Careers Education

Laura came to visit us in February this year. She talked to the children in KS2 about her career so far, including the jobs she's had in the past and the role she is doing now. The children learnt about how health and safety is vital in the workplace but equally, that the children have a responsibility to keep themselves safe too. Laura taught the children about how to keep safe around a bin lorry, especially the 'danger zone' at the back. Laura will be back soon for our KS1 children.

Paul came to speak to the KS2 children about his career so far. He focussed on the self-employed aspect of his career as 'no-one ever told him he could work for himself'. The children really enjoyed hearing about Paul's journey and the skills and attributes he has shown throughout his working life and how these developed from his school life.

Sarah talked to us about her love of science and how her career as a clinical physician has seen her developing drugs and treatments for a range of illnesses. Sarah spoke passionately about her role the and the children were captivated by the information she shared with us.

Emma worked with Year Six, teaching the children about dealing with finances in a company. She led an activity with them about managing finances, dealing with surprising situations and how best to budget! Thank you, Emma!

Sian visited Year 3 today - she is a critical care nurse in Taunton. Sian taught us all about her work at the hospital which involves large teams of doctors, nurses, physicians and more, working together to save lives every day! She told us all about the key skills that are needed as a nurse: communication being one of the most important, but also a good knowledge of maths and science too. The children were then very excited to have a go on some of the equipment used in the hospitals. Thank you, Sian!

Emma visited Year 3 today to talk about her career in dentistry and how she got to become a dentist. Year 3 learnt about the skills needed for a job like this, how working at school leads on the next step and to always have an aspiration! The children were so attentive and had lots of great questions! Thank you, Emma. 

Serving magistrates, Tim and Graham, visited year six to work with them for a morning about the role of law, police and the role magistrates play in enforcing the law. The children were really interested in what was said to them about following rules at home, in school and in the community and what would potentially happen if they didn't. This ties in perfectly with our ongoing work of British Values and also careers. Thank you to both Tim and Graham for giving up their time and coming to work with us! 

Domanique visited Year 5 and Year 3 to talk to them about her job. She explained how she had originally wanted to be a maths teacher, before changing paths and becoming a research scientist! She talked to the children about some of the experiments and investigations she has conducted and even about a new robot she has designed! The children were fascinated and had so many questions - thank you for coming in!