Last week was jam-packed full of inspirational activities and talks to get our students thinking seriously about their future after school.
Over five days, we welcomed colleges and training providers, the armed forces, universities, local and national companies and even a national broadcaster.
Business Champion and maths teacher, Mrs Shaw, explains how important Careers Week is when helping students to understand their options post-16.
She said, “Each year, Careers Week has become bigger and bigger at Malet Lambert. This year was no exception.
“We had some brilliant speakers and workshops that really gave our students a flavour of what further education and the world of work can offer them.
“Careers education is incredibly important at Malet and is something we address regularly in lessons, so it is great to be able to dedicate a whole week to it and really bring it to the forefront of our students’ minds.”
Throughout the week, Wilberforce College staff and students came in and held activities for pupils in a variety of subjects – including history, drama, public services, sport and health & social care – which gave students an idea of what they could expect to learn on a college course.
Wyke College also spoke to students about careers whihc are available if you go on to study for a degree in science, with Wyke students chatting to our Y10 pupils about their A level science courses.
At the start of the week, Kit Hargreaves from web development company Apple Pear, began a two and a half day workshop on app development with a group of Year 8 students.
By the end of the session the students had created their own working app game and had learnt the basics of coding – an essential future skill in the digital industry.
The majority of subjects had an activity running during the week, including Maths, who had a visit from the British Army.
But they weren’t here to talk obstacle courses and fitness training, they were from the HR section of the forces and taught students how to work out tax and insurance deductions from a monthly salary.
HETA brought along a practical experiment related to wind farms – a very topical subject in Hull, especially in terms of future jobs.
Students were each given the name of a country in groups and had to create a wind turbine from scratch. They were hooked up to a computer and the amount of energy their turbine produced was measured and recorded.
This task tested all of the students’ STEM skills – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
Some students were lucky enough to hear from Sky Sports reporter and ex Malet pupil, Rob Palmer, who came to talk about how he got into broadcasting and what he has to do on a day to day basis.
He gave an interesting insight into the work that goes on behind the scenes at Sky Sports, coupled with lots of anecdotes about his experiences with premiership footballers and managers.
Thursday saw the main event – the Careers Fair. Training providers and colleges provided information and advice to hundreds of students from Year 9, 10 & 11.
This was particularly important for Year 11 who received their mock exam results during the morning.
They took these results to staff at the fair to see what courses they were able to enrol on. This helped them to understand if they are on the right track or if they need to do some extra work over the next couple of months.
All-in-all, an excellent, and informative week!
Wilberforce College
Wyke College
University of Hull
Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA)
Apple Pear Co.
Barratt Homes
Leeds Beckett University
Rob Palmer – Sky Sports
Pearson Education
Conventus
Ian Wilson
East Yorkshire Motor Service
Swift Caravans
The Deep
British Army
….and all the colleges and training providers who attended our Careers Fair!