Work Experience

Work Experience 2023

Post 16 curriculum rationale

Extending Horizons, Exploring Opportunities and Expanding Choices

“Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot, and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.” Nas

Sixth Form students at Archbishop Beck Catholic College are continuing to take advantage of a wide range of work experience opportunities.

Liverpool Women’s Work Experience

Post 16 curriculum rationale

We have had a number students complete a week’s work experience working at the Women’s Hospital in the city.

The students worked in several areas including Maternity, Neo-Natal and Gynaecology. The students had an amazing experience all students gained a first-hand insight into the specialist services that the Women’s Hospital provides for local people. All students involved plan to build a career working in the NHS moving forward.

Hill Dickinson’s Law Taster Day

A group of 22 students recently attended a Law Taster Experience at Hill Dickinson’s in the city centre. Hill Dickinson’s is a major international law firm with offices in Europe and Asia. Students had the chance to meet key staff and to find out about the different areas of commercial law that the business covers.

Students also discovered the various routes into the profession and had a fantastic networking opportunity to make contacts and ask important questions. A brilliant day was enjoyed by all. Archbishop Beck Catholic College is extremely grateful for the opportunity.

Liverpool Women’s Taster Experience

The Liverpool Women’s Hospital is a close partner of the college. Anne Bridson, Learning and Development Facilitator at the Trust, has kindly offered opportunities like the taster experience to the students at Archbishop Beck for many years now. Working with Anne and the Women’s Hospital is a highlight of our work inspiration programme.

Students had practical experiences with hospital professionals in areas such as Bio-Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, HR, Physiotherapy, Anti-Natal, Neo-Natal and Infection Control. We are very fortunate to have access to such a variety of opportunities in Health and Social Care and Medicine. The fifty students that attended had a truly unique and rewarding experience.

Mando Digital Media Taster Day

Mando are a web design and digital solution agency with clients across the UK. Students had the opportunity to spend a day in their state-of-the-art offices and hear from leading figures on their roles and responsibilities. Students had the chance to undertake some digital coding and try web design programmes. It was a truly unique experience and a memorable day.

Thank you to our outstanding business partners

Archbishop Beck Catholic College would like to say a massive thank you to the numerous organisations that have supported our students during the work experience period. Our sixth form students have had access to many amazing opportunities in a number of unique sectors. The experiences gained will add significant value to our students as they complete their university applications and focus on moving onto their next destination over the next 12 months. The college is extremely grateful for the support offered by our external partners.

Work Experience 2020

Students had an excellent opportunity to gather information regarding their future destinations. They gained information regarding Post 16 opportunities within the college and from other local colleges.

They also had the opportunity to look beyond this point and gather information from local universities and employers regarding school leaver programmes apprenticeships and NHS traineeships.

Other students attended a morning session at Jaguar Land Rover again gaining an insight into the apprenticeship programme, they had a tour of the factory and had a chance to speak to employees.

Can I take the opportunity to thank all our visitors in making the morning so enjoyable and interactive. These included representatives from the NHS, Hill Dickinson, Liverpool City Council, Everton Football Club, Myrescough College, Laing O’Rourke, Kier Construction, BCEIG, and the British Army.

We also had the following universities present University of Liverpool, Liverpool JMU, Liverpool Hope University and Lancaster University.

After that the students attended workshops on CV writing, interview techniques, apprenticeship website, and how to use Uni-frog.

An excellent morning thanks to Antony Stagg and Johanne Brown for organising.

Careers in Construction

Our careers team welcomed Lynne Debbazi from Liverpool in Work along with organisations such as Laing O’Rouke to discuss careers in construction.

This was an event targeted for Year 11 students to develop pathways into higher and degree level apprenticeships.

Womens Hospital NHS Fair

Careers Week – Robotics Challenge

A thoroughly enjoyable day, all the teams were tasked with building a robot capable of picking up a tennis ball, so that they could battle each other to try and collect more balls than the opposition.

Some wonderful teamwork, and engineering skills were by the demonstrated by the students in the building of the robot, and some real resilience as the technology was a little temperamental at times.

The ‘battles’ were arranged in 2 leagues with Archbishop Beck 2 winning the blue league to progress to the semi-final against Holy Lodge. A comprehensive 9-1 win saw Archbishop Beck into the final against St Mary’s Wallasey 3. Another 9-1 win saw Archbishop Beck take the prize and a trip to the Grand Final in a few weeks.

Congratulations to all the students involved they were fantastic ambassadors for the college.

Well done to the winning team Michael, Beth, Courtney, and Tom, good luck in the Grand Final.

Mock Interviews

On Thursday 20th December, we had our annual Mock Interview event for Year 12. Students received feedback on their CV and were asked a number of interview questions to help them prepare for the world of work.

