Careers Fair 2015

Careers Fair 2015 Monday 22nd June 2pm–4pm

DCPS Centenary Hall

Welcome to the 2015 Dean Close Careers Fair This is a fantastic opportunity for you to gain advice and information so that you are able to make more informed choices about your own future.

We are joined by over 20 exhibitors, offering information on their own career progression and the careers available in their industry.

Five presentations will take place and experts are available in the Careers Hub. We would like to extend particular thanks to our exhibitors; local businesses, Old Decanians and parents who have given up their time.

This event would not be possible without their very generous participation.

We hope you are inspired and find the event useful in helping you to make decisions about your future career options.

The Careers Hub is an area where you can get general information and support on careers, discuss the entry requirements and experience required.

Agenda for the afternoon: 2pm

Careers Fair Opens Careers Hub open throughout the afternoon

2.15-3.45pm

Seminars

4pm

Close

The Careers Hub On stage in the main DCPS Hall, the Careers Hub is an area where you can get general information and support on careers.

You will have access to computer based careers support, including a representative from the National Careers Service, an organisation that has some great online tools. There will also be career relevant literature.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to chat to people who have a wealth of experience in careers and University options, in a relaxed and informal setting. A great opportunity to get extra information or have any questions answered.

Our Experts: Jill Brooks works as an independent Personal Development & Careers Coach, working with young people who need support with various aspects of career choices and skills, as well as academic life, personal belief and motivation.

Through her extensive experience working within businesses in human resources, she is able to apply her insights to support young people through 1:1 coaching and workshops. These are designed to support individuals to find a clear direction and purpose and be confident and selfreliant. Her sessions and courses are always tailored to individual client needs (whether that be practical skills (e.g. CV creation, interviewing skills), softer skills (body language, communication) or emotional support). Her sessions aim to be both thought-provoking and fun.

Jill is a qualified Life Coach and has worked with a number of organisations, as well as being a committed business mentor with The Prince’s Trust. She is passionate about motivating and engaging young people to achieve their full potential.

Although the primary focus of the work is with young people, Jill also works with adults, parents and schools. She is co-founder of the Asperger’s Parent Support Group based in Cheltenham and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development. She will be running the ‘Chocolate Bar Challenge’ seminar at Dean Close Careers Fair 2015.

Vanessa Aris MBE

Enabling young people to make the best use of their talents is my passion; for me it is what education means. While teaching sciences at Dean Close for over 33 years I used my positions as Head of Careers (28 years), Head of PSHE (12 years) and Housemistress (12 years) to further those aims.

As Head of Careers I developed programmes from Fourth Form right through to U6; these included careers/jobs awareness mornings, consequences of subject options at GCSE and A level, Work Experience, Careers Fairs, interview practice and UCAS preparation. The information sessions were always followed by individual interviews, with a member of the careers department.

When I retired from Dean Close and taught at St. Edwards I was also involved with the careers advice and interview practice, particularly for Oxbridge.

Currently I tutor privately; this goes way beyond my subject specialism. Increasingly it includes working with undergraduates in the preparation of dissertations and other presentation assignments. For all age groups there is careers advice, and I still help many a candidate with their UCAS personal statement.

In my spare time I volunteer, interviewing School Leavers as part of their job preparation programmes. I am involved in all aspects of education as a Chairman of Governors at two schools and Vice chairman at a third.

D M Fullerton

I studied Modern Languages at Jesus College, Cambridge. I first came to Dean Close in 1987 before moving on to become Head of French at Bristol Grammar School in 1989. I returned to Dean Close six years later to take over as Head of Modern Languages, a post I occupied until September 2006, when I stepped down in order to run the Careers department.

I have been in charge of University entrance for 17 years and have processed over 1,700 UCAS forms.

I like sport, especially football and cricket and have supported Chelsea for over 45 years, the last eight as a season ticket holder.

Aron Needs

I am married with two children, 7 and 5 years old.

I have a Honours degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Hatfield College, Durham University. I then joined the Gloucestershire Constabulary for 5 years, before teaching Chemistry at Winchcombe School and Pate’s Grammar School and joined Dean Close in September 2003.

In my spare time my passions are playing Tennis, following Cheltenham Town and TSV 1860 Munich Football Club, listening to Blues music and going to the theatre, especially the plays of Shakespeare.

