Building Futures: Tyson Construction Visits Priory For Careers Talk

Last week pupils who are interested in a career in construction were invited to a careers talk by Philip Helm from Tyson Construction. 

Philip talked to pupils about the importance of personal qualities and attributes developed in school and their relevance in the future. He discussed different roles in the organisation and qualification pathways to them. He also talked about Tyson as a company and showed pupils images of developments in the locality.

Lead Practitioner for Careers Development and Priory’s Careers Adviser, Ms Smith said "I am so pleased to have been offered the opportunity to work with Philip and Tyson as we have a large cohort of interested pupils. 

“Over 40 pupils attended this session and Philip has offered to allow pupils to come and see the Quinn Street site in Leyland develop. At the time of writing, I plan to take a group of pupils to the site to look at the site footprint with footings and service lines. In the next few months we plan to revisit to watch the site develop to completion".

Philip has said to Ms Smith that he was impressed with the school site and facilities, the vast range of activities offered to pupils as demonstrated in our termly newsletters and the enthusiasm of pupils for construction. This enthusiasm was demonstrated when a number of pupils remained behind to discuss Tyson’s current construction experience through discussion and photographs.