Guest Speaker Programme

Ignite includes a guest speaker programme, one per half term, covering themes of mental health, adventure, and independence. A particular favourite, as voted by the pupils, was Rachel Findler’s talk in January about her career in extreme skiing, which involved Zack Gadsby, Thomas Drabble, Isabel Slack and Miss Burton attempting a plank – times ranged between 1 and 4 minutes (well done, Zack and Thomas!), with Rachel later revealing that during the peak of her career, she could manage a 15 minute plank. Pupils were also offered the chance to apply for a gap year opportunity to travel around the world with her new company Uthrive Ltd which offer bespoke ski trips. Physical strength, determination, working in a team, and dreaming big were all core messages for Year 12 to take away for this very inspirational speaker.