Young innovators from Bridgnorth Endowed School recently met up with their newly-appointed industry mentor to kick start an exciting project for the 2020 Shropshire Star STEM Schools Challenge. The team of six students put their heads together during a focus session with Bridgnorth Aluminium Development Technologist, Preetam Kaur, to begin work on creating a product …
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Jaguar Land Rover is currently offering exclusive work experience opportunities for 14 to 18-year-olds at seven different locations in the West Midlands. The openings are based near Solihull, Castle Bromwich, Halewood, Whitley, Gaydon and Wolverhampton. Applications close on Friday 28th February, 2020 and placements will commence between June and July 2020. To learn more and …
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Former Bridgnorth Endowed School student, Lucy Speed, came into school to talk to the current Year 11 about her rewarding career in law last Friday. Lucy, who is an associate solicitor at local law firm, Lanyon Bowdler, highlighted the varied range of cases she has dealt with, from divorces to people in trouble abroad. Importantly, …
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Youth Enterprise Adviser, Hannah Taylor, came into school with Anna Brett from recruitment company, ResourceBank, to run an interview techniques workshop on Tuesday 1st October. The session, which covered areas such as typical interview questions, was designed to support Year 11 students as they prepare to move into the next phase of education, be it …
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Last Wednesday, Bridgnorth Endowed welcomed Able seaman (AB) Darren Pallatina into school to talk to students from Year 11 about the Royal Navy. The assembly focused on the benefits of joining the Navy and where it can take you with the many exciting career opportunities that are on offer. He emphasised that a job in …
As part of the school’s ongoing careers programme, a group of 50 Year 8 students went on a visit to the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston on Wednesday 11th September. Student Ambassadors started the day with an informative talk on UoB and gave some insight into life at the Russell Group university that dates back …
For the first time, Bridgnorth Endowed School will host a Post-16 Information Evening where Year 11 students and their parents are able to discuss the range of opportunities available to them with representatives from local education providers, all in one place. The event, which will be held on Thursday 19th September, is set to deliver …
Higher education has been a key focus in Year 12, with a series of events designed to help students make important decisions about their future study and career plans. The school’s annual information evening was held at the end of June, featuring guest speaker, Llinos Angharad Williams from Bangor University. Her talk included a comprehensive …
Pupils looking for career inspiration can now access a dynamic new section on the Bridgnorth Endowed website, which features the success stories of former students. The idea behind the project is to explore the experiences of ex-students, trace their career paths and ask them to impart some of the wisdom they have learnt along the …
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Well done to two of our Year 13 students, Nathan Jones and Joel Clayton, who have received Scholarship Merit Awards from Aberystwyth University, to help fund their first-year studies. To apply, they needed to sit two one-and-a-half hour papers from the choice of subjects on offer at the university. The exams, which were invigilated by …
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