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There are many initiatives working with young people - some supported by charities, others by government departments. BT people are involved in many activities supporting young people through individual choice. The main focus for BT Volunteers is to deliver the BT Education programme (www.bt.com/education) in schools. However, BT does support a number of related activities for schools:

Work Experience		Young Enterprise
Student Summer Placements		Partners in Leadership
Study help		Mentoring

	Work Experience

	BT can provide work experience placements, when capacity is available. However, there is no central placement service, so it is up to the school or individual to find someone in BT willing to manage the placement. This could be done via a friend, colleague or open letter to a BT building. Once someone has agreed to manage the placement, all internal systems are in place to support the work experience student. Internal information is now available from BT's Intranet. Click "W" on the alphabetised list and scroll down to "Work Experience". The student will be issued with a certificate of attendance and will probably be given a Communication Project as a focus during the placement.

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	Student Summer Placements

	Summer work experience placements are available form BT. Details are available at www.bt.com/careers. NB If there are no opportunities posted on the web site this means that all current opportunities have been taken.

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	Study help

	Many students want information about BT for their studies and it is not possible to enter into personal correspondence. However, there is a wealth of information available from the website - www.bt.com/careers or www.btplc.com.

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	Young Enterprise

	BT does support Young Enterprise across the UK and is particularly active in Scotland and Northern Ireland. For further information, please e-mail ria.kearney@bt.com who will make the connections for you.

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	Partners In Leadership

	BT supports this scheme to help provide teachers and headteachers with access to business mentors. Should you be interested in working with BT and not have access to a local PIL representative, please e-mail suzanne.pritchard@bt.com who will make the connections.

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	Mentoring

	BT, through its Roots and Wings scheme, has a history of providing one-to-one mentoring. BT Volunteers are open to the ongoing provision of 1:1 mentoring although involvement in the scheme is at the discretion of individual volunteers. As of September however, trials are taking place into a more efficient e-mentoring scheme which allows volunteers to form a mentoring relationship with a young person via a secure e-mail process.

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