Year 9 had the opportunity to meet different professionals working in a variety of different jobs as part of the school’s careers programme.
On Wednesday 22 May, Year 9 were introduced to a ‘World of Work’ day, that had been organised and executed by Miss Chant, to give a valuable insight into a future of possible careers.
The day followed this structure: The year group assembled for a talk from Miss Chant to introduce the day, with a quiz on which teachers had had previous careers, and information about who would be speaking. Nine adults, all experienced professionals and working in sectors including manufacturing, medicine, and accounting, would each give a half hour talk on their career and what it involved, including routes into the profession.
To make sure that we all got the best out of this experience, Year 9 were encouraged to ask as many questions as possible (with the added motivation of winning a packet of sweets or raffle tickets to go into a voucher-winning prize draw in each session, asking questions was getting quite competitive!). We were also given a booklet containing extra information about the day, as well as space to fill out a ‘fact-file’ about each employer that we had a talk from. This helped us know what questions to ask and gave us sufficient knowledge to consider a career in that industry.
For 9A, the morning consisted of talks from a respiratory consultant, a manufacturing executive and chartered accountant, followed by a keynote speaker from the East Midlands Ambulance Service before lunch. The afternoon included a dentist, writer, veterinary surgeon and osteopath, sparking lots of interest. Each talk was different, as was each industry represented, and the day was definitely very interesting and helpful.
Year 9 would like to thank everyone who came in to share their incredible knowledge with us, as well as Miss Chant and all the members of staff who organised the day, for such a valuable opportunity!
Sophia and Molly, 9A
There were 3 stages around the garden with different speakers at each including Harry and Emma Judd, Fats Timbo, Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Frank Gardner OBE, Cherish Finden and Ellis Ranson. I was very pleased to meet Cherish Finden from Bake Off the professionals. She was lovely in real life and happily chatted to me telling me to tag her next time I baked a cake.
