Last week our Year 12 students attended the school’s annual Careers Days.\u00a0 These three days give the students an opportunity to really focus on their futures as they start to actively plan out what they would like to do following their A Levels.<\/p>\n
The aims of the three days were:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To learn about how others have managed their careers
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To prepare for applications to Universities
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To complete a Personal Statement
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To contribute to the School Reference
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To carry out Careers Research
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To cook a meal [excellent preparation for life away from the comforts of home!]<\/p>\n
We were fortunate once again to be able to welcome a number of wonderful presenters. Ms Jasmine Leong from IEC kicked off the three days in fine style with a presentation entitled \u2018How to Choose your Career Path in the 21st Century\u2019, which really got the students thinking proactively. Jasmine has been a regular at our Careers Days over the last five years and we are very grateful for her input. A representative from the University of Sheffield was followed by Ms Sonia Mueller and Ms Pauline Ngui, representing Suisse Edu, who spoke to the students about careers in the hospitality industry. KIS Vice Board Chair, Mr\u00a0Simon Enderby, talked to the students about how his career path has developed and the students were fascinated by his life story, his underwater camera work and his interactions with some very \u2018interesting\u2019 sea creatures including the Humboldt squid [to be handled with extreme caution!]. Some of our Year 12 students will have to go through an interview as part of their university applications, and Mrs\u00a0Burns was on hand again this year to give the students some clear ideas about \u2018good\u2019 and \u2018bad\u2019 interviews. Whilst this was the main focus of the session, Mrs\u00a0Burns also spent time talking about \u2018How to Protect your Online Profile\u2019, vital in today\u2019s world. KIS teachers, Ms Service, Mr Walker and Mrs Davis, talked about their own career paths, and Ms McNutt once again gave the students the benefit of her expertise in \u2018Writing the Perfect Personal Statement\u2019. We were fortunate in that Mr Irolo Cooke, one of our first Year 13 graduates, was on hand to have an informal discussion with the Years 12s about \u2018My Life: from KIS to King\u2019s College London\u2019.<\/p>\n
All students were led through the intricacies of UCAS [the central clearing body for all UK applications] before the week finished with a fun cooking session, \u2018Cooking for One\u2019, facilitated by Ms Tully and Mr Bryant.<\/p>\n
The Year 12 students started their work experience this week and they will continue with that until Friday 29th, before returning to school for the final week of term. \u00a0We are grateful to friends in the KIS community for providing them with some wonderful opportunities, including placements at local hospitals, clinics and a law firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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