About us - Education Business Partnership

We are Education Business Partnership (EBP) and we have been inspiring our future workforce since 1993.

Each year we help a wide range of businesses to meet their objectives through the programmes we develop and deliver with them. We harness the value from around 2200 volunteer hours, plus gaining vital support from local business who host up to 1800 students across the region on work experience each year.

We’re proud of the work that our dedicated team deliver, in partnership with around 900 businesses of all sizes, across all sectors, to positively impact around 22,000 young people each year.

Ultimately our mission is to ‘inspire our future workforce’ and everything we do is focused on making a real difference for young people.

Our Impact Report for 2023/24 is a great summary of all of our recent achievements and their positive impact. We hope you enjoy finding out more about us by having a flip through.

We’re passionate believers in ensuring that young people are well prepared for the world and achieve their potential. But we think the best way for you to find out more about us is hear from some of our partners:

Business Feedback

It’s good to be professional when approaching schools, you will need help! We were lucky as a lot of this was already in place through EBP. The introductions, professionalism and the ability to work together was invaluable. EBP have a wealth of experience and could steer us and guide us to create a really successful programme.”

Alex Tatham, Managing Director – Westcoast

School/College Feedback

The programme has been an unreserved positive experience for students at The Downs and has had a significant impact on the improvement of their skills and confidence. All students indicate an improvement in their confidence; their effort and motivation; their ability to work in teams and to speak in front of others. It has helped them to be more self-reflective and proactive in their learning which are important building blocks to success.”

Head Teacher, The Downs School

Student Feedback

Every student should do this workshop, it has changed my aspirations about leaving school”

Participant in Financial Awareness

An engaging and purposeful activity. Really enjoyed it, eye opening”

Participant in Girls in Hi Tech

It has really helped to guide me in the right direction for how to act and present myself in certain situations”

Participant in Developing Life Skills