Day: 16 November 2021
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16 November, 2021A Career in the Music Industry – Moving The Needle – Work/Life Broadcast
16/11/2021 A Career in the Music Industry with Moving The Needle. KS 3-5 / S 1-6 We are excited to welcome back our panel from Moving the Needle! This time, we will be joined by Karen Emanuel, CEO, Key Production Group and Jenni Cochrane, CEO & Co-Founder, Getahead & Founder & CEO, Work Inspired. They speak about their experiences of working in the music industry and reflect on the changes they have seen throughout their career about how the music industry responds to mental health.
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16 June, 2021Dr Nicholas Cullinan – Director, National Portrait Gallery
16/06/21 Dr Nicholas Cullinan KS 3 – 5 /S 1 – 6 Calling all art fans! We’re excited to welcome Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Nicholas took up his position in spring 2015 following his role as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Sir Peter Bazalgette – Chairman, ITV
16/06/21 Sir Peter Bazalgette KS 4 – 5/S 4 – 6 We spoke to Sir Peter Bazalgette, Chairman of ITV, about the impact that technology is having on creativity and his experiences of creating internationally successful TV formats. You can learn more about careers in the creative industries here: https://discovercreative.careers/#/ and https://www.screenskills.com/starting-your-career/job-profiles/
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16 April, 2021From Governor of the Bank of England to net-zero hero: why we should all be backing Mark Carney’s mission to build a sustainable world economy
From Governor of the Bank of England to net-zero hero: why we should all be backing Mark Carney’s mission to build a sustainable world economy (Image courtesy of Getty Images) No longer in the employ of the UK civil service, Mark Carney is the UN special envoy for climate and finance but also leads ESG investment for Brookfield Asset Management (the world’s second largest investor in climate-friendly businesses). One of many prominent business figures campaigning hard to explain the crucial role of finance in turning the tide against climate change, Mr Carney has made it his mission to mobilise world […]
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16 March, 2021Virtual Work Experience Goes from Strength to Strength
Virtual Work Experience Goes from Strength to Strength Young people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re delighted to have seen our Virtual Work Experience programme go from strength to strength with Speakers for Schools facilitating over 12,500 placements in the last 12 months. We’ve been absolutely wowed by the amount of positive feedback received from the thousands of young people who took part in Virtual Work Experience placements over the February half term. Take a look at these videos featuring just some of their comments – and if you’re interested in signing up yourself, we’d love to […]
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Dame Donna Kinnair DBE – Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing
Dame Donna Kinnair DBE 16/03/2021 KS4-5/S4-6 We are delighted to welcome Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing. Donna joined the RCN as Head of Nursing in 2015, providing leadership to the Nursing departments. Donna was then promoted and joined the RCN Executive Team to Director of Nursing, Policy and Practice in 2016, where her key role is to work with UK-wide RCN staff to drive and implement the future RCN professional nursing, policy and practice strategy. Donna reflects on her career journey, highlighting key misconceptions about nursing and the importance of protecting our nurses.
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Patrick Hutchinson – Co-founder of UTCAI, Personal trainer, Athletics Coach & Author
Patrick Hutchinson 15/03/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Patrick Hutchinson has been motivating people and uplifting his community long before he became a national hero. The Coventry-born, London-bred Co founder of UTCAI, Personal trainer, Athletics Coach & Author joins us for an interview focussing on his work in the community and what we can all do to have an impact and create positive change.
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Mandisa Greene – President, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Mandisa Greene 04/03/21 KS3/S1-3 Mandisa shares her journey to becoming President of RCVS and answers questions about veterinary science and medicine. Mandisa started her career working in small animal practice in Scotland but moved to the West Midlands where she has worked both in general and emergency small animal practice. Mandisa is passionate about increasing diversity in Veterinary Medicine and has also worked for Harper Adams University as a lecturer in Veterinary Sciences, educating both students and qualified veterinary nurses.
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16 February, 2021Branko Bjelobaba, Finance and Engaging in Democracy Speaker
Branko Bjelobaba 02/02/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Hear from Branko Bjelobaba, Finance and Engaging in Democracy Speaker. Branko provides an honest approach as to what makes a difference in terms of presenting yourself and how success can follow failure. Branko has spoken at many schools and delivered our first live virtual event and speaks passionately about the UK financial services sector and also how young people can engage with democracy.