Year 10 Careers Day

A great learning experience

Our Year 10 students participated in their Careers Day last week. After hearing from two recent graduates of NHS, Nick Kenyon (2011) and Kate Fayle (2009), talk about their career journeys so far, students learned more about the various options available to them in terms of senior years programs. They then had the opportunity to select two speakers from a range of fifteen guests, all of whom spoke about their own career journeys and provided a wide range of insights into how students might approach their own decision-making about the future.

The following people generously gave their time, energy and expertise to prepare for and deliver thought-provoking and interactive sessions for our students; and for that we thank them sincerely. A larger proportion than usual came from within our own parent community, which was terrific. We hope more parents will join us for future events like this, as the students get so much more out of hearing from people they know to be “real”.

Michelle Couling         Sports photographer

Panayiota Romios       Social theorist and researcher in health and humanitarian sector

Rebecca Taylor           Communications & management

Amy Miller                    Digital design and Project management

Greg D’Arcy                Informatics specialist

Tim Rolfe                      TV writer, event manager, animatronics

Xavier Brouwer             IT specialist/Enterprise architect

Ben Walton-Healey      Plumber and business owner

Gilly Trikalitotis             Analytical chemist and former student

Amy Rogers                 Cardiac and critical care nurse

Sean Cooney              Professor of international law

David Martin                Entrepreneur

Scott Myers                  Fireman

Tim Blaikie                    Carpenter, teacher, actor, salesman

From our perspective the Careers Day was a huge success. We are incredibly grateful for the time and energy that presenters spent giving our students an insight into the world of work. Whilst students had fun, they also took the workshops seriously: listening, focusing and participating in the activities that were organised. Miss Gollan and I were impressed with the attitude of Y10 students throughout the day. We hope that the day has helped our young people think a little more deeply about their future and that as we progress through this term’s Connect Programme, students will research their future pathways, much more informed.

Scott Macdonald and Meredith Gollan

Head of Year 10 and Year 10 Program Leader