Yesterday, 15 students had a fantastic time at #CastlefordCollege for their #GiveConstructionATry event π§
Students experienced bricklaying, electrical, plumbing, planning, design & surveying activities, opening their eyes to the work of work in this sector! ποΈπ οΈπ·ββοΈ
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We're very lucky to work alongside #ProgressCareers in the academy to provide all students 121 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance! π
For September, the #CareerOfTheMonth is outlined below! π
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Another #Post16 Taster Day today, this time at #NewCollegePontefract! π«
Lots of excited Y10s today experiencing a day in a range of exciting subjects! ππΌ
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Last Thursday our Y10s attended the #Wakefield & #Castleford taster days and had a fantastic time at their amazing facilities! πΎπ§π°π§±
Students all said the courses, staff and facilities cemented their decisions on post-16 destinations ππΌ
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Today we're hosting our annual #CareersFair for all students in Y7-Y10 πΌ
We have recommended the timings below for students to attend, but all are welcome at anytime this morning! β²οΈ
A huge thanks to almost 20 businesses and education providers for supporting this event! π
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Another fantastic opportunity for our young peopleβ¦especially for those who like football! β½οΈ
Thereβs no better place to learn about a #career in football than at the Etihad ποΈ
Students and staff had a great day, followed by some outstanding feedback ππΌ
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#ManchesterCity
Students completing the Kings Trust Mosaic Mentoring programme today competed their journey at Azets in Leeds for a day of celebration and #WorkExperience! ππΌ
Well done to all students for their work, and thanks to #Azets for their hospitality βοΈ
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Always a pleasure to welcome alumni back to the academy, especially ones now leading multi-million Β£ business in London π°
James came to speak to budding entrepreneurs about the skills and attributes that make a good leader πͺπΌ
A big thanks for your time, James!
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#NovelloGroup
Another great event for Y10 this morning with their 2nd College assembly, this time from #NewCollegePontefract π«
Neil spoke to students about what to expect on their taster day that students will be attending in July! π
Lots of excitement this week!! π
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Our Y10 #MockInterview day is well underway! π£οΈ
Lots of work goes into this, from support of students creating their CVs, to room set up, to our visitors from industry spending time with our students!! ππΌ
A huge thanks to everyone involved! π
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#PersonalDevelopment
Yesterday our Y9 #KingsTrust winners represented the academy at the regional finals in Leeds! π°
From 6000 students they placed 3rd! π
Certainly winners in our eyes, well done girls! ππΌ
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Students interested in a career in construction have been working with #BalfourBeatty today exploring a range of careers from project management, engineering and quantity surveying π·π·ββοΈ
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βWe're very pleased to be a #Unifrog school! β
This resource allows students to access a range of #careers resources, career profiles and create their CVs! π»
After Easter, we're excited to say parents will also have their own account - please look out for the letter coming soonβ
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Y10 had another great opportunity this week as Music students visited DC studios in Barnsley to see the studios, speak to regarding staff and even managed to get some recording time of their own! π΅
Another great #CareersInTheCurriculum event planned by staff! π
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A group of our Y10 DT students had a visit to a local lighting company yesterday, Bell Lightingπ‘
They had a great time learning about real-world applications to the curriculum in DT and had time with R&D teams, engineering and product designers!πΌ
Thanks for hosting our students!
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A group of students aspiring for a career in a trade attended #CastlefordCollege this week for a βstep into constructionβ taster day! π·ββοΈ
Lots of new skills learnt for these builders, electricians and plumbers of the future! π©βπ§
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Itβs great to see so many #Careers displays around the academy helping students to aim high! π¨π»βπ«
We also love to promote our #Alumni to current students so they can see what exciting journeys are available once they finish Y11! ππΌ
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As part of #NCW we are signposting students and parents to the range of post-16 options for after Y11! π€
T-Levels are the newest qualification designed to give students a head start into employment! β
Find our more at the link below! β¬οΈ
www.tlevels.gov.uk/students
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Today we mark #StepIntoNHS day with students learning about the 350+ careers available to school leavers in the health service! π¨ββοΈ
Students across KS3 are also spending some time entering the @england.nhs.uk competition open to all students in the UK! π
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We're looking forward to celebrating #NationalCareersWeek next week!
This is a great guide to support parents & carers when helping their children with careers related questions!
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If you haven't already seen it on our website, here is our termly #FreestonCareers newsletter! π
A very busy term with #KingsTrust, #NationalApprenticeshipWeek, @brilliantclub.bsky.social and lots of #Unifrog promotions! π
Click the link to read in full! β¬οΈ
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