23 Centre for Leadership Performance Centre for Leadership Performance (CforLP) is a social enterprise working to develop Cumbria’s leaders for today and tomorrow. CforLP works in partnership with local businesses and schools to facilitate dialogue and relationships between young people and businesses across Cumbria, promoting a longitudinal, co-ordinated approach to the development of leadership skills, and addressing inequalities among young people in terms of opportunity, experience and aspiration. Employers can connect with young people at every stage of their learning journey to shape the skills needed for the future, broadening their horizons, increasing their aspirations, and linking learning to real life examples beyond their own social networks. The principal delivery routes for primary school engagement are Bright Stars - an enterprise scheme co-created and funded by local businesses - and Primary Business Partnership (PBP) - a free matchmaking and signposting service for primary schools and business across West Cumbria, funded by OneAIM and Sellafield Limited SiX (Social Impact Multiplied). The most recent Bright Stars programme - Spring 2024 - saw 760 pupils from dozens of schools engage with businesses to develop their own social enterprises designed to ‘make a difference’ in their local communities. PBP continues to grow with more than 170 local businesses involved and over 12,000 interactions between businesses and children working regularly with more than 90 schools in West Cumbria. Schools say that they struggle to identify opportunities and particularly value the PBP signposting. Businesses talk about their need for training and support, and how they appreciate guidance on supporting schools and engaging with primary age children. CASE STUDY 22
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