Pupils have had a jam-packed week during National Careers Week (NCW), with every pupil at school being involved in careers activities over the last five days.
Monday saw Year 9 pupils head to the University of Hull to take part in a numeracy workshop. The activities centred around problem solving and numeracy skills in employment.
On Tuesday, all Year 8 pupils enjoyed working with Engaging Education to create their own publicity campaign for employability skills.
They had to come up with a superhero which encompassed one of the skills they had been given, such as punctuality, teamwork or leadership. Alongside this, they designed an app to help them succeed in one of these skills, and a media campaign to promote it.
Over in Lincolnshire, 20 budding engineers visited Modal Training in Immingham to experience their state-of-the-art training system, which uses realistic computer simulations to help engineers learn new skills.
Year 7 had their first taste of university life on Wednesday, taking a tour around the University of Hull campus and learning more about higher education in an ‘Aim Higher’ event.
Meanwhile, a number of Year 11 pupils were interviewed by Wyke College, hoping to get a place to study their A levels in September.
Innovative Enterprise visited on Thursday to get Year 7 thinking about a career in finance with their stock market-inspired activity.
Pupils had to watch a screen to see which company’s stock value was increasing or decreasing – dependent on news articles shown alongside – and had to decide when to buy and sell their shares.
They had a wonderful time trying to make quick decisions that would bring in as much money as possible!
Year 9 and Year 10 both took part in employability/numeracy workshops with Wilberforce College and the University of Hull.
On the final day of National Careers Week, the whole school was involved in Enrichment Day activities – including a motivational session with Action Jackson from The Fix Up Team, which went down a storm.
Years 9, 10 and 11 had the chance to engage with local employers and training providers to find out more about future careers options at our Careers Fair.
Throughout the day, classes took part in different interactive sessions such as teambuilding with the Royal Army, STEM activities, business presentations, and research projects.
Thank you to all the employers, businesses and training providers who have contributed to a fantastic and engaging week for our pupils!