A sector awareness session for Alford Academy's S2 year group helped pupils to learn about the different careers within the creative industries.
Throughout the morning, small groups of pupils had the chance to discover and explore different creative careers. They visited three separate employer stations, spending ten minutes at each one. The stations all included an interactive activity; these activities allowed the pupils to gain hands-on exposure to different creative careers. They also had the chance to ask questions.
Over 100 pupils took part in the sessions.
The activities provided the pupils with an insight into different creative careers. They were tasked with:
These mini challenges aided skills development in areas such as idea generation, problem solving and communication.
The tasks that were set by the visiting organisations allowed pupils to draw on their existing knowledge of advertising platforms and social structures.
Exploring angles in hair cutting, along with ratios for mixing hair colours, allowed pupils to apply their maths learning and connect the school curriculum with creative careers.
"My mind has been opened."
Two linked sessions for S4 pupils helped them to understand different engineering roles, pathways into engineering and career progression opportunities.
Pupils with an interest in construction careers benefited from a visit to a local building site, courtesy of Claymore Homes.
The careers conference, with its focus on space science, encouraged young people to explore careers in science and engineering.
