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 38+ people.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Carmel Jones for 75 students at West Derby School aged Age 17 - 18.

Event description

Inspire our students to aspire to gaining the qualifications and skills necessary to work in your industry.

West Derby School wishes to develop a 'speaker of the month' lecture series whereby speakers from across the professional and educational landscape come to our school to deliver a thirty minute presentation about their occupation, why they enjoy it, what it involves, and the qualifications and skills that they had to acquire to be successful.

The lecture / presentations will take place on a Friday between 8:50am and 9:45am. There will be time for questions and answers afterwards.

"In this session, business volunteers will share insights, lessons and tips to motivate and inspire your students to make informed decisions about their future.

Speakers will ‘tell a story’ about their career journey:

• Subjects they studied and how these are relevant now

• What inspired them to choose their career path

• Their failures, as well as successes

• What their company does and why this is important

• What they enjoy most about their career

• Skills currently relevant in the jobs they are doing now."