Careers and Jobs Event at Aldenham School
Wed 19 Mar 2025 | 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Organizer
Aldenham School
Elstree
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AJ
Jeremy Stern
Marketing and Promotions
Sylvie Higgs
Account Manager at Sumitomo Electric Europe Ltd ( retired) -Technical international Sales
Qualification: Electronic Engineer ( MSc)
Promoting Physics in particular Photonics (Waves) in Secondary school. ( Career Fair , Specific sector awareness)
Main focus Telecommunication ,Sensing , Photonics /Robotics applications
Sumitomo Electric Europe Limited
About the Business Leaders
These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly.
About the teacher and students
The event was created by Amanda Gale for 300 students at Aldenham School aged Age 14 - 18.
Event description
Inspire our students
"In this session, business volunteers will share insights, lessons and tips to motivate and inspire your students to make informed decisions about their future.
For a careers fair - would love them to attend - it is two hours is this ok? 2pm-4pm. For years 10-13 students. To speak about all of the below:
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
Let students know experience/education needed to get into it.
Skills currently relevant in the jobs they are doing now.