Careers Week Day 5 What a fantastic week! The children have had a brilliant week and have gained so much from all the visitors and work they have been doing to help them understand the world beyond primary education. They have reflected on the skills they have and matched them to the many career options that will be open to them as adults – some of which do not even exist yet! Bob Buckley and his team talked to the children today about the vast number of roles there are in banking. The children discussed what they thought a banker does and what skills they need. They played a fantastic game where they had to work as a team to trade money to make a profit for big companies. They learnt that the bigger the risk, the more money they lost or gained! We even treated them to a lovely school dinner! Today’s update will be a bumper edition to include many of the brilliant costumes the children have worn today. Children, you looked amazing! The detail and imagination that has been used in many of the costumes has been outstanding! Parents, thank you for helping your children look great in their costumes today. It was a busy day for visitors today. We welcomed Jide Adeniran, a Microchip Designer, David Sims, a Project Manager (and our Chair of Governors!), Bob Buckley and his team, bankers from Morgan Stanley, Claire Rosevear, a luxury Retail Manager, Tom Browning, a Probation Officer, Sirsendu Sen, a Project Manager, David Keighley, a Vicar & Therapist and Una Walsh, a Quality Leader for Lilly UK. Claire Rosevear has inspired many of our children to become Luxury Retail Managers. I have been reliably informed that there are a group of Year 3s who are going to open a shop in Hollywood when they are grown-ups! I can’t wait to visit! Jide Adeniran showed the children tiny microchips. They were amazed that the tiny microchip can contain masses and masses of data. They also learnt that the microchips were made from silicone. David Sims showed the children the plans needed to prepare a large team of people to build a large office. He talked about his role as Project Manager in making sure the building was built how it was planned and finished on time. Tom Browning sensitively talked about what can happen if people do not abide by the law and get themselves into trouble. He explained his role in helping people change their ways and the skills he needs to do his job. The children were really intrigued and asked some really sensible questions. As you can see the ‘Judge’ was causing trouble in 6H so had to be taken to jail! Sirsendu Sen had the children working in teams constructing buildings using Lego. Then he called over the Project Managers in the group and explained that no blue bricks could be used to build the building. So the Project Managers had to go back to their teams to tell them they needed to make a change. It was a really effective way to show the children how each person in the team had a role. It also showed them that the Project Manager’s role was to make sure that everyone else in the team did what they were meant to do. All that is left for me to say is a huge THANK YOU to all the visitors who kindly gave up their time this week. This week would not have been this successful without you all preparing informative & stimulating presentations and sharing your life experiences with our children. The children are ‘buzzing’ about your visits and will remember this week for years to come. Children, you have made us all very proud this week. You have listened well and thought carefully about the questions you have asked. Many of the visitors this week have commented on your wonderful manners and impeccable behaviour. Well done! More photographs will go on the new school website, which is due to go live in a few weeks and there will be a display of the photographs in the Reception area soon, so do pop in to have a look. David Keighley spoke to the children about his career journey and his role as a Vicar and Therapist. The children enjoyed hearing about how he helps people in the community. Until then, enjoy the pictures of the children in their costumes below. Una Walsh captivated the children whilst explaining to them the long process that medicines go through to make sure they are safe, before they are allowed to be given to patients. The children found out about the skills and qualifications that are needed to become involved in Pharmaceuticals. 6L Emma Humphrey 6H 5H 5B 4M 4S 3S 3H