Coombeshead Academy Aspire Spring 2017
Spring 2017 edition of the Coombeshead Academy Aspire magazine.
Spring 2017 edition of the Coombeshead Academy Aspire magazine.
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ENRICHMENT<br />
COOMBESHEAD CAREERS<br />
On the 1 st December <strong>Coombeshead</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> launched<br />
its first Careers Day. The day focused on building up the<br />
skills and knowledge to help our young people make<br />
informed decisions about their futures and allow them to<br />
develop the skills to succeed in the world of work.<br />
All year groups were off timetable to take part in a<br />
programme of activities designed to challenge, engage<br />
and inspire.<br />
Year 7 spent their day developing skills in Languages,<br />
Geography and Food Technology. They baked<br />
magdalenas, investigated air miles, learnt some Spanish,<br />
looked at careers in the catering industry and how<br />
languages are useful.<br />
Year 8 considered their GCSE options and also worked<br />
in groups refining different models of wind powered<br />
cars. This allowed them to practise key skills such as<br />
product development and the application of skills from<br />
Technology, Science and Mathematics.<br />
Year 9 examined the wide variety of careers in the NHS and<br />
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