michelle.hogan@ownfutures.co.uk
Employability Workshops
At Withinfields Primary in Halifax, Own Futures led lessons on identifying your skills and qualities, the Changing World of Work and Applying for your Perfect Job. We got some amazing letters from the children following this.
Aim Higher Afternoon
We organised an Aim Higher Afternoon at Cliffe Hill Primary School. The aim was to inspire students and raise their aspirations. They found out what university is like from The University of Huddersfield.
World of Work Week
We planned, organised and ran a World of Work Week at Byron Primary School in Bradford. Over the week we had 24 visitors from 15 companies who worked with years 1 to 6 to inspire them, raise aspirations and open their eyes to different jobs.
Enterprise Challenge - Design a Theme Park
At Dean Field Primary in Halifax, Year 6 children worked in groups to design and create a theme park. They had to come up with a theme, logo, map, models of aspects of the park as well as stick to a budget.
Careers Convention
Employability Skills
We organised Park Lane Academy's Careers Convention with 30 employers, training providers, colleges and universities attending to inspire and engage the students.
Employability Skills
Employability Skills
We held the fourth in our series of Employability Skills lessons at Farfield Primary with years 3, 4, 5 and 6. This time the focus was team work and students worked together to build the tallest tower!
World of Work Week
We ran a hugely successful World of Work week at Wibsey Primary School. Volunteers inspired children with talks and activities. Careers represented included hypnotherapy, financial advisor, biomedical science, marketing, skateboarding instructor and many more!
Mock interviews
We delivered workshops at Park Lane Academy in Halifax preparing year 10 and 11 students for mock interviews. These concentrated on communication skills and identifying your own skills and qualities. These workshops were followed up the following week by a mock interview supported by local employers and providers.
Employability Skills
We ran the third in our series of Employabilty Skills lessons at St Clare's Catholic Primary in Bradford, this time on Resilience. Students had to solve a puzzle, they found out about famous people who had to show resilience and also real life stories of resilience.
Apprenticeship Workshops
We ran an Apprenticeship Day at Park Lane Academy to inform students about the apprenticeship route and allow them to talk to real apprentices, ask them questions and find out first hand what it is like.
Parents Evening
Parents Evening
We organised for a range of Post-16 providers to attend Park Lane Academy's Year 11 parents evening so that parents and students could gather more information about their options.
Alumni Event
Parents Evening
We ran an Alumni Event at Park Lane Academy in Halifax where former students came to the school to talk about their career journeys. They linked with subjects which their current jobs / courses fitted with in order to inspire current students.
World of Work Day
Aim Higher Afternoon
Careers Convention
We organised a World of Work Day at Thornton Primary School in Bradford. Students from reception through to year 6 met volunteers from the world of work and had the opportunity to ask them questions and find out about their jobs and careers journeys.
Careers Convention
Aim Higher Afternoon
Careers Convention
We held a very successful Careers Convention at Beckfoot School with over 30 employers and providers. Years 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 all attended to find out about different routes and options for when they leave school.
Aim Higher Afternoon
Aim Higher Afternoon
Aim Higher Afternoon
We delivered an Aim Higher Afternoon with a group of year 10 and 11 students from Beckfoot School. The students found out about University Life from students from Leeds Beckett University.
Careers Day
Parent Coffee Morning
Aim Higher Afternoon
We worked at Park Lane Academy delivering a Careers Drop down day. In the morning Year 11 students found out about post-16 options and routes. In the afternoon Years 10 and 11 had the opportunity to meet a range of post-16 and 18 providers: sixth forms, colleges and apprenticeship providers. This was to l help inform their post-16 option choices.
Parent Coffee Morning
Parent Coffee Morning
Parent Coffee Morning
We have held a parent coffee morning at Park Lane Academy in Halifax. This was so parents of year 10 and 11 students could learn about post-16 routes and options and financial support available. This was supported by colleagues from the DWP and local post-16 institutions.
Careers Day
Parent Coffee Morning
Parent Coffee Morning
We delivered a Careers Day at St Clare's in Bradford. Students learnt to identify their own skills and qualities, present themselves positively, develop communication techniques, write CVs and practice interview skills. We then worked with parents after school on their employability skills.