As a school we believe strongly in employability and helping our students to understand the importance of skills and work experience.

We would like to thank Antony Stagg for hosting the event and introducing us to Santander, Shaping Futures, University of Liverpool and the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

The event has received excellent feedback from all parties and forms a key part of our careers curriculum.

Office for Nuclear Regulation

Students who have expressed an interest in STEM careers were treated to an informative and inspirational session.

Year 10,12 and 13 listened to presentations from leading experts, who discussed careers working with in power stations, on submarines and with sonar technology.

We would like to thank Simon, Rebecca and David from the Office for Nuclear Regulation for delivering some amazing careers and life advice.

Medical Mavericks

As part of our commitment to careers education, our Year 9 students were exposed to a number of medical based careers on Monday 3rd December.

Students learned the importance of gaining excellent grades to progress in fields such as medicine and sports science.

We would like to thank Medical Mavericks and Shaping Futures for delivering a number of practical activities, that have inspired our students to consider some amazing career paths.

Local Labour Market

We would like to thank Mott MacDonald for a fantastic careers presentation on Friday 9th November. It gave our Year 11, 12 and 13 students access to LMI (Local Labour Market Information) and apprenticeship opportunities in Engineering.

Students listened and were introduced to careers in Quantity Surveying and Transport Planning.

We would like to thank Emma McGrory from Mott MacDonald for her support in organising the event.

Aspiring Nurses Day

Our Year 11 students visited Fazakerley Hospital to attend the ‘Aspiring Nurses Day.’ Students participated in 6 practical activities and listened to presentations on careers in nursing. They learned from paramedics, senior staff nurses and the apprenticeship team who provided some fantastic information and guidance.

We would like to thank all the team at Fazakerley Hospital, for making it a memorable and inspirational careers event.

STEM Day – Liverpool University

On November 8th a group of Sixth Form science students visited the University of Liverpool to celebrate National STEM Day. The day involved a number of talks and activities to encourage students to study STEM subjects at university and show them what life at university is like.

Activities included a talk on veterinary sciences were students learned about the anatomy of dogs, cats and horses, and another on environmental sciences were students had to design their own sustainable city. These were followed by a tour of the University of Liverpool, visiting the various departments and a tour of student facilities, the students also got to experience various engineering projects that have been completed by current and past students.

This was a very enjoyable day and the students found it very informative and many now have a real interest in following courses within STEM at university.

Armed Forces Lecture

On Monday 15th October our Year 10 students were treated to a careers talk from Mrs Hannah’s daughter, Rebecca.

Rebecca is a helicopter pilot in the army and provided some very useful information regarding the recruitment process.

The talk detailed the education and training that allowed her to become a helicopter pilot, and gave a real insight into numerous roles within the armed forces.

The Year 10 students then asked Rebecca a series of questions regarding her career and other roles within the armed forces.

We really appreciate Rebecca giving up her time and would like to thank her on behalf of all the Year 10 students.

How to apply to Medicine

Today we welcomed Dr Muhammad Khan to Archbishop Beck Catholic College. Dr Khan delivered a presentation to over 60 sixth form students from schools and colleges across the Archdiocese.

The talk gave the students a real insight into a career in medicine, Dr Khan also explained his journey into the profession and gave the students an in depth analysis of the application process with some very useful tips.

The importance of work experience was emphasised and the students were made aware of volunteering opportunities that can be accessed through the Health Careers Portal.

To conclude the afternoon the students kept Dr Khan on his toes in a question and answer session that lasted for 40 minutes!

All the students were a real credit to their schools and colleges and I am sure they found it very useful.

On behalf of all the students I would like to thank Dr Khan for taking time out of his busy schedule to be with us today. We look forward to seeing him again soon.

Work Experience 2019

The Anfield Wrap

Michael Sinkevic

Rice Lane Primary

Ellie Reynolds

The Womens Hospital

Freya Grogan and Emma Hanlon

Aintree Hospital

Serenna Anil

Longmoore Lane

Maisie Gotham

Smiling Wolf

Owen Davies

LCC

Ryan Lee

MGL

Sam Larty

Liverpool Univeristy

David Geraghty

Work Experience 2018

Liverpool Women’s – IT Networking

Jack Weston

“My experience at the Women’s Hospital was great, I learnt so much more about computers and their programmes. This placement has boosted my confidence in talking to people, the staff were very caring and welcoming. I think this experience will look great on my CV and help me when getting a job in the future.”

Liverpool Women’s Hospital

Abby Carroll

“I loved my experience at the woman’s hospital. I have learned so much and it has made it clear that I would want to have my career at this hospital. I choose do this work experience and glad I did because it was the best opportunity I ever had.”

