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Public Speaking Competition

On Saturday 2nd February three Year 9 pupils competed in the annual District Rotary Public Speaking finals held at Windermere School. The views of the snow covered Lake District were impressive and so too was the Our Lady’s trio who had chosen the topic of …

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Careers Fair – 6/2/2019

In February we held our 4th annual Careers Fair in the Arts Theatre for all of our Year 10 and some Year 11 pupils, to assist them in making informed decisions about their future in further education, training or employment. The event featured 25 stalls …

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Bosch Apprenticeships

A Great Opportunity Bosch is offering the chance to gain a place on the Bosch Automotive Technician Apprentice Programme, providing you with training, experience and employment in an automotive workshop. For more information click on the links below. http://aa-boschcommon-web.resource.bosch.com/microsites/en/internet/apprenticeship_ww/startpage_1/overview_apprenticeship.html Suzuki: http://www.suzuki-apprenticetraining.com/ Renault: https://life.renault.co.uk/careers/dealer-apprenticeship-programmes/ IVECO: http://www.ivecotrucks-apprenticetraining.co.uk/

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Apprenticeship Parents’ Pack – January 2019

Considering an apprenticeship? Everything a parent/carer needs to help inform their child’s decision can be found here: https://amazingapprenticeships.com/resource/parents-pack-january-2019/

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Lancashire Apprenticeship & Careers EXPO 2019

The Lancashire Apprenticeship and Careers Expo is an established annual event, held at Preston Guild Hall, which brings together potential apprentices, employers and educators all under one roof. Future applicants get the valuable opportunity to meet some of Lancashire’s leading apprenticeship employers to discover how …

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Leyland Trucks Training and Apprenticeships

For information on Leyland Trucks training and apprenticeships and a copy of the application form, please click here

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Leyland Trucks Visit

The pupils enjoyed a morning looking around Leyland Trucks Ltd where they were given the opportunity to see the entire production line in operation.  They learnt the importance of quality control measures through their systems such as ‘No faults forward’ and the use of sensors to stop …

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Careers Week: Year 7 Employer Encounter – 25/01/2019

For their employer encounters as part of ‘Careers Week’, half of our Y7 pupils worked with ‘Tomorrow’s Engineers’ on a session titled ‘Energy Quest’. The workshop was an interactive STEM workshop packed with hands-on activities, careers information and stories from real engineers working in energy. …

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Careers Week Year 8 Employer Encounter – 24/01/2019

Our Y8 pupils participated in one of two workshops for their employer encounters on Thursday.  The ‘Department for Work and Pensions’ led a workshop that focused on the digital footprints, the potential associated risks of their footprints and how they can improve theirs.  ‘Lancashire Fire …

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Year 9 Options Day and Employer Encounter – 23/01/19

Our Year 9 pupils have begun their preparations for life in KS4 by participating in their Options Day.  After a presentation on the options process and an overview of the day by Mr Nelson, the pupils invested their time learning from LMI (Labour Market Information), …

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