School Liaison At Bournemouth and Poole College

Our new School Liaison Manager at Bournemouth and Poole College, Emily Bailey, comes from a primary teaching background. Having worked as a teacher for 10 years, she moved into the charity sector to further develop her skills of delivering training to teenagers and adults. She has worked with children and young people in various settings across Dorset and West London, including an Autism charity, during her career. Since joining the Marketing department at the end of January, she has already been in over 15 school settings to deliver assemblies and presentations that offer information about the college to Year 10 and 11 students, thinking about their next steps. 

Emily says that a typical day in her role is very varied and may include delivering  assemblies, attending careers fairs or leading campus tours of the college for students. Emily comments: “Having been in post for only three months, I’m still in the learning phase of the job, seeing how I can bring new ideas and put my stamp on the role. I’m am feeling really enthusiastic about developing the school tours and taster sessions that the college offers and ways to fully showcase our amazing facilities here.” Emily is also involved in external events to promote the college. She added: “I recently assisted in the organisation of the very successful Careers and Apprenticeship show at the BIC that BPC sponsored. It was an amazing day where I had the opportunity to engage with thousands of students from across the county.”  

Emily loves the flexibility and variation of the role, whilst getting out and about.  She adds: “I have already been all across the BCP area and even further afield – Wareham, Ringwood, New Milton and Blandford. I feel very privileged to be able to travel across our beautiful county attending various events and visiting schools. I’m looking forward to working more with our local secondary schools and building relationships with the careers leads in the future. The ultimate goal of my role is educate students on the amazing opportunities that are here at the college and to show them an alternative pathway.” 

Emily is the mum of two boys aged two and five, and relocated to Dorset from West London in 2017. In 2015 Emily and her husband travelled and worked in Asia, Australia and New Zealand for 1.5 years where she skydived, white water rafted and climbed a mountain, before returning to her new home in the BCP area. She owns a toy poodle named Casper and enjoys family days out walking down at the beach and forests.  She loves all things Disney and is a Harry Potter mega-fan!