Our Seminars ROOM 1

2.15pm

A

The Chocolate Bar Challenge Jill Brooks leads a workshop on personal branding and marketing

2.45pm

3.15pm

D

Being passionate about your work and confidence in public speaking Bea Marshall, consultant and life coach

ROOM 2

B

Getting and starting your first job Katie Higgins, trainee solicitor from Harrison Clark Rickerbys

C

Setting up on your own, being an entrepreneur George Tatham Losh, owner of MOVE estate agency

E

Engineering... your path to diversity careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, led by Thomas Murray of Schlumberger

Our Speakers A

The Chocolate Bar Challenge

Jill Brooks leads a workshop on personal branding and marketing Jill works as an independent Personal Development & Careers Coach, working with young people who need support with various aspects of career choices and skills, as well as academic life, personal belief and motivation. She can also be found in the Careers Hub.

B

Getting and starting your first job

Katie Higgins, trainee solicitor from Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Harrison Clark Rickerbys is listed as First Tier in the prestigious legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. They can also be found in the Exhibitors’ area.

C

Setting up on your own, being an entrepreneur

George Tatham Losh, founder of MOVE estate agency

At Move we have a new and fresh approach to sales and are constantly challenging the traditional methods used by estate agents. Our objective is to improve the way in which our industry has operated for many years. Estate Agency has remained largely unchanged in the UK for decades and we believe both buyers and sellers deserve better.

D

Being passionate about your work and confidence in public speaking

Bea Marshall, consultant and life coach

Bea Marshall is a Parenting Coach. She helps fed up parents, from around the world, find peace and connection in the face of unwanted behaviours and conflict with their children. And she does it without the fear and control that is so ingrained in Western parenting. Bea also speaks regularly in the media and is a contributor on ITV's Good Morning Britain.

E

Engineering... your path to diversity

Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, led by Thomas Murray of Schlumberger

Schlumberger Limited is the world's largest oilfield services company employing approximately 115,000 people worldwide. They can also be found in the Exhibitors’ area.

Our Exhibitors Adjacency

Recruitment - Finance & HR Specialists

Army Medical Services

Medical careers within the Armed Forces

Army Recruiting and Training Directorate Barclays Bank Plc

Banking & Finance

Brewin Dolphin

Banking & Finance

Cheltenham Animal Shelter

The Armed Forces

Animal Care & Charity

Gloucestershire Echo and Local World

Journalism & Media

Hannah Farrugia Sharples

Fashion & Design

Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Legal

Hartpury College

Sport & Further Education

Hazlewoods LLP

Finance & Accountancy

Idris Davies Ltd

Property

Knight Frank

Property

Magna Industrials Ltd Montpellier PR NHS

Engineering & Manufacturing PR & Marketing

Medicine

Palmer & Howells Ltd Schlumberger

Catering & Hospitality Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths

Thomas Legal Group

Legal & Property

Yellowball

Digital Marketing

Yes2Jobs

Local Job Opportunities

Please do take the time to visit as many exhibitors as you can.

There are a number of career choices that you might not have yet considered that our exhibitors can discuss with you.

While you might not want to be a Doctor, Megan or Ben can discuss other career options in Health & Social Care. Hannah and Simon might be able to discuss design careers in other industries‌ Adjacency

Recruitment - Finance & HR Specialists

Adjacency provides search, selection and interim management recruitment services to a wide range of clients; sourcing exceptional talent from our existing network of candidates gained (with over 80 years of in-house experience), advertised selection, direct headhunting, all underpinned by networking and referral gathering that leaves no stone unturned.

We bring proven class leading experience, expertise and resources to successfully deliver Finance, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Operations and General Management remits up to Board level appointments.

Eliot Acton Finance Specialist Consultant University of Gloucestershire - BSc Sports Science - First Class Honours Emily Lake HR Specialist Recruitment Consultant Birmingham City University, LLB Law 2.1

Army Medical Services

Medical careers within the Armed Forces

Wherever you find the British Army, you will find the Army Medical Services (AMS) who can deploy at short notice anywhere in the world to provide medical support. Whether that support is during war fighting, counter insurgency, peacemaking or during peacekeeping operations, the AMS will be there to maintain soldiers' health and provide medical care to the sick and injured.

Dr Major Ben Hall Surgeon Military Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Emergency Care University of Birmingham - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM)

Army Recruiting and Training Directorate

The Armed Forces

The army offers over 100 different trades and employs 100 000 people soldiers and offices in over 76 different roles, from aircraft technician to pilot and to pilot and chief. The Army offers 6000 paid apprenticeship per year. and officers 31 000 per annum after completing officer training at Sandhurst.

Major Edward Ross Senior Careers Adviser (Bristol) Senior Army Career's adviser (Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath North East Somerset)

Barclays Bank Plc

Banking & Finance

We offer a full range of branch based banking services to customers, as well as pro-actively educating young people and different customer groups within our local community.

