A secondary school in Buckinghamshire became world’s first secondary school award pupils with a globally recognised employment skills accreditation.

Amersham School received The Lean Competency System (LCS) accreditation in October – an internationally recognised workplace- based qualification system, which boosts people’s employment skills and job prospects.

Now pupils can access qualifications preparing them for work life, which were previously available to businesses and the public sector only, including ASOS, BBC, Barclays, EY, HMRC and the University of Cambridge. 

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The school’s science teacher Mark Boswell, who initiated the scheme at Amersham School, said: “We started with a small number of students to trial the delivery, refine the training content and, most importantly, to see if it could successfully be delivered in a school environment.

“Happily, the answer was yes!

“To have this qualification at such a young age should prove extremely beneficial when it comes to taking their next and future steps, such as UCAS applications and job interviews. It should really help our students to stand out.“

The school is planning to introduce the scheme to the wider sixth form in the future, Mr Boswell said. 

Amersham Schoo's headteacher Sharon Jarrett said: “We pride ourselves on our ability to provide each and every one of our students with a first class and personalised education which enables them to flourish and succeed in all areas of school life.

"We strive to create a supportive and structured learning environment in which individuals are challenged to realise their full potential and encouraged to be ambitious for their futures.

"We believe it is of the utmost importance for students to become self-confident, positive and enquiring learners and this vision underpins everything we do." 

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