Year 10 receive careers support from National Grid

Last Wednesday Steve Ward from the National Grid came into school to talk to Year 10 pupils about covering letters, CVs and interviews from the view of an employer. The assembly was informative and gave pupils an insight into common mistakes and useful tips.

Steve is a former Penwortham Priory Academy pupil and has been welcomed back to the school as part of a collaboration pilot between Priory and the National Grid. The National Grid is working with us to provide work experience placements, generic pathways assemblies, mock job interviews and a Year 8 STEM careers day in the summer. 

All resources from this assembly have been made available to Year 10 and Year 11 on Teams to use in the future. Pupils who attended the assembly and were involved in the mock job interviews, were extremely appreciative of Steve and his colleague Chris Topping, for giving up their time to provide an opportunity to develop skills and to receive feedback to be used in the future. 

Lead Practitioner for Personal Development and Careers Leader, Miss Smith said, "I appreciate all the time that the National Grid has dedicated to the collaboration. The activities we have had, and are planning, will provide memorable yet useful experiences for our young people. We are hoping that the experiences planned for Year 8 will inspire more individuals to consider STEM careers in the future".