Mrs Sharon Thomas Assistant Manager for the Cheltenham Market

Brewin Dolphin

Banking & Finance

Brewin Dolphin is one of the UK’s leading providers of personalised, discretionary wealth management services, offering investment management and financial planning services to meet the needs of investors and intermediaries. With origins dating back to the mid-18th century, we have a wealth of experience dealing with investment markets and helping money work harder for our clients.

An investment manager will build a portfolio based on a client’s specific personal circumstances and attitude to risk investing predominantly in equities and bonds. One of the benefits of portfolio management is that the manager can act fast when market conditions change.

Paul Whitehead Investment Manager Reading University, BSc Land Management

Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association and Cheltenham Animal Shelter Animal Care & Charity

Cheltenham Animal Shelter is a charity that has been helping animals since 1926. We rescue and re-home unwanted and abandoned stray cats, dogs and small animals from across Gloucestershire.

The mission of Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association and Cheltenham Animal Shelter is to provide shelter for homeless domestic animals from across the county whilst attempting to locate appropriate new homes. We also aim to educate members of the public and professionals in correct and appropriate animal husbandry through education programmes.

We rely on the support of members of the public to help us look after approximately 1000 dogs, cats and small animals which pass through our doors each year. At present Cheltenham Animal Shelter is not eligible for National Lottery or Government funding. Instead we rely on the generosity of our supporters to meet the ÂŁ500,000 annual running costs.

Jennifer Protheroe Education Officer Open University, Understanding Health and Social Care University of Gloucestershire, Social Work BSc Hons Professional Degree New City Learning, Animal Care

Gloucestershire Echo and Local World

Journalism & Media

A national multi media company operating two daily newspapers, a weekly newspaper and three websites covering Gloucestershire.

Our business model is creating and audience online and in print and selling advertising to that audience as well as builiding websites/ creating social media campaigns / running awards and optimising advertising.

Aled Thomas Senior Reporter Sheffield University, 2:1 English Literature NCTJ journalism qualification

Hannah Farrugia Sharples

Fashion & Design

Award winning Final Year Student in Contour Fashion, recently featured in Vogue Hannah Farrugia Sharples Design Student, Assistant Pattern Maker Lingerie H&M DeMontfort University BA (Hons) Contour Fashion (Exp 07/2015)

Harrison Clark Rickerbys

Legal

Harrison Clark Rickerbys is the merger of long established law firms, Harrison Clark and Rickerbys. Both firms are listed as First Tier in the prestigious legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and both are Lexcel accredited, the Law Society's rating for excellence in client care and practice management.

We offer a considerable wealth and depth of talent, with many of our staff having been drawn from previous careers in leading city firms in London, Birmingham and Bristol.

Kristine Rance HR Assistant Katie Higgins Trainee Solicitor

Hartpury College

Sport & Further Education

Hartpury College is one of the UK's leading land-based and sports colleges and one of the world's largest equine educational facilities. The campus covers more than 360 hectares and is near to Gloucester and Cheltenham. It has 1500 students completing degrees and postgraduate qualifications in equine, sport and animal and land subjects. The college also has 2000 students studying either A-levels or BTEC Diplomas.

Sarah Don-Bramah Director of Marketing and Admissions

Hazlewoods LLP

Finance & Accountancy

Our practice was founded in 1925 by Marcus Hazlewood. Working from offices in Cheltenham he developed a thriving business.

Today, the firm is one of the UK’s Top 40 independent Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, and renowned for real specialism in our chosen fields. With over 250 staff in three offices across Gloucestershire, we are proud to be a very strong regional practice with both a national and international reach. Many of our specialists have a UK wide reputation.

Ruby Wallace Auditor. Accountant. CIMA. Trainee Chartered Accountant Cardiff University, BSc Accounting and Finance 2:1 Tracey Morris Human Resources Assistant

Idris Davies Ltd

Property

Idris Davies Ltd was established in 1948 and has remained a family business for the last 62 years. The company has the professionalism of a large agency combined with the personal touch of a family business.

Idris Davies Ltd is the largest private landlord of flats within Cheltenham and all the properties are owned and managed by the company. Our in-house property management enables our tenants to contact us directly without having to go through an agent; this results in a more responsive service than that provided by many landlords.

James Davies Senior development manager

Knight Frank

Property

In 1896 Knight Frank & Rutley was founded as a valuations, surveying and auctions business. Its first sale was held on April 23rd at Conduit Street in London. We now have offices in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and the Americas and are a well know and respected Estate Agent working at the highest level.

