About us

#Passionate about young people

At Tailored Education, we want to give every student the ability to build a rewarding career, regardless of their background
Tailored Education is a leading North West provider of work related learning
We provide Work Experience, Work Related Learning, Enterprise Education and Careers Education, Information and Guidance (CEIAG) by linking the worlds of business and education to offer young people a rewarding and realistic introduction to work.

We want every person, no matter what their background is, to be able to build a rewarding career, so we work closely with students, schools and businesses to develop the workforce of tomorrow. 

To demonstrate our commitment to high quality, we maintain the prestigious gold work experience quality standard from Fair Train. 

4,300+

Companies on our database

35,000+

Work Experience Placements

480+

Career, Enterprise & STEM Days

50+

Partnerships with 
Schools

We enhance the school curriculum through employer engagement to deliver work experience and work related learning opportunities

Leaving the security of education and stepping into the world work can be very daunting and a significant amount of school leavers have little or no idea of which career path they should take. By providing information, advice and guidance we can help education providers to achieve a better fit between what is offered to young people and the needs of the labour market. We have enhanced the opportunities which can be accessed by young people, including both core and vocational provisions.  

Our core range of programmes cover:
  • Team Building
  • Adventure Days
  • Engagement and Direction
  • Residential Skills Camps
  • Primary to Secondary Transition
  • Enterprise Days
  • Careers Days
  • Mock Interviews
  • Work Related Learning Integration Package
  • Work Experience Packages
  • Emergency First Aid at Work
  • Manual Handling in the Work Place

Our programmes deliver significant improvements for people of all ages, through high-quality work experience, education, information and guidance

We want young people to understand the range of opportunities available to them and acquire the skills and qualifications needed to succeed in the workplaces of the future. Through a strong partnership between schools, businesses and the community, young people will:
  • Better understand the options and pathways available to them
  • Be inspired about new opportunities they thought were not possible, or did not exist
  • Understand their own strengths and skills and how they can be used in the workplace
  • Improve their own well-being through job satisfaction  
  • Get, keep and further themselves in a job, regardless of ability or background
  • Increase earning potential throughout their careers and contribute to our economy

Guidance is key

We support schools to provide excellent careers guidance and ensure equality of opportunity, backed up by invaluable experiences with employers and educators

In support of the Government's careers strategy, we work to challenge perceptions and raise aspirations so that young people look beyond their immediate environment to new and exciting possibilities.

Evidence suggests that effective and impartial careers provision is particularly important for students from working class backgrounds. Our aim is to give young people in secondary education an excellent programme of advice and guidance tailored to their circumstances, that is delivered by individuals with the right skills and experience.

The Team

Our leading edge programmes are delivered by highly qualified specialists from both business and education backgrounds. We work directly with schools and students to provide a tailored service, which improves attainment. 

Online management

Our unique and innovative online Work Experience system is designed to be used by students, parents, work experience coordinators and health and safety officers

It provides instant access to background information for young people, parents, carers and employers, an introduction to work experience for young people going into the workplace for the first time and a full list of all placement opportunities offered by the employers taking part in our programmes.

We also provide a secure and a real-time booking system. Students can apply online for vacancies and administrators can allocate places to schools through the website.
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Registration is required. If you work with us already and do not have access, please contact us.

Case Studies:
Alternative Provision

We currently have over 40 students and local businesses benefiting from extended work experience placements. See just some of our many success stories below.

Outside of the box

Every young person is different and some do not fit into an academic box. Having struggled at school and experiencing personal issues caused by a family bereavement, Akeel found himself disengaged and unable to thrive in his Year 10 school setting.  His school felt he would benefit from an extended work experience placement to reset his focus and reached out to us to help.


Catering to his interest in animals, we arranged a two day per week placement with a local dog care facility. Here he was given a full understanding of the business, equipment and customer service. His exceptional work ethic led to an offer of a paid weekend position. After evaluating his first year, Akeel recognised that he wanted a practical job when leaving school, so we linked him with a caretaker in another local school to use his new skills elsewhere.


Having now decided he would like to learn a trade and become self-employed, he is studying for his GCSE’s three days per week and plans to look for an apprenticeship when leaving school. 

Finding a passion

By Year 11, Kylie had no clue about what she wanted to do other than leave school. She did not respond well to authority and had been on the verge of exclusion for some time due to behavioural issues. 


After spending time with her, we felt she would benefit from working at a local hair salon one day per week, as this particular business has been a fantastic employer over the years.  


After struggling initially, she found her feet and now does three days per week, feeling that she has finally found something that she is good at. The employer is very pleased with her progress and says she wishes that all her staff were as keen as Kylie! 


Kylie has been offered a full apprenticeship when leaving school and plans to take it before opening her own salon one day.


A new purpose

After numerous suspensions, Akeel was on his last warning before facing exclusion for repeated disruption, misbehaviour, fighting and truancy. He felt that education was “pointless” but had no idea of what he wanted to do when it was over. 


We placed him in a cafe 2 days a week, ran by a former serviceman to provide a different role model for Akeel. He showed great commitment by walking to work, always arriving early, showing great initiative and never missing a shift. He responded well to being given responsibility and the owner decided to let him open up the café with the chef and set up the front of house.


Akeel was offered a full-time job when he left school, but his time with the café owner inspired him to join the army instead, which he has!

Joining the Dots

Unsure what direction to head in and feeling disillusioned with education, Cory was cerainly not making the most of his time in school. 


Keen to do something practical, we arranged a 2 day per week extended work placement for Cory with Dale Jones Kitchens, a local joinery company. Here Cory learned practical skills and now has an ambition to become a fully qualified joiner. 


Impressed by his work ethic, Dale Jones Kitchens has offered Cory a full-time apprenticeship when he leaves school. Well done Cory!

Giving Back

Social value is at the heart of everything we do, that's why strive to support charities wherever we can and actively involve them in our community activities

We are proud sponsors of Tailored XI Ladies Rounders Club

There is a reason why, when you ask people about Rounders it brings a smile – revisiting memories of a sport they played at school. At its basic level, it is a fun, fast team sport that both boys and girls can play whatever their ability, developing core skills in running, batting, throwing, catching and fielding. At higher skill levels the introduction of good knowledge of the rules leads to strategic and tactical decision making.


Rounders England has been awarded just under £2 million by Sport England towards tackling inequalities in sport and physical activity. This funding and support will enable Rounders England community groups working with target audiences – Lower Socio-Economic Groups, Black, Asian and culturally diverse communities, Disabled People and People with Long-Term Health Conditions (LTC) – to continue to recover and grow off the back of the pandemic and allow people the opportunity to live more active lifestyles.


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