Year 10 job application advice from the National Grid

Last Thursday Steve Ward and Kat Woods 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 will be made available to Year 10 and Year 11 on Teams to use in the future. Pupils who attended the assembly have been invited to participate in mock job interviews, and we are extremely appreciative of Steve and his colleague, for giving up their time to provide this opportunity for our pupils to develop their 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”.