Four young people from Bell Baxter High School recently attended the BAM Construction virtual work experience. They gained an insight into the multifaceted industry of construction. Understanding design, engineering, marketing & communication and all the behind scenes elements it takes to create a successful business.

The Royal Navy STEM Outreach team recently attended Woodmill High School to help the school to increase awareness of STEM applications within a number of settings, give young people hands-on experience using different kit and consider their applications within a Submarine. 

For the first time since Covid, Waid Academy recently held its Christmas Fair and Coffee Morning.  

From September to December 2022, five S3 students from Viewforth High School competed in the Future Asset competition.  

St Columba’s High School held a career and pathway event with attendance from employers including an array of businesses across Fife.

St Andrews High School was lucky to be the only school in Fife offered the opportunity to have the Depute Director from the Bank of England come to the school to deliver career talks. 

The DYW sessions in the five Special Schools in Fife continue to thrive with young people exploring and taking part in a wide range of activities, careers and opportunities.  

A group of Queen Anne High School’s S2 pupils along with some of its S5 STEM leaders visited TechnipFMC in Dunfermline. TechnipFMC is a worldwide organisation who are global leaders in energy technologies. 

On Tuesday 6 December 2022, 12 of Queen Anne High School’s S4 Practical Trade Skills students went on an excursion to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.  

At the beginning of December a group of pupils from three DYW Public Support Service (PSS) centres in Fife enjoyed a visit from the British Army in Glenrothes. The team from the Armed Forces Career Office came to talk through the different roles available within the army and gave an insight into army life and their own personal journeys.   

Pupils at Madras College recently attended a career workshop with a twist, spending the day on a journey of self-discovery to learn more about how their personality fits in different professional environments.  

Jake is one of our leading pupils in the Department of Design, Engineering and Technology (DET) and was the winner of the GMM Pfaudler Sponsored Engineering Award in June 2022.

Eight pupils from S4-S6 at Inverkeithing High School visited Fife Council Building Services in Kirkcaldy to learn about how to apply for Apprenticeships.

Local employers were welcomed into Dunfermline High School to take part in a speed-dating style activity where small groups of S2 pupils moved between tables of different employers, learning what each employer's company does and what they are looking for in new recruits.  

Former Balwearie High School pupil, Ryan McCue, joined S3 pupils to discuss the power of language in business and how it's helped him found his export company Food Export International.

The Community Trade Hub in Buckhaven collaborated with Waid Academy and offered a small group of Waid Academy pupils the chance to take part in their Guided Start programme in Construction Skills.

The languages department at St Andrews High School has been keen to work with businesses to encourage pupils into a career where languages are essential, so when the event came up via Speakers for Schools on LinkedIn, it was the perfect opportunity.

Social Enterprise Academy came into Madras College to speak to senior pupils about what they do. The intention was that interested pupils would learn what a social enterprise is and consider starting up one themselves. It was attended by over 60 S5 and S6 pupils over two sessions.

Inverkeithing High School recently had 120 pupils across S2 and S3 take part in a traditional trades skills day.

Four pupils from Glenrothes High school are currently undertaking work experience at the Scottish Deer Centre in Cupar, Fife.

Dunfermline High School hosted a Careers Fayre with over 60 employers and organisations attending. Representatives from each organisation had their own stand.

Balwearie High School held a STEM Careers Evening on Thursday 15 September. There was a fantastic turn out for the event, with around 180 young people, parents and carers present from various year groups.

Three of Glenrothes’ young people are currently undertaking summer work experience placements at Semefab.

Six of Auchmuty High School’s young people recently got the opportunity to gain some employability skills through professional Barista training and a week-long work placement in a local coffee shop.

On 8th May twenty-five S3 students from Viewforth High School visited Napier University Schools of Engineering and Computing in Edinburgh to participate in Science and Technology based workshops.

Michael Phimister is a student at Rosslyn School in Kirkcaldy and since August 2021 he has been participating in an employment project specifically designed for young people with complex additional support needs. Michael has been successfully learning about different careers and developing his employability skills during weekly sessions.

Madras Leadership Development The Centre for Educational Enhancement and Development (CEED) provided a leadership event at Madras college which was attended by 100 of our S6 pupils as part of a transition day. The aims ... Read More

Promoting STEM careers at Lochgelly High School 120 of Lochgelly High School’s young people recently took part in the Fife STEM Connectability Festival which focused on promoting STEM as a career choice for our young ... Read More

A new pilot programme, funded by Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Fife and the Interreg RIGHT project, and supported by Fife Council Employability Service and Culture of Enterprise, has been launched enabling 60 pupils from four of Fife’s high schools to gain an introduction into the construction sector.

S6 pupil Marika Urbanksa at Dunfermline High School is currently working on building a portfolio for Art School acceptance into Architecture.

