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CHURCH STRETTON SCHOOL
THE SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE
CHURCH STRETTON SCHOOL THE SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE Ed Potter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CHURCH STRETTON SCHOOL THE SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE Ed Potter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CHURCH STRETTON SCHOOL THE SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE Ed Potter Enterprise Adviser CHURCH STRETTON Former Student SCHOOL'S ENTERPISE Local Employer ADVISER Unfortunate to be the local councillor for the two youth clubs I run GATSBY BENCHMARKS
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WHAT THE ENTERPRISE ADVISER HAS HELPED THE SCHOOL ACHIEVE
GATSBY BENCHMARKS 5 AND 6 Careers Day- Employment workshops, letters of application and judging team work skills in balloon tower making Careers Speed Networking- using his contacts to encourage local businesses to take part in a Year 8 event Advice – regular meetings, contacts and encouragement
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WHAT WENT WELL
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CAREERS DAY IN ENRICHMENT WEEK
For the last two years Ed has given up his day to help with Careers Day at the school. A carousal of events including the application process, what employers want, Dragons Den, curiosity museum and Jacobs’ Engineering Ed gave up time in his day to work with the groups and helped encourage other business
- wners and professionals to take part
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CAREERS SPEED NETWORKING EVENT
On Wednesday this week, Year 8 students took part in a new event at the
- school. Students were able to speak to representatives of 23 different
companies and organisations. The students asked questions about the different jobs, what people did, what qualifications they needed, even how much they could earn! The students were brilliant and were praised by all the visitors. Nick Henstock from Montgomery Waters comment summed it up "If they are the future we are in safe hands"
The school would like to thank the following businesses and
- rganisations for giving up their time and speaking to our students for
two hours non stop.
The National Trust, Montgomery Waters, West Mercia Police, Agilent Technologies, Shropshire Fire and Rescue, Acekind Ltd, Isla Bikes, Hough & Son, Connexus, Teddesley Leisure Ltd, ESP Energy, Ludlow Food Festival, McConnel, Eaton Manor, The World Egg Organisation, Liz Hyder PR, Larry Wright Coaching, The Radiotherapy Dept (RSH), Ironbridge Training Consultants, Hagley Place Care Home, John Thomas Florist and Oak Apple Catering.
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ADVICE
Regular meetings
Strategy for helping the careers education offer at Church Stretton School
To increase the involvement from local businesses
Contacts………….
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ARMY YOUTH OUTREACH TEAM
The team are returning in November to build tanks with Year 7 students.
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GATSBY BENCHMARKS 5 & 6
What is the school aiming for?
At least one contact with an employer each year for every student
To cover as many professions and occupations as possible
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CAREERS EVENTS AT CHURCH STRETTON SCHOOL
Verity Howard Artist
Careers within PSHE :One day we had an astrophysicist , an
- rganic milk farmer and Shaun Whalley, Shrewsbury Town
Winger!
Medical Mavericks
Visit to Doncasters
Apprenticeship Show
Rotary Interviews
Royal Marines
Army Youth Outreach Team
Visits from National Apprenticeship Service/Get my first job
Job Centre Plus –Support for schools programme
Work Experience Placements
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VISITS AND VISITORS
Verity Howard –Artist
Yr9 visit to Doncaster Shrewsbury
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MEDICAL MAVERICKS
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ROYAL MARINES VISIBILITY TEAM
The Royal Navy have also come into school to conduct psychometric testing with yr10
- students. This relates to other
professions as well as the Armed Forces.
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Even Better If
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ALUMNI NETWORK
Dr James Mawhinney – Oxford , graduate of medicine Josh Sansom – Jacobs Advanced Apprenticeship Civil engineering
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HOW CAN YOU HELP
Can you spare time?
15 minutes for assembly
One hour for a lesson
An afternoon for speed networking
A day for an event – engineering with newspaper