Caistor Grammar School Church Street, Caistor
CAREERS INFORMATION EVENING
Tuesday 8th October 2013
6.00pm to 8.30pm Introduc on
Welcome to Caistor Grammar School Careers Informa on Evening. We hope that you will find the evening informa ve and valuable as you inves gate the some mes bewildering variety of routes, op ons and careers open to you in the future.
There are many advisers present this evening represen ng a range of careers, local businesses, Higher Educa on, the professions and local industry. We would like to thank our advisers who have willingly given their me to be with us tonight.
We hope that pupils in Years 9,10 and 11 will make good use of the opportunity to ask the people actually employed in specific jobs about the careers represented . Year 12 and 13 students and their parents should also be able to gain useful informa on about the process of applying for Higher Educa on courses , finance and course details.
As well as talking to advisers at their stands, there will also be separate talks on some of the most popular careers, each las ng about 10 minutes. These are listed on the next page so that you can decide in advance which you would like to a end.
If you are interested in a career which does not seem to be represented tonight, you may wish to inves gate whether the Higher Educa on representa ves are able to provide informa on on courses relevant to that career.
Ms Sandra Hall , the Schools Careers Advisers, will also be able to offer help and guid‐ ance.
Finally, we would like to thank the Friends of Caistor Grammar School for providing tea and coffee.
Shona Buck Assistant Head Teacher/Careers Co‐ordinator
Talks
There are a number of organised talks listed below. If the talk is oversubscribed, you will s ll be able to visit that stand later in the evening and ask individual ques ons. The talks are scheduled to take place in rooms M1, M2, M3 and M4. Each talk will last approximately 10 minutes.
A er the talk, please could you vacate the room quickly, so that the next speaker can start on me
Time Talk Organisa on Speaker Room
6.30pm Armed Forces Royal Airforce Flt.Lt. Gavin M1
Teaching 6.30pm Bishop Grossteste Andy Carr M2
6.30pm Architects MBA Architects Steve Bartle M3
6.30pm Higher Educa on University of Lincoln Claire Mann M4
7.10pm Armed Forces Army Major Thornton M1
7.10pm Accountancy Forrester Boyd Paul To on M2
7.10pm Medicine NHS Kishan Rees M3
Hospitality—Leadership Leeds Metropolitan 7.10pm Sofia Robelo M4 & Management University
Royal Navy/Royal Ma‐ 7.50pm Armed Forces WO1 A. Preston M1 rines
Bradbury, Roberts & 7.50pm Law Raby David Bardbury M2
7.50pm Appren ceships The Work Based Acad‐ Katy Nevi M3 emy
Languages ( Routes 7.50pm University of Hull Kerry Dobson M4 into) ADVISERS Further/Higher Educa on and General Careers Advice Subject Organisation Adviser Room Universities University of Hull Hilary Jones Gym Universities/Routes University of Hull Kerry Dobson Gym into Languages Universities University of Lincoln Dan Hadfield Gym Universities Leeds Metropolitan Sofia Rebelo Gym University Universities Loughborough Lesley Davis Gym University Further/Higher Ed Grimsby University Emoke Kovacs Gym Sports, Performing Arts
Further/Higher Bishop Grosseteste Brittany Welch Gym Education University (BGU) Careers Advice Lincolnshire Careers Neil Toyne O6 Service Careers Stands Subject Organisation Adviser Room Accountancy Forrester Boyd Lesley Morrison, Paul To on +1 Gym
ICAEW/ Shorts Account‐ Linda Lord ants Agriculture/Hor culture Riseholme College/Bishop Gym & Land‐based Careers Burton College Appren ceships Na onal Appren ceship Jonathan Poxon O6 Service Architecture MBA Architects Steve Bartle O5 Army Careers Area Careers Office Major Thornton O4
Chemical Engineering Phillips 66 Donna Burns, Bryony Hirst‐ O8 house, Tim Stubenvoll Business IT Solu ons HBP Systems Tony Pearson, Jo Benson, Ka e Maud, Joanne Dixon
