This week Year 12 students had the chance to engage with local employers as part of their Careers provision.
Members from the DWP came into school to conduct panel interviews with selected students to help prepare them for university and employer interview styles. Students were engaged and responsive to the interviews and the DWP again commented on how courteous and knowledgeable our students were.
Alex Brightman from Northern Gas ran a workshop for potential lawyers, project managers, engineers and those interested in the financial sector. The session looked at the different career pathways available through green energy which is one of the fastest growing sectors in our area. The students created mood boards during the workshop. Students commented on how useful the workshop was and were interested in the many different career opportunities available with Northern Gas.
Finally, Health and Social Care students attended a workshop by former student Zeta Bikova. Zeta is currently completing her PhD at the University of Sunderland where she also teaches. Zeta spoke to the students about the BSc Health, Wellbeing and Care in Society course that is offered at Sunderland and is underpinned by sociological and psychological theories. The workshop explored the different career avenues the degree can lead to, as well as being a great opportunity for our current students to meet with one of our previous students to be able to discuss her career journey.
The Careers partners who came into school were excellent and all of our students benefitted from these different interactions. We are very grateful to all the employers who came into school to work with our students.