We are very grateful for the support of businesses across the region
SvenskaCellulosaAktiebolaget
SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company. The Group develops and produces sustainable personal care, tissue and forest products.SCA’s core values are Respect, Excellence and Responsibility and define the way we do business and the way we behave, both externally and internally.
Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University has a global reputation for delivering some of the best business management education in the UK.
We provide our customers with innovative solutions and market-oriented products and services based around a natural and renewable material – wood. Our values are dynamism, loyalty, responsibility and trust and the preservation of the pioneering spirit as a family run EGGER group.
WENTWORTH LEISURE CENTRE
Active Northumberland is a charitable trust that manages leisure facilities and other services, promoting healthy lifestyles on behalf of Northumberland County Council. Our mission is to create opportunities that enrich lives, promote wellbeing, inspire creativity and encourage participation.
Home of award winning ice cream and the oldest pedigree Jersey
Herd in Northumberland. A unique experience of farm and parlour serving home-cooked food. Enjoyable for all the family.
Thompsons of Prudhoe have over 60 years’ experience within the demolition and construction industry, which means that we have the capability and expertise to deliver technically challenging projects in a safe and professional manner from start to finish
Prudhoe Community High School
presents the
Year 10 World of Work Event 2016
July 14th – 18th
Student Delegate Guide
The development work to make this exciting and most unique event happen is collaboration between the school, Teeside University and key employers from the North East. Funding support has been received from Northumberland County Council and Cllr Anne Dale.
Since the very nature of this event is all about young people making the connections with people from the world of work, a great many businesses are playing a part in helping to make this event and exciting experience.
Within this four day event you will be working in teams to experience some of theCareers Research Activitieswhich are designed to encourage you to explore different avenues of work, investigate careers that interest you and meet and talk with people in different job roles.
In the following 3 days the success of your team projects will depend on the following criteria being met:
- how well you work together in your team to achieve the end result
- How much evidence you can provide showing your research, investigations, interview materials (including showing the list of questions you’ve set) and the conclusions you’ve reached about the things you’ve found out.
- How you manage your time
- The identification of individual tasks
- Your final presentation during the Expo event
Good luck and enjoy the experience!
Please make sure that you register in your Tutor group every day
and then come to the Hall for Assembly
Day 1 Thursday 14th July201609.00 – 11.30
08.30 – 09.00 Assembly – Launch Project
09.00 – 11.30 Morning session
Group A: Teeside University Challenge Venue: Fuse
Group B: Research careers and transition pathway Venue: Classrooms
Plan how to gain interviews with WOW reps
10.00 – 10.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Lunch
12.30 – 3.00 Afternoon session
Group B: Teeside University ChallengeVenue: Fuse
Group A: Research careers and transition pathway Venue: Classrooms
Plan how to gain interviews with WOW reps
1.30 – 2.00 Afternoon break
Day 2 Friday 15th July 2016 Teams begin project work
08.30– 09.00Assembly
9.00– 10.00 Morning Session One
Group ACall WOW contacts and set up times to visit or telephone call on Monday morning or invite into school on Monday afternoon
Group BWOW visits
10.00 – 10.30 Break
10.30- 11.30 Morning Session Two
Group A: Prepare questions ready for interviews and conversations to
gather information
Group B: WOW visits
11.30- 12.30Lunch
12.30-1.30pm Afternoon Session 1
Group BCall WOW contacts and set up times to visit or telephone call on Monday morning or invite into school on Monday afternoon
Group AWOW visits
1.30-2.00 Break
2.00- 3.00 Morning Session Two
Group B: Prepare questions ready for interviews and conversations to
gather information
Group A: WOW visits
Day 3: Wednesday 15th July Visits, meetings and telephone calls take plac
Day 3: Monday 18th July: meetings and telephone calls take place
08.30 -08.50Assembly
08.50 –10.50 Morning session: - Guests and phonecalls
- World of work guests into school to meet with some student teams - interviews and conversations about work
- Preparations for Expo
- Teams pull together all materials and information discovered
- Teams begin planning their style of presentation/ display for Careers Expo the next day
- Teams reflect on what they’ve discovered with staff
10.50-11.10 Break
11.10- 1.00Preparations for Expo
1.00-1.30Lunch
1.30-2.00Finalise preparations for Expo
2.00-3.00Set up Expo event
6.00-7.00pmCareers Showcase opens for students
- Showcase event opens to the public, parents/guardians, community and world of work representatives
Day 4: Tuesday 19th July: Reflection and celebration between staff and students
Review your Personal Brand