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Sponsors help Students at Castell Alun High School to prepare for life after Education

Sponsors of the West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce’s Young Chamber programme recently helped students at Castell Alun High School in Hope, North Wales to prepare for the next step after education with a mock interview day for the School’s Year 13 Sixth Form students.

The Young Chamber programme aims to bridge the skills gap between education and employment and this mock interview day was one of the many events that include mock interviews, careers talks, CV building and enterprise projects that the programme helps to organise at 19 schools & colleges across the West Cheshire & North Wales region.

Lauren Robinson, Assistant Head of Sixth Form at Castell Alun, commented the following about the event: “Our warmest thanks to the employers for giving up their valuable time and effort to help our Year 13 students develop their interview skills. Our learners welcomed feedback from the employers; it was inspiring to see them motivated, engaged and professional during the interview process. As always, we value the Young Chambers’ support in meeting our school vision.”

Young Chamber Sponsor The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester helps students at Castell Alun High School to understand the all-important recruitment process

Young Chamber Sponsor, The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester, recently helped over thirty year 12 students at Castell Alun High School in Hope, North Wales, to gain a better understanding of the process that companies follow when recruiting new staff.

Niamh Kelly, Director of The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester, started the session by delivering a case study to the students on the Polar Express experience tour by giving them an idea of all the jobs that are required for it to run successfully.

Niamh told the students about some of the benefits that the recruiters would use to try and attract young people into the roles.

Niamh later gave the students an idea of some of the steps that employers may take to ensure they hired the right person.

Niamh commented “I very much enjoyed this workshop via the Young Chamber. The students brought such interesting and challenging points to the discussion and made me think of how I approach things!”

EPQ P resentations at Christleton High School Supported by Young Chamber

Young Chamber Sponsors were invited to the final part of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) at Christleton High School on 27th March, where Year 12 students delivered 15-minute presentations on topics of personal interest.

Throughout the school year, students at Christleton High School have been planning, researching and developing their EPQ on a subject of their choice that they are passionate about. The aim of the EPQ is to provide students with invaluable skills, including; independence, timemanagement, researching, referencing, communication, responsibility, resilience and presentation skills.

Topics of the presentations ranged from ‘Is Fast Fashion leading to a global crisis?’ and ‘Is it possible to develop a society without crime?’ to ‘How have crocodiles survived all this time?’ and ‘How can we use fungi to build a better future?’. Students were asked questions at the end of their presentations and were given feedback aimed to help them to understand areas they could improve.

Membership Support Officer at the Chamber of Commerce, Helen Pullin, attended the event and commented “It was brilliant to see the presentations from the students and it was easy to see the passion and effort that had gone into creating them. It takes a lot of courage to stand up and speak to a room full of people so well done to all that took part. Thank you to our Young Chamber Sponsors for supporting the event!”

Guided tour of Platts Agriculture helps students from Bryn Tirion Hall School to gain valuable insight into the working world

Students from Bryn Tirion Hall School recently enjoyed a guided tour of animal bedding specialists Platts Agriculture. Students were given a guided tour of Platts’ production plant and also learnt some vital information on pedestrian & cyclist safety, particularly around HGVs.

The event started with a talk from Alison & Wendy Cartwright, from HGV trailer manufacturers, Tiger Trailers. Alison & Wendy gave the students vital pedestrian & cycling safety information. The students were then able to put these lessons into practice as they were invited to walk around one of Platts’ HGVs and see for themselves the driver’s blind spots and how they should safely approach an HGV.

It was then time for the students to enjoy a guided tour of Platts Agriculture’s production plant where they got to experience the production of the animal bedding and witness the use of several cutting-edge robotic machines that support the manufacturing process. At the end of the tour, the students gained valuable knowledge by asking the Platts team important questions about jobs and training.

Platts’ Sales & Marketing Director, Nadia McKane, had the following to say on the event: “We were delighted to host Bryn Tirion Hall School on our first factory tour and HGV Safety Lesson, in collaboration with, Tiger Trailers. Staff from our transport, production and marketing teams were able to share information about their roles. We’re looking forward to hosting more in the future!”

Alison Cartwright, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at Tiger Trailers, added “Wendy and I enjoyed visiting Platts to deliver our ‘STOP LOOK BE SEEN’ program to the students. We are proud to support The Young Chamber and Platts.”