Get Involved

Volunteers at Baskerville

 

At Baskerville School, we welcome volunteers who are passionate about helping young people with additional needs prepare for their futures. Volunteers play a valuable role in supporting our careers programme and enriching student experiences.

 

📣 Join Our Careers Programme!

Interested in helping our students on their career journeys?

We are looking for volunteers to provide work experience placements, deliver career talks, support with mock interviews, and much more!

Please email: p.carbery@baskvill.bham.sch.uk

💡 Why Volunteer?

  • Support young people in developing their aspirations and work-related skills
  • Share your knowledge and experiences through talks, workshops, or workplace visits
  • Help students build confidence and essential employability skills
  • Be part of a warm, inclusive school community
  • Make a positive difference to the lives of autistic and neurodivergent young people

🛠️ Building Essential Skills

 

At Baskerville, we follow the Skills Builder Framework, which helps students develop the eight essential skills needed for life and work:

  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Problem Solving
  • Creativity
  • Staying Positive
  • Aiming High
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork 

As a volunteer, you may help students grow these skills in real-life contexts — such as during mock interviews, supported work experience, or classroom sessions. Your support helps make these skills real and achievable for our students.

Learn more about the framework here:

🔗 Skills Builder Partnership

 

🧭 Ways You Can Get Involved

  • Workplace Hosts – Offer a student visit or short work experience
  • Guest Speakers – Share your career story or run an informal Q&A
  • Mock Interviewers – Help students practise interview techniques
  • Event Helpers – Support at careers fairs, enterprise days, or college events
  • Career Mentors – Provide ongoing guidance or encouragement

Whether you have one hour or many, your time makes a difference.

✅ Good for Business

Did you know that 1 in 50 people in the UK have a learning disability? Volunteering and offering work experience to students with SEND is not only good for your community — it’s also good for your business.

Explore the benefits of inclusive employment:

 

📨 Want to Volunteer?

 

To register your interest in volunteering with us, please contact:

 

📧 p.carbery@baskvill.bham.sch.uk

 

Or complete our short volunteer interest form here:

📄 Volunteer Interest Form

 

We carry out safeguarding checks for all volunteers in line with school policy.

 

 

 

🚍 Partners & Previous Collaborations

 

We have worked with the following organisations through trips, workshops, visits or one-off events: