On Monday 4th March, Wootton Park School held its inaugural annual Careers Fair showcasing a range of local employers, giving learners the opportunity to speak with people from a range of different professions.
The Careers Fair marked the first day of National Careers Week and is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. Learners in year 8 and 9 have had the opportunity to sign up to Q&A sessions with representatives from a wide range of professions every lunchtime during National Careers Week.
Careers Week was officially launched with year 9 learners on Friday 1st March 2019 at a special assembly with Michael Ellis MP
The assembly included a Q&A session led by learners covering areas such as the effect of Brexit on careers, voting age and the importance of building resilience. Mr Ellis told the learners, “You may fall at the first hurdle, but the key skill is to get back up again and keep going.”
The list of employers represented during National Careers Week included: Mahle Engineering, The British Army, University of Northampton, The Royal Navy, Rhodes Vets, Northants Fire Service, Weetabix, Dr Martens, Shoosmiths solicitors, Lara Boot Hair, Wilson Browne, Santander, VWG, Moulton College, Cosworth Engineering, NHS, Kier construction, Churches, Heart of England Training and Northampton College.
Simon Hill, representing Churches, a Northampton based shoe company, explained that such events are extremely important to give children ideas about their future careers. Fahris in year 9 agreed: “This has been an awesome event. I have found it informative and I have learnt a lot.”
Careers week closed with a special assembly with Paul Southworth OBE, former CEO of Avon Costmetics.
Mr Southworth presented to year 9 followed by a Q&A session about his long and varied career. The learners were inspired by his visit. Mr Southworth told the learners “the only way to predict your future is to create it yourself”.
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