Y9 Raising Aspirations Careers Event
On Wednesday 3rd March 2021 Year 9 students across the Federation have the opportunity to participate in a careers event called ‘Raising Aspirations’. All normal timetabled lessons will be suspended for the entire day for Year 9 so there is an expectation for all students to attend.
Raising Aspirations is an annual conference designed to support, engage and inspire students, helping them to understand the options and pathways, and take part in meaningful and valuable learning experiences. Students get the opportunity to meet a range of employers, gain employability skills and explore their Post-16 options.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable career insights and start to explore options after GCSEs.
Usually this is hosted at the University of the West of England; however, due to the current situation ‘Raising Aspirations’ has moved into a virtual space. The event is being supported and hosted by LiketoBe, an online Careers Event Network. There will be no timetabled lessons on for this day and all content will be accessed through the LikeToBe platform.
Therefore, to take part in the day, students will need to register on LikeToBe
During the course of the day students will navigate through three Zones: Business, Education (Further and Higher providers) and Employability Skills. Within each session they will attend short 20-minute pre-recorded workshops and take part in activities they can do at home.
There are plenty of breaks built into the schedule and they will have access to support via the platform and the Academy throughout the day.
