Day: 18 November 2020

  • Businesses in Cumbria urged to back virtual work experience programme

    Businesses in Cumbria urged to back virtual work experience programme  Businesses of all sizes throughout Cumbria are being invited to support an ambitious work experience programme aimed at providing 3,000 placements for young people throughout the county. Cumbria Careers Hub has teamed up with the national charity Speakers for Schools, founded in 2010 by ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston with a mission to help level the playing field for young people of all backgrounds. Read the full article on Times and Star here.  Read the full article on in-Cumbria Magazine here. 

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  • Bobbi Pickard (Speaking) – bp inspire me

    VTALK with Bobbi Pickard – Speaking (bp inspire me) Date: 18/08/20 Age: KS4 & KS5 The bp inspire me series features bp employees sharing their inspirational stories, related to eight key skills identified as essential for success in education and employment. Each session gives an insight into one of the skills when the speaker will bring to life how they have cultivated this through their experiences and how it helps them in their career today and its relevance to the workplace. These skills have been identified as a universal framework of essential skills by the Skills Builder Foundation.

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  • How to Embrace your Intersectionality with Mohsin Zaidi and Jessica Kellgren-Fozard

    How to Embrace your Intersectionality with Mohsin Zaidi and Jessica Kellgren-Fozard Mohsin Zaidi and Jessica Kellgren-Fozard Age: KS 5 / S5 – 6 Subject: PSHE Topic: Intersectionality In this talk, Jessica and Mohsin will be discussing their intersectionality and how we can embrace our identity. The live comment thread will be opened towards the end of the Talk for you to submit questions for the authors.

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  • Aleida Rios interviewed by John Grant

    ALEIDA RIOS Group Head of Engineering, BP * DATE: Monday 18th May, 10am * AGE GROUP: KS 4 & 5/ S4 – 6 Why choose Engineering as a career? John, a graduate who works at BP, interviews BP’s Group Head of Engineering, Aleida Rios on how she got into Engineering and how students can build a career they enjoy.

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  • Morgan Sindall Construction brings virtual work experience to life

      Teenagers from across the East of England are experiencing the world of construction virtually as part of a special digital programme being pioneered by Morgan Sindall Construction. Over 30 Year 10 and Year 12 students from 16 schools across the East were due to take part in work experience placements with the leading UK contractor this term, but social distancing meant that plans had to be cancelled. Determined to ensure that the students were still able to gain a taste of the industry and secure some valuable work experience, Morgan Sindall Construction’s team in the East has launched a […]

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  • How to Talk to Strangers with Malcolm Gladwell and Emma Dabiri

    How to Talk to Strangers with Malcolm Gladwell and Emma Dabiri Malcolm Gladwell, Author, How to Talk to Strangers and Emma Dabiri, Academic and Author, Don’t Touch my Hair Age: KS4 & 5 / S4 – 6 Subject: PSHE Topic: Communication Author of five international bestsellers, Malcolm Gladwell, joins academic and author of Don’t Touch My Hair, Emma Dabiri, discussed the consequences of miscommunication, how to interview others and the art of storytelling.

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