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  • Career Insights With Elaine Tyler, Venatrix

    Career Insights With Elaine Tyler, Founder Of Venatrix 10/03/21 KS 4-5/S 4-6 Elaine Tyler talks to Nadine Myers, Founder of Redefined and Elliott Parris, Manager of Europe (Data-as-a-Service) & Co-Founder of Embrace at Elsevier about their experiences in education and how it led them to their current role. Elaine is the Founder of Venatrix, London’s […]

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  • Martin Prendergast – The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art (RADA)

    Martin Prendergast – Director Of Development And Public Affairs At The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art (RADA) 09/03/21 Age KS3-4/Age S1-4 Martin Prendergast joins us to share his career insights. Before becoming Director of Development and Public Affairs, Martin worked at the National Theatre from 2007 to 2018. He was Director of Communications and before […]

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  • Kajal Odedra – UK Director, Change.org

    Kajal Odedra – UK Director, Change.org 03/03/21 KS3-5/S1-6 Kajal Odedra shares her career journey and highlights. Kajal is a writer and activist with over 13 years experience in the campaigns sector. As Executive Director for Change.org UK, the largest petition platform, she has grown the platform to over 19 million users in the UK. After […]

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  • Carol Cooper – Head Of Equality, Diversity And Human Rights and BME Expert Mental Health Forum

    Carol Cooper – Head Of Equality, Diversity And Human Rights and BME Expert Mental Health Forum 08/03/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Carol shares her insights into nursing and answers questions from students. As Head of Equality, Diversity & Human Rights, at the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Carol has been actively engaged in the implementation of the […]

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  • James Worrall – Founder And CEO, Leaders In Sport

    James Worrall – Founder And CEO, Leaders In Sport 03/03/21 KS 4-5/S4-6 James Worrall, Founder and CEO of Leaders in Sport, shares his experiences and discusses the importance of networking and building relationships. Leaders in Sport is a London-based internationally-focussed conference, training and intelligence service for industry leaders in sport. Prior to starting Leaders, James […]

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  • Katie Vanneck-Smith – Co-founder And Publisher At Tortoise

    Katie Vanneck-Smith – Co-founder And Publisher At Tortoise 05/03/21 KS4-5 / S4-6 Katie Vanneck-Smith, Co-founder and Publisher at Tortoise, shares her pathway to success and reflects on what she has learnt during her career. Katie was President of The Wall Street Journal & Dow Jones, where she led the company to over 3million subscribers. She […]

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  • Ella d’Amato – Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer At notonthehighstreet.com

    Ella d’Amato – Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer At notonthehighstreet.com 02/03/21 KS3-5/S1-6 Ella d’Amato talks about what makes a great product and provides advice for those who are interested in pursuing a career in marketing. Ella was previously the CEO of Drum and is now responsible for making Not on the High Street the most […]

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  • Patrick Nyarumbu – Director Of Strategy, People And Partnerships At Birmingham And Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

    Patrick Nyarumbu – Director Of Strategy, People And Partnerships At Birmingham And Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust 01/03/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Hear from Patrick Nyarumbu, Executive Director of Strategy, People & Partnerships at Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. As part of our Experience Nursing series, Patrick shares career insights as well as the […]

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  • Andrew Bernard – Director Of Innovative Enterprise & National Careers Week

    Andrew Bernard – Director Of Innovative Enterprise & National Careers Week 01/03/21 KS4-5/S4-6 Andrew ‘Bernie’ Bernard, a TEDx Speaker and Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, shares his story about becoming an accidental entrepreneur. Bernie has, since 2006, worked with schools, businesses, charities, universities and colleges to help over 145,000 young people Bring the Future […]

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  • Nick Ross: Former Crimewatch Presenter

    Nick Ross – Broadcaster And Former Crimewatch Presenter 01/03/21 KS 4-5/S4-6 Nick Ross speaks about his career journey and crime. Nick is known as being one of Britain’s most trusted broadcasters and is now a writer, non-executive director, conference moderator and campaigner for community safety and evidence-based public policy. He became a household name in […]

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