YOUNG CHAMBER Young Chamber Sponsors help Students at Castell Alun High School to prepare for life after Education Sponsors of the West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce’s Young Chamber programme recently helped students at Castell Alun High School in Hope, North Wales to prepare for the next step after education with a mock interview day for the School’s Year 13 Sixth Form students. The Young Chamber programme aims to bridge the skills gap between education and employment and this mock interview day was one of the many events that include mock interviews, careers talks, CV building and enterprise projects that the programme helps to organise at 19 schools & colleges across the West Cheshire & North Wales region. Lauren Robinson, Assistant Head of Sixth Form at Castell Alun, commented the following about the event: “Our warmest thanks to the employers for giving up their valuable time and effort to help our Year 13 students develop their interview skills. Our learners welcomed feedback from the employers; it was inspiring to see them motivated, engaged and professional during the interview process. As always, we value the Young Chambers’ support in meeting our school vision.”
n Niamh Kelly, Director of The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester, giving valuable advice to Castell Alun students
Young Chamber Sponsor The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester helps students at Castell Alun High School to understand the all-important recruitment process Young Chamber Sponsor, The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester, recently helped over thirty year 12 students at Castell Alun High School in Hope, North Wales, to gain a better understanding of the process that companies follow when recruiting new staff. Niamh Kelly, Director of The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester, started the session by delivering a case study to the students on the Polar Express experience tour by giving them an idea of all the jobs that are required for it to run successfully. Niamh told the students about some of the benefits that the recruiters would use to try
n Young Chamber sponsor interviewing a Castell Alun student.
and attract young people into the roles. Niamh later gave the students an idea of some of the steps that employers may take to ensure they hired the right person. Niamh commented “I very much enjoyed this workshop via the Young Chamber. The students brought such interesting and challenging points to the discussion and made me think of how I approach things!”
EPQ Presentations at Christleton High School Supported by Young Chamber Young Chamber Sponsors were invited to the final part of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) at Christleton High School on 27th March, where Year 12 students delivered 15-minute presentations on topics of personal interest. Throughout the school year, students at Christleton High School have been planning, researching and developing their EPQ on a subject of their choice that they are passionate about. The aim of the EPQ is to provide students with invaluable skills, including; independence, timemanagement, researching, referencing, communication, responsibility, resilience and presentation skills. Topics of the presentations ranged from ‘Is Fast Fashion leading to a global crisis?’ and ‘Is it possible to develop a society without crime?’ to ‘How have crocodiles survived all this time?’ and ‘How can we use fungi to build a better future?’. Students were asked questions at the end of their presentations and were given feedback aimed to help them to understand areas they could improve.
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