3 minute read
Inspiring the Next Generation
Next Article
OLD BOYS’ FEATURES
Inspiring the Next Generation
Old Boys studying and working in a variety of professions continue to offer their assistance to the current generation of Bolton School boys, sharing professional expertise and offering guidance. The Development Office and the Careers Departments have been delighted to work together to welcome these Alumni back to School for the benefit of pupils throughout the Divisions. The full features can be read at the ‘Former Pupils’ section of the School’s website.
Interview Skills Evening
The annual Joint Year 12 Interview Skills Evening in June had no choice but to be run virtually – which enabled a fantastic number of Old Boys to hold mock interviews with Sixth Form pupils. Thank you to the following for offering their time and expertise:
Dental Surgeon Chris Harbour (1972-1979), Financial Services professional Carl Howard (1980-1990), Commercial Lawyer Stephen Lintott (1982-1989), Chartered Accountant Adam Syddall (1984-1998), Consultant Neurosurgeon Adam Razak (1992-2002), Sarfaraz Munshi (1994-2001), Medical Director with the NHS, Alex Shaw (Class of 2006), Speciality Registrar in General Surgery, Civil Engineer Afzal Ginwalla (Class of 2007) and Waqqas Patel (2007-2014), Foundation Doctor with Buckinghamshire NHS Trust.
Professor Edge Zooms in from America
Professor Ronald Edge (Class of 1947) spoke to a group of Year 12 Physics pupils, offering both careers and general life advice.
He joined the boys via Zoom from West Columbia, South Carolina, to talk about his experience of working on the design for a nuclear accelerator, going two miles deep underground into gold mines and lecturing at many universities. He also spoke about his interest in optical illusions and US politics. The boys were also keen to hear about his memories from his time at School – especially his involvement in Pig Club!
Careers Carousel Continues
Covid restrictions did not stand in the way of this year’s junior careers carousel!
Thanks to Zoom, Year 6 pupils at Park Road and in Hesketh House were able to be Rob gave a inspired by representatives from a variety of fascinating occupations. Rob De Maine (1995-2002), a overview qualified helicopter instructor with the Royal of being a Navy, joined Old Girls Natalie Rout (1993helicopter 2007), a London-based GP, Hannah Earp pilot (2000-2010), a marine biologist, and a team from UK Fast, a Manchester-based cloud-hosting company, to enthuse the boys and girls and to answer their probing and thought-provoking questions.
Individual Advice is Much Appreciated
Thank you to vets George Peart (2006-2013) and Joseph Winrow (2008-2015) and to civil engineer Christopher Sumner (2004-2011) who kindly gave up their time to speak personally to current pupils seeking advice on how to apply to study these disciplines at university.
Thanks also to Giles Lever (Class of 1986), Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, who spoke to a group of Year 12 boys about a career in the Diplomatic Service.
Mentoring Opportunity for Sixth Formers
During a recent SPACE session (regular afternoons off-timetable in the Boys’ Division in which students engage in activities beyond the curriculum) boys in Years 12 and 13 were introduced to the Find Your Path mentoring scheme.
Peter Acton, David Seddon and Peter Walker (all Class of 1971) introduced the Sixth Form to the scheme which was established in 2017 by a group of Old Boys keen to pass on their experience to recent leavers seeking support Peter Acton and guidance on their journey into the world gives an of work. During the session the students were overview of encouraged to think about the obstacles they the mentoring might face when entering the workplace and how scheme they could overcome them. The benefits of taking part in the Find Your Path scheme, including bespoke guidance from an individually selected mentor, assistance with interview techniques and preparation, were then explained to them. Further details about how to access the scheme can be found page 15.
David takes part in the group discussions
