Careers Message This Thursday

13th October 2015L Dickinson

unnamedNewminster are delighted to be able to welcome Joe Slater and Dhillan Bhardwaj for a careers talk this week!

Joe Slater is an English singer-songwriter originally from Liverpool. Since 2013 Joe has appeared as character Lenny Brown on BBC Drama Waterloo Road. With musical inspirations hailing from The Beatles to Oasis, Joe confidently plays 5 instruments including the piano, guitar, bass, drums and ukulele. Here is a YouTube link of him below;

https://youtu.be/yRPzaqymNvc

Coming along with Joe is entrepreneur and designer Dhillan Bhardwaj. Dhillan has had an interesting journey which has taken him from designing t-shirts in his garage, to Number 10 Downing Street. From clothing Miley Cyrus to drinking tea with the Prime Minister, Dhillan Bhardwaj, 18 is living his dream. In the last two years he has opened his own store, employed 30 people, and has a turnover of over £1million. His determination has helped him to succeed in his market, and his story is quite remarkable. Check out a couple of press links below;

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Teenage-designer-Dhillan-Bhardwaj-Long-Eaton-set/story-21938240-detail/story.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-26607825

 

Careers Day 2015

2nd October 2015L Dickinson

On Friday 2nd October the year eight students took part in a range of activities to develop their understanding of careers.The day kicked off with a ‘career speed dating activity’. Students met and ‘grilled’ the employees about their jobs. This was followed by a tailored advice session from Durham University and Newcastle College, a self employed Christmas decorator as well as the careers guidance team from Northumberland County Council.

The day was run in partnership with Carole Richards from Northumberland Education Business Partnership and was also supported by one of our parents, Mr Oliver who stepped in to represent his role in the NHS as Clinical psychologist.

The afternoon sessions were jam packed with fun and information from the following…

  • Police Service
  • Fire Service
  • Army
  • RAF
  • Navy

To see images of the event and quotes from teachers and students click ‘continue reading’.

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Big Bang Fair North East 2015

29th July 2015Mrs K Shutler

Twenty Year 7 pupils have been attending the Science Big Bang Fair Club at Newminster.

The aim of this club is to encourage pupils to develop their scientific curiosity and to find solutions to problems in the same way as professional scientists do. Pupils have developed their own science projects and have each achieved a CREST Bronze Award.

On Tuesday 7 July the pupils presented their projects to judges at the North East’s regional Big Bang Fair at Northumbria University. Pupils also explored the fair’s industry stands and had the opportunity to explore careers in the STEM subjects.

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CREST Award and Big Bang Fair

2nd June 2015Mrs K Shutler

TIMG_7881wenty Year 7 Newminster pupils have been awarded their Bronze CREST Awards following their successful completion of their science projects.

They presented their work at a joint Newminster and Chantry fair to family, friends, staff and guest judges.

The judges feedback was extremely positive and they recommended that all pupils present their projects at the regional Big Bang Fair at Northumbria University in July.

Well done to our Junior Scientists!

IMG_7900Big Bang

Y8 Careers Fair 2015

15th May 2015Mrs K Shutler

IMG_5703The careers fair was delivered as part of a wider careers programme to our year eight
students. The aim of the event was to offer our students contact with employers so that
they begin to develop an understanding of the skills and attributes required for a range of careers.

The fair was conducting in a ‘speed dating’ style where students met and ‘grilled’ employers about career pathways and had the chance to gain an in-depth insight into jobs.

The students also attended a workshop with the Fire service during the afternoon.

Feedback from employers regarding the year eight students was very positive.

The careers programme this year has been complemented with the students making visitsto local universities as well as STEM and Business Ambassadors delivering sessions earlier inthe year.

Mrs Razzaqi said: “Our aim has been to provide the students with a range of activities and events in partnership with various organisations so that our students are exposed to a wide range of careers from an early age”

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British Science Week

5th March 2015Mrs K Shutler

bsw2015Friday 13 March marks the beginning of British Science Week and we’ve got lots of things planned in and out of school.

This year, every student will have the opportunity to take part in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) enrichment activity.

Just a sample of the activities include:

  • Year 5 – Alice in Wonderland moving mechanical structures
  • Year 6 – Creepy Crawley Roadshow
  • Year 7 – Fire Service workshop
  • Year 8 – STEM Ambassador talking with a forensic scientist, radiophysicist and more…!

#NEGirlsGoDigital

26th January 2015Mrs K Shutler

NMS_1 On Friday 16th January a group of Year 7 and 8 girls were invited to attend the largest tech event for girls in the UK. It was hosted by Accenture and Stemettes at the Sage Gateshead. The aim of the day was to raise the profile of STEM subjects, in particular computing, with girls in the North East of England.

The event organisers recognise that the North East is becoming renowned for its thriving technology industry. They hope to continue this growth by inspiring the next generation of students and raise the profile of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects and careers.

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Y8 turn CSI for the day!

17th December 2014Mrs K Shutler

SDC12239The Science department was proud to host ex-student of the school, Dr Hilary Hamnett.

Dr Hamnett works as a forensic toxicologist with the UK police, but is currently working for the NewZealand government.

Y8 students had an insight into a day in the life of a forensic scientist.

 

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Visit to Centre for Life

12th December 2014Mrs K Shutler

Life Science Centre LogoYear 7 pupils will be visiting the Centre for Life on Monday 15th December.

They will visit the ‘Body Worlds Vital’ exhibition – the first exhibition of its kind to inform visitors about anatomy, physiology and health by viewing real human bodies.

The specimens on display were preserved through Plastination, the preservation process invented by Dr. Gunther von Hagens.

As part of this visit, the 98 pupils will visit the Science Centre exhibitions, take part in a DNA discovery workshop, where they will extract DNA from a kiwi fruit, and take part in a session on the outdoor ice rink.