Liverpool University – Physiology

Anthony Brown

“In this placement, I did a number of practicles, such as genetic manipulation, cell culture and more. I found this placement very interesting, found that it has developed my knowledge in laboratory skills and social skills.”

John Lewis

Chloe Doolan

“I really enjoyed my time at John Lewis working in retail environment, I was able to interact with different people every day. I learnt key skills such as customer service, working as a team and gaining valuable experience in a management role.”

Liverpool Passport Office

Chris Gantley

“During my work experience in the passport office, I spent time in each of the different sections. This was a great experience for myself to see all the different phases the process goes through before reaching the owner. I achieved a good knowledge of an office working environment as well as meeting many great people.”

Jaguar – Landrover

Denis Daniel

“Really good and I enjoyed it. It helped me gain a knowledge for the industry and allowed me to see what I will hopefully achieve after University.”

Biograd

George Murphy

“I enjoyed my time at Biograd and I think that the experience I received there will benefit me later on in life. From th is work experience I would like to gain further laboratory skills and a reference to get into university of my choice.”

Jaguar – Landrover

Lewis Longman

“I followed an engineer around the shop floor and observed his day to day activities. I thoroughly enjoyed the work and experience. It has helped me with my decision to follow the path towards engineering.”

Fazakerley Hospital NHS

Michael Dunn

“Useful, informative and different from every day environment. Would go again, I enjoyed seeing the doctors working and experience doing practicals. Speaking to surgeons have helped me better understand what I need to do in the future to achieve my prospects.”

LSSP – Liverpool Sports Partnerhsip

Nathan Brennan

“My experience with LSSP was fantastic, I learnt how to coach different sports with different coach’s which made the experience worth it. My achievement with LSSP is to get an apprenticeship with them and go onto coaching and helping children to fulfil their potential in sports.”

LSSP – Liverpool Sports Partnerhsip

Thomas McFarlane

“I achieved from this experience the knowledge of controlling a large group of children. I also learned how to set lessons for a variety of ages.”

Work Experience 2017

As part of the Sixth Form study programmes all Year 12 students were involved in work placements during June and July.

Students were interviewed and placed into appropriate organisations that reflected their option choices and their future careers aspirations.

Students worked in a range of industry sectors including: health, architecture, construction, education, engineering, sport/leisure, legal and finance.

The students had a very worthwhile experience and we would like to thank all of the businesses involved as the experience will support the students future HE and career aspirations.

Women’s Careers Event

Expanding on from our successful work experience programme, we have forged some fantastic links within the NHS. We were recently invited to the Women’s Hospital in Liverpool to take part in their fantastic careers event. Year 12 students were able to gain access to professional advice in physiotherapy, neo natal, anti-natal, finance, estates management and many more.

Head of Sixth Form, Peter Lynch said – ‘We would personally like to thank Anne Bridson and Sarah Woods for all their hard work and support in providing so many opportunities for our students. The event was fantastic in providing information and inspiration at the same time!’

One of the year 12 students, Emma Southerden said – ‘I have learned that there are over 1,000,000 people employed in the NHS and that there a number of careers opportunities. It has provided me with the inspiration to work hard and achieve my goal of becoming a nurse.’

Santander Traineeship Opportunities

As part of our careers programme, we have developed and established links with both local and national organisations.

Working with Antony Stagg, who leads our careers programme and Alison Grimshaw of Santander, all of the students (7) who applied for the traineeship programme have succeeded in their interviews.

The traineeship leads to an advanced level apprenticeship and a multitude of opportunities to grow and develop within a global brand.

Year 12 student Lucy Williams commented – ‘I was unsure about the direction I wanted to go in. I was enjoying my options but felt ready for the world of work. The school helped with good advice and presented opportunities that have helped me feel good about the future.

One Parent commented – ‘A couple of months ago I was concerned for my sons future. He was studying hard but felt like the knowledge wasn’t sticking. However since receiving guidance from both Antony and the college, he is excited by the future and the opportunity Santander have presented.

Head of Sixth Form Peter Lynch commented on the fantastic opportunities the students have created for themselves with the major multinational banking organisation. ‘The successful students must now put their academic knowledge and the transitional skills they have developed into practice with this outstanding opportunity. On behalf of everyone in sixth form we wish them luck.’

OPEN Messenger for Jaguar

Message from Mike Smith (Director of OPEN Messenger) regarding the work experience undertook by Student Jack Freeman:

Good Morning

A quick email to say thank you!

The whole team were really impressed with Jack’s ability in Graphic Design and how quick he picked it up!

I have attached some images of him working as well as his own advert he designed for Jaguar.

I’m sending his work off to Jaguar today, any feedback I get I will share it with you.

Thanks again

Mike

Mike Smith / Director