Den stry KL Dobbs Dr Dobbs , Dr. Lucy Southee O9 Dr. Sam Watson ,Dr Jayesh Patel
Subject Organisation Adviser Room
Engineering Design Con‐ On Line Design Engineering/ Phil Ronson, Mark Chapman, Gym sultancy & Fabrica on Anglia Solu ons
Engineering Consultancy Op mus Services Ltd (OSL) Alastair Robertson , Abigail O8 Abiola‐Cudjo, Abdulah Khan Food Industry Sealord Angela Edwards,Karen O5 Wright, Kevin Archer Government Civil Service Jo Reed
Graphic Design Mideas Steve Mumby Gym
Hospitality and Retailing Leeds Metropolitan Sofia Rebelo Gym (Leadership & Management) University Journalism Market Rasen Mail Paul Fisher O5
Languages (Routes into) Hull University Kerry Dobson Gym
Medicine Lincolnshire County Hospital Kishan Rees,R ichard O9 Bullough Music Access to Music Ltd Ian Johnson, Conrad Grim‐ S1 shaw, Tommie Winco Pharmaceu cal Industry Novar s ( Grimsby) ( Debbie Sco ) Gym
Police Humberside Police PC Barry Gardner O4
RAF Careers Area Careers Office Flt LT Gavin O4
Retail Lincolnshire Co‐Op Rachel Sampher +1 O6
Royal Navy and Royal Area Careers Office WO1 Tony Preston O4 Marines Careers Solicitors Bradbury, Roberts & Raby David Bradbury,Sarah Inman O5 Helen Chapman
Teaching Bishop Grosseteste University Andy Carr Gym College Veterinary O9 YEARS 9,10 AND 11—QUESTIONS TO ASK
Useful ques ons to ask: Has the job got good prospects for the future? What do you (a) most enjoy and (b) most dislike about this job? What qualifica ons do you need to enter this career? Are there opportuni es to travel/work abroad with this job? Do you have to keep up‐da ng your knowledge? How? Do many women get to the top in this type of work? How far is new technology altering this job? Are there good promo on prospects? Are you expected to move for promo on? What would be (a) the star ng salary? (b) the salary at 30? (c) top salary? What are the perks of the job? Does this job affect your lifestyle? Do you think this job is respected in the community?
Advice Make good use of the me available to further your understanding both of your own career interests and of specific careers. The list of possible ques ons above is just to point you in the right direc on. You will obviously only have me to ask a few of them. Tick two or three that you wish to ask and plan which stands and talks you wish to visit.
Speaker or talk Room Time
Your notes: SIXTH FORM—QUESTIONS TO ASK
Useful ques ons to ask ABOUT Ins tu ons, Courses and Finance: What sort of grades are required for par cular courses? Is General Studies included? For which subjects are interviews usual? What sort of ques ons will be asked? Will there be an Open Day? What educa onal facili es are available? Availability and cost of accommoda on—on campus, in local town What student services are available—careers, health services? What sports and social facili es are available—socie es, students unions, sports clubs, music, theatre etc? What was the des na on of graduates from the ins tu on or from cours‐ es? What is the course content and structure? ‐ joint, sandwich, modular etc What is the method of assessment? What sources of finance are available—eg sponsorship/bursaries? How desirable is a ‘gap’ year? How can it be spent and financed?
Advice Make good use of the me available to further your understanding of how you would apply for courses and jobs, finance and sponsorship/bursaries available and whether a ‘gap’ year might be desirable. The list of possible ques ons above is just to point you in the right direc on. You will obviously only have me to ask a few of them. Tick two or three that you wish to ask and plan out which stands and talks you want to visit.
Speaker or talk Room Time
Your notes:
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Site Plan
Talks: M1, M2, M3,M4
05 Main Block GIRLS TOILETS Entrance FOYER FOYER 06
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09 Fitness Suite BOYS TOILETS Gym
TOILET
Entrance
M1 S1 M4
Entrance M2 M3