Careers and Jobs Event at West Derby School

About the Business Leaders

These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly. Combined they employ 1,511+ people.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Carmel Jones for 250 students at West Derby School aged Age 16 - 18.

Event description

Careers Carousel / Speed Networking Event at West Derby School and Sixth Form

At West Derby School we strive to give our students the best insights into the world of work, and the opportunities available to them, as possible. We wish for our students to believe that whatever their start in life they can achieve great things and secure for themselves a career choice that is often beyond their initial aspirations. On the day, each of our contributors will have a large desk / stall and our students will circulate in pairs around the room. They will have between 3 and 5 minutes to talk to each of our contributors before a whistle is blown and they move on to the next stall. The students will be given questions to ask, but the majority of our contributors during previous careers events have found that most of our boys will freely and inquisitively engage in conversation.

The careers event takes place over the whole of the school day. The timings are as follows:

Period 1: 9:20am to 10:20am
Break: 10:20am, to 10:35am
Period 2: 10:35am to 11:35am
Period 3: 11:35am to 12:35pm
Lunch: 12:35pm to 1:25pm
Period 4: 1:15pm to 2:15pm
Period 5: 2:15pm to 3:15pm