Mr Nick Chivers Partner, Office Head Bournemouth University, HND in hotel catering and institutional Management Reading University, College of Estate Management - Diploma of Estate Management Practice

Magna Industrials Ltd

Engineering & Manufacturing

Magna Industrials Limited is a specialist refractory products company which has been supplying the investment casting industry, the precious metal industry and other related metal melting engineering companies since its formation in 1976. The main products manufactured by Magna Industrials are isostatically pressed crucibles ranging from 1kg to 500kg metal capacities. Our products are sold throughout the world through qualified agents and distributors. Our head office and main manufacturing plant is based in Cheltenham and privately owned by Mr Paul Harris an Old Decanian (Court 1978).

Paul Harris Managing Director Chesterfield College of Technology - TEC in Cast Metals Technology Coventry University - HTC in Cast Metal Technology Birmingham University - Post Graduate Certificate in Casting Technology

Montpellier PR

PR & Marketing

For approaching a quarter of a century Montpellier has been providing award-winning press, media and content creation services to a diverse range of clients in a host of different sectors. As public relations has evolved in this time from purist media relations into an integrated communications process, Montpellier has pioneered and adopted the changing methods, skills and resources to be an exemplar in this field.

Mr Woodcock Cranfield University - Cranfield School of Management

NHS

Medicine

I went to Dean Close and left in 2006. I attended Nottingham Medical School and after this went on to become a junior doctor working in Bath. I have spent time working in Paediatrics, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and General Medicine. I have also worked in Palliative Care and I am currently working in a General Practice in Swindon and have one final year of training left before being a fully qualified GP. I have helped sixth formers at Monkton Combe School gain a place at Medical School, and am involved in teaching Medical Students at Bristol University.

Dr Megan Straiton GP Registrar General Practioner (GP) Registrar University of Nottingham Medical School Biomedical Sciences Degree (1st class) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours)

Palmer & Howells Ltd

Catering & Hospitality

With over fifty years of experience gained in catering for schools, industry and commerce we know that the only way to succeed is to provide the best.

Our passion for high standards, superb food, imaginative menus and accurate accounting is the way we manage our business.

Success comes from consistent management and very short lines of communication, enabling us to listen and respond to clients, as well as to users of the service.

Our ethos is to offer a truly professional but friendly service, tailored to meet the individual needs of each client in a refreshingly honest manner.

Kevin Howells Partner Director Pete Gartside General Manager Ty Butler Apprenticeship Coordinator

Schlumberger

Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths

Schlumberger Limited is the world's largest oilfield services company employing approximately 115,000 people worldwide.

Schlumberger was founded in 1926. Today Schlumberger supplies the petroleum industry with services such as seismic acquisition and processing, formation evaluation, well testing and directional drilling, well cementing and stimulation, artificial lift, well completions, flow assurance and consulting, and software and information management. The company is also involved in the groundwater extraction and carbon capture and storage industries.

Thomas Murray EAF REMS Recruiter

Thomas Legal Group

Legal & Property

Innovative Solicitors firm focusing on Prime Central London property market, based near Cheltenham and also covering the Cotswolds.

Rapidly expanding and ongoing talent-recruitment drive of undergraduate and graduates, legal and also other.

We take Trainee Solicitors and mentor them through to Qualification as full Solicitors.

We also employ Paralegals who get fully involved with case work and have direct client contact.

We operate at the upper end of the Property market and have an A list of Celebrity clients and Heads of Industry.

Simon Thomas Founding Partner & Head of London Department University of Nottingham, LLM Master of Laws in International Commercial Law. Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of England & Wales

Yellowball

Digital Marketing

As creative consultants we are dedicated to pairing creative thinking with more data and strategic business driven decisions in order to provide our clients with tangible returns. Yellowball are a full service marketing agency and consultancy working with a range of clients from start ups to larger blue chips. Specialities include graphic design for print based collateral, website design and development, SEO, PPC, email marketing and social media. With experts in each sector we assign team members to projects according to the relevance of their knowledge and experience in order to provide our clients with the best possible service.

Simon Ensor Managing Director Manchester University, 2:1 BA Ancient History

Yes2Jobs

Local Job Opportunities

Yes2Jobs is a website for 11-24 year olds in Gloucestershire that offers a wide range of opportunities and job listings to young people, to help them into employment. The opportunities include work experience, work placements, Apprenticeships, Traineeships, full & part time Employment and voluntary work.

As well as the opportunities available, there are also resources, careers information, events and news details to support young people with job seeking and careers advice.

Laura Pearsall Promotions Officer

My Notes Career Ideas, Contacts Made, Next Steps‌

Thank you to all our Speakers, Exhibitors and Experts:

Thank you also to our L6 Careers Fair Committee who have given up their time to help us make this event possible.