Christmas Careers Round Up

With Christmas drawing closer, we have compiled a quick round up of all the careers related activities we have provided for our students this year and what a year!!

We have...

• Had a budgeting workshop with Barclays banks and embedded this through challenging the class to make lunch for the group for less than £10.00

• Visited colleges to look at the post 16 offers; we have arranged trips to Achievement Training Limited, Discovery College, Duchy College, City College Plymouth, Lifeworks, TST, Ocean City College and CTSW

• Participated in National Careers Weeks activities facilitated by Building Plymouth and visited the Hard Hat Ready Training Centre and Langage Freeport site to sample bricklaying

• Developed a bank or workwear for students to try various PPE before visiting work placements (donations always welcome!)

• Visited The Box for a talk about heritage careers and all the jobs needed to run a museum and art collection

• We've completed work experience with the Estates Team at Marjon, Hearts Together Cafe and PLUSS to name a few

• We've partnered with Drew and Co through Building Plymouth's Adopt a School programme and Andy will be working with student interested in construction careers

• We've developed a careers pack for parents of students in Years 10 and 11 to understand post 16 pathways and processes and delivered assemblies, coffee mornings and drop ins to support you

• We've visited Launchpad Live to look at local colleges, training providers and employers

• We've visited Bridging the Tamar Visitor Centre to look at the jobs needed to ensure both bridges run smoothly

• Our Year 11 Future Foundations programme have launched an enterprise project and completed AQA unit awards in food hygiene and kitchen safety. They also completed market research by visiting various outlets in the city centre to see what they sell, their pricepoints and their marketing.

• We've worked with Devon and Cornwall Police to look at cyber security careers and also our own digital safety.

• Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue visited us to look at the various roles available but also to discuss the importance of safety at home, as a passenger in a vehicle and whilst out and about in public.

• We are delivering a low sensory careers fair in school.

This little video gives you a quick snapshot of all the various activities we have arranged to support your young people.