About The EBP 13th June 2017 Verity Timmins Head of Business Growth Verity.Timmins@the-ebp.co.uk 07818598472

Who are we? The EBP is a social enterprise developing the skills of young people. We are proud to support young people across the country, helping them develop the skills they need to thrive. Our Vision The EBP will become associated with a bespoke and valuable service that encompasses value for money and quality of service. Through working with local organisations and developing new partnerships, we will be delivering impactful and relevant products to the education sector, private sector and public sector, expanding the borders that currently define our activity. Our Mission Our mission is to form valuable and sustainable partnerships that enable the provision of specialised services for young people and business. Reaching beyond our current boundaries, we strive to deliver high quality and relevant products for all of our customers in order to create a reputable, sustainable organisation. We are proud to support young people across the country, helping them develop skills they need to thrive

Growth Champion in the 2015 NatWest SE100 Awards Strategy Commercial Governance Social value Board

Company Values Integrity Economic awareness Continuous improvement Excellence Empowering our people Our Company Values are our guiding principles which underpin our strategies, our decision making and how we interact with each other. Integrity - across all areas of service, ensuring that we are meeting the needs of our communities. Economic awareness - creating a business that is sustainable and commercially viable, ensuring any (£) reserves are used to support the community, the business and staff progression. Continuous improvement – improving services for customers/partners and providing best quality internally and externally. Excellence - working to national standards and frameworks, ensuring we are continually measuring our work and progressing. Empowering our people - ensuring that we work in a culture of innovation where staff are empowered to share their expertise and involved in growing our business.

Our five brands Communitree Bespoke Products NCS Potential For Growth Access Employability

Milestones in 2016: 4,745 NCSEM1 graduates £114,000 raised by NCSEM1 teens this summer for good causes 142,350 number of social action hours given back to the community 61 schools took part in Schools’ Challenge 19 Mini Exec programme graduates 22 schools involved in Red STEM Day 24 employers recognised with Investors in Education Awards 65 schools attended Construction Week

Business growth 32% increase in turnover for financial year 2015-16 to £7.8m NCS commisioned places grew by 30% from the previous year to 5,315

2017/18 programme with Northamptonshire schools

Inspiring at Year 7 & 8 Considered choices, raising aspirations, gaining confidence, building skills Phases of programme mapped against Gatsby benchmarks Monitoring individual pupil progress Focus on encounters with businesses Phases Enterprise competition #I Will – social action project phase Site visits to University and Apprenticeship provider Practical workshops to increase employability skills

Verity Timmins Head of Business Growth Verity.Timmins@the-ebp.co.uk 07818598472