Most of our Year 12 students have now secured a placement following our 1-2-1 work experience support sessions. Students will begin their placements on the week commencing 11th July. A few highlights from the various placements include: Faiza Begum Herdmans Chemist Thomas Nicholson Sainsbury’s Pharmacy Jasmien Casey Sunderland Mind Amber Devlin Dame Dorothy Primary School Simran Dhillon Busy Bees Nursery Emily Harrison Newcastle Hospital …
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Jun 27
Career Insights
Do you think a career in the Police force might be for you? Northumbria Police are running an interactive session on 7th July to find out more about entry routes into policing, including Police Degree Apprenticeships, what to expect when joining the Force and an insightful Q&A to chat about the skills required to get you …
Jun 27
Barclays Return for More Life Skills
Volunteers from Barclays and the Talent Foundry were back, teaching all of Year 12 about reading playslips, working out tax and earning money through employment. Students interacted with a number of scenarios that opened their eyes to the complexities of tax and how important it was to understand where their pay goes, and how to …
Jun 23
Accenture Virtual Work Experience Day
17 students took part in a virtual work experience day with Accenture – a global IT company at the cutting edge of advances in Artificial Intelligence and Information Technologies. The Year 12 students involved spent the day learning about the company, who have major offices across the North-East, and the type of work they are …
Jun 22
Learning Life Skills with Barclays
All of Year 12 took part in the first of four sessions lead by Barclays bank, teaching the students a number of important life skills for when they leave school. This week the team were describing the basics of credit and debit accounts, insurance polices, inventory agreements and interest rates – providing them with the …
Jun 21
Raising Aspirations with Local Primaries
We welcomed Year 2 pupils from our feeder primaries for a Raising Aspirations Day. Our visitors learned about self-efficacy and took part in a knowledge building treasure hunt around Southmoor House. Thank you to the visiting staff and students, we look forward to welcoming more pupils to future Insight events soon.
