About Us

Our objective is to enrich the education of pupils and to enhance their employability. We achieve this by producing and facilitating a range of high quality work related programmes which bring together pupils and representatives from businesses.


DEBP works with schools on a variety of Work Related Learning activities which make the connection between what pupils are taught in school and the wider world. Our aim is to equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life. All activities are essentially about linking schools and businesses in order to help pupils learn:

• Through work - by providing pupils with relevant contexts that improve motivation and attainment.
• About work - by improving understanding of processes, patterns and expectations in the world of work and of business, industry and economy.
• For work - by building skills and capacity and improving the transition of young people from school to adult and working life.