• HEEP, as a specific strand of HEC, is the vehicle by which schools are provided with support to deliver work related learning and enterprise education.  HEEP works to bring schools and local employees together for mutual benefits. It has developed an effective model of employer engagement that goes beyond the traditional approaches.    Moreover, businesses say they like HEEP’s approach as it behaves like a business in its responsiveness and collaboration. It offers employers a ‘one stop shop’ for liaison with schools and vice versa.  Employers particularly like HEEP because it provides them with absolute clarity on what will be involved in a particular activity, facilitates the whole process and delivers detailed feedback.
• Education providers (and in particular schools) have a statutory responsibility for providing work related learning, enterprise education, citizenship, financial awareness and preparing children and young people to become eventually economically active and productive members of society.  They need the input and support of businesses and employers to achieve these.
• Business and employers need a skilled and flexible workforce, available locally and want to engage with education providers to help achieve this.
• HEEP consists of a small Project Team.

Ellena Mould – Project Manager email: ellena.mould@hecuk.net, mobile: 07985 879515
Sara Norton (Coggin) –Assistant Project Manager email: sara.norton@hecuk.net, telephone: 01279 446724
Supported by an Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from:
Anglia Ruskin University
Harlow District Council
Essex County Council
Harlow Chamber of Commerce
Kier Harlow
Raytheon
Glaxo Smith Kline
London Stansted
Rainbow Services
and with links into the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) known as Harlow 2020

HEEP has been funded via a number of routes over the last two years, including the accessing of funds from the private sector.
direct funding by HEC LDG to support work related learning and enterprise education in all HEC schools.
commissioned work e.g. The Stansted Insight Programme (SIP) which BAA London Stansted funded over a two year period to develop and pilot a bespoke work experience package; work for the Harlow 14-19 Area Partnership Group (APG) to support the employer engagement element of the new Diploma courses.
Successful applications to various public and private bodies to run specific education / employer projects.