F.I.F.E Fife Industry Facilitates Educators  Businesses from across Fife and beyond hosted secondary school teachers recently as part of F.I.F.E - Fife Industry Facilitates Educators. The initiative was developed in recognition that educators are one ... Read More

Author Visit Funding from the Scottish Book Trust's Live Literature Programme enabled Queen Anne High School to invite author Chris Brookmyre to the school to speak to Advanced Higher English pupils. To obtain the funding, ... Read More

Aspiring Archaeologists Volunteers from Queen Anne High School were invited to join Northlight Heritage to carry out a standing building survey of the Friary in Inverkeithing. The detailed survey would uncover many tantalising clues to ... Read More

Army Apprenticeships Sgt Derek Vaughan, an Armed Forces Career Advisor recently visited Madras College to share information on the range of apprenticeships available through the Army. The session was attended by a total of 20 ... Read More

Getting Crafty with Dunfermline High School Kirsty Struthers, a graphic designer, and Thirst Craft, a drinks packaging design company in Glasgow, recently briefed our S3 art and design pupils with a live graphic design project. ... Read More

Future Assets Investment Competition Six of Dunfermline High School’s S6 pupils recently took part in the Future Assets Investment Competition run by Future Asset and supported by Rathbone Investment Management Limited. The competition focuses on ... Read More

Auchmuty Bakers The Home Economics department at Auchmuty High School deliver a NPA bakery and one of the units within this course is breadmaking. The students must produce certain bread Items that would be sellable, ... Read More

Working with Fife College, Waid Academy currently has five pupils studying a Level 4 Practical Cookery Foundation Apprenticeship (FA). This course enables those with a real talent and passion for cooking to learn the practical, ... Read More

On Tuesday 8th March 2022, 15 female pupils from Beath High School travelled to Babcock (Rosyth) to take part in an Insight Day visit as a showcase for International Women's Day. The pupils were treated ... Read More

The East Neuk coastal villages surrounding Waid Academy are a haven for tourists and foodies, with our local produce world renowned. The many cafés, hotels and restaurants in the area rely heavily on school pupils ... Read More

Women’s Engineering Society (WES) hosted a virtual apprentice showcase event at Balwearie High School where they featured panels of current engineering apprentices from some of the biggest and best-known companies in the UK, including BAE ... Read More

Case Study: ‘Best of You’ mentoring for seven Beath High School pupils Mark Brown from MB Programmes recently attended Beath High School in December 2021 to deliver a series of workshops, talks, group challenges and ... Read More

TechnipFMC in Fife has long been a supporter of DYW Fife, and with links to various local schools, it has a long track record of delivering successful activities for pupils.

A recent collaboration between The Community Trade Hub and Fife PSS, which supports some of the most vulnerable young people in Fife.

Independent filmmaker, and Balwearie High School alumni, Lib Penman came to give a talk to pupils at Balwearie High School in Fife as part of its DYW activities.

S1 Madras College pupils took on a series of activities to build their entrepreneurial skills with Entrepreneur Me

Auchmuty High School pupils take on placements at Lucky Ewe, aiming to build skills, confidence and experience, and help them progress towards employment.

Students develop valuable employability skills and use the brand-new Skills for Life digital employability platform

Carrie Lindsay of Fife Council tells her Career Ready story along with her mentee, Rachel Crouthers.

Simon Warren of Fife Council tells his Career Ready story along with his mentee, Ruby Barker.

Case Study: Woodmill High School Despite having had more setbacks than most schools in a disruptive time for education across the UK, Woodmill High School has maintained its commitment to supporting its young people ... Read More

DYW Fife aims to promote programmes and projects that produce beneficial outcomes such as enhanced employability through skills development for young people and school leavers and businesses can tap into a wider range of recruitment ... Read More

Developing the Young Workforce works with employers like BAM Construction to create opportunities for young people in Fife.

As with many other secondary schools in Fife, Levenmouth Academy has developed a robust network of local businesses, partners and other agencies throughout its engagement with the Developing the Young Workforce programme in Fife. ... Read More

Through Developing the Young Workforce (Fife) and partnerships with local businesses, colleges and bodies, the team at Balwearie High School (BHS) coordinates and facilitates positive career destinations and contextualised learning opportunities to support pupils ... Read More

Glenwood High School in Fife has developed a strong network of local businesses, partners and bodies throughout its engagement with the Developing the Young Workforce programme in Fife. They started with a keen focus ... Read More

Kirkcaldy High School (KHS) in Fife has worked hard to embrace the full spectrum of options out there for young people moving into the world of work from school, and its team of passionate ... Read More

Waid Academy in Anstruther works to create positive pathways for its pupils whilst minimising the impact of its rural location. Through DYW (Fife) and multiple programmes and partnerships with local businesses, colleges and bodies, ... Read More