has been offering work placements to students for over five years and his message was: “Don’t assume, they will surprise you”.
St Lawrence is part of the Lincolnshire Wolds Federation which plans to run similar events across East Lindsey,
• Anyone who can offer work experience to a student- with support from school - should contact 01507 522563.