Year 9 Students Explore Exciting Career Paths
As part of our drive to ensure all of our young people get quality advice to make informed decisions on the skills needed for a successful career, we hosted a Saturday morning Taste your Future session on the 1st of February.
Our Year 9 students engaged in a variety of different careers sessions based around their future aspirations and long-term goals.
Our aim is to raise our young peoples' aspirations, giving them skills and knowledge for a successful transition into adult life. We want our students to be successful, and to be successful, they need to fully understand the opportunities that are available to them and understand more clearly about what they need to be employable.
Mrs Gray ran a PT training session in which students learned about routes into this career alongside the workings of the gym equipment and some practical training. Mrs King ran a session focused on Hairdressing in which students learned how to use styling equipment, practice on models and discuss all avenues into apprenticeships. We held a session focused on Cooking with Ms Penkalla making Spaghetti Bolognese with the students. There was also a session on Music run by Ms Stoddard which allowed students time to develop their skills on the drums, guitars, singing and much more!
The engagement from our students has been fantastic to see; they arrived full of enthusiasm to immerse themselves in their chosen session. It was wonderful to see our students reflect on their individual strengths, capabilities, interests and, discuss careers that suit their aptitude and abilities. We will continue to foster academic and creative enthusiasm and will host a further session next half-term.
“I found the session really useful as I was able to learn new recipes to cook for myself and others; I want to be a chef in the future and can't wait for more Taste Your Future sessions.” Oliver.W
“I have a passion for hairdressing. I have secured an apprenticeship for the future and this session enabled me to gain more skills into my chosen career.” Chloe.G
“I have a real passion for Music; especially playing the drums. I have been developing my drumming skills for 7 years or so and I really enjoyed the music session as I had an opportunity to play with the other Year 9 students.” Exalted.I
