For this term’s Personal Development Day, we invited learners to explore the ‘World of Work’ through an immersive program of career-focused workshops. Facilitated by a range of guest professionals and industry partners, the event provided learners in every year group the chance to discover new career pathways and understand the skills required to succeed in the workplace.
Please click on the arrow in each of the Year group headings below to learn more about the activities captured during our Personal Development ‘World of Work’ Day.
Year 7 learners explored a range of careers within public sector professions. They experienced a crime scene with Think Forensic, using the evidence available to gather necessary information to determine the events leading up to the crime. Medical Mavericks provided an excellent interactive session with resources to demonstrate a range of health checks. We were also honoured to have guest speaker Ayaz Bhuta MBE visit school with an inspirational talk about his sporting success as a paralympic athlete.
Year 8 enjoyed an immersive day with The Inspirational Learning Group, looking at the exciting world of international travel with a ‘Future Airline Challenge’! There was a buzz of creativity in the Sports Hall, as learners flexed their entrepreneurial skills to design a new airline that would provide excellent quality and service. Learners developed their WISDOM qualities of Teamwork and Communication as they worked through their roles in the project and delivered their presentations to the committee!
Our in-house Careers Fair saw over 30 guest visitors attend to provide insightful and expert guidance to our Year 9 learners about the career pathways available to them. With support from local colleges, businesses and organisations, our Careers Fair was a huge success and fully exemplified the wonderful support we receive from our local community.
We also had a special feature appearance on the BBC The One Show!
Filmed during our Personal Development ‘World of Work’ Day, our learners explored how robotics is revolutionising the cleaning industry! With state-of-the-art technology in action, they also discovered the Clean Start Initiative and learned more about the diverse range of career opportunities waiting for the next generation in this evolving sector.
Taster sessions in a number of options subjects were also provided in the morning by staff to help support learners with making their Key Stage 4 options choices next month.
Work Experience Week continued for Year 10 as they gained hands-on knowledge in their chosen work placement. We also had a group of learners gaining horticultural experience on the Ladybridge Farm!
Well done to Gerard in Intare 1 who delivered a one hour radio show with Bolton FM! You can access the show through the ‘Listen Again’ page on the station’s website:
https://www.boltonfm.com/listen-again/3/0/7497/2026-03-04
Eira in Aslan 7 completed an amazing theatre review for Operation Mincemeat at the The Lowry Theatre which was published by Manchester Theatres – read the full article here: https://www.manchestertheatres.com/event/operation-mincemeat
We received some wonderful feedback from employers!
Our whole Year 11 cohort experienced an incredible careers event at Manchester Central with JD Sports. With a record 10,000 young people set to attend the JDUP! event, there was a jam-packed programme of immersive activities for our Year 11 learners with expert guidance and valuable information on the range of career opportunities available within the global brand, from law to finance and technology amongst many others. This was an amazing real-world opportunity and provided lots of Curiosity and inspiration for the future!
A huge thank you to everyone involved for helping our learners gain insight into future opportunities and inspiring the next generation of professionals.