Future Focus Booklet January 23

FUTURE Careers Day

Years 11, 12 & 13

Wednesday 18th January 2023

Sales & Marketing West Yorkshire Police Finance Physiotherapy Members of Parliament Journalism Medical Law University Film & Production Entrepreneur Banking

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Careers Day Schedule 8:45 - 9:00

Registration - Assembly Hall Introduction to Future Focus

9:00 - 10:00

Workshop 1 - Choose from:

Natwest - Employability Skills Northumbria University - Degree Apprenticeships / Choosing a University / Choosing a University Course

10:00 - 10:20

Break - 6th Form Centre

10:20 - 11:20

Meet the Professionals 3x 20 minute sessions - Teaching Block

11:20 - 12:20

Workshop 2 - Choose from:

12:20 - 13:30

Lunch

13:40 - 14:40

Meet the Professionals 3x 20 minute sessions - Teaching Block

14:40 - 15:30

Workshop 3 - Personal Branding

Huddersfield University - Introduction to Higher Education and its Benefits.

The Army Careers Outreach Team (BASE) Calderdale College with Covéa Insurance Applications and Recruiting Processes

Workshop Profiles Deborah Ogden - Personal Branding Deborah Ogden is an internationally respected speaker on personal branding and making an impact.

Whether it’s building profile and visibility, winning contracts or presenting with confidence, Deborah has delivered breakthrough results time after time for businesses and individuals.

She has 25 years of extensive experience in communications; as a Media Manager in professional sport and working on the PR and image of some high-profile names. She now supports organisations and individuals, sharing the power of personal branding on a corporate

and individual level. Her approach centres around building confidence with an authentic personal brand (be yourself – but make it the best you!) and communicating this to raise profile, visibility and increase impact.

Having trained as a solicitor, Deborah has a strong background in professional services giving her an in-depth and real world understanding of the importance of backing up content with strong presentation. Deborah is host of the Podcast, ‘On Brand With…’, sharing personal branding through the stories of her guests, and is a regular commentator for BBC Radio and the press, featuring in national publications including; the Daily Mail, Express, Essentials and Stylist magazine.

Huddersfield University Gemma Stead

Workshop on the benefits of higher education, choosing a degree and why go to University after school.

Northumbria University Marcus Waterall - Graduate Ambassador Workshop on choosing a course, choosing a University, degrees and apprenticeships.

Natwest Bank Workshop on employability skills and career confidence, including tasks and activities about the world of work.

Workshop Profiles Calderdale College with Covéa Insurance

This workshop we will discuss the application and recruitment process to both Higher and Degree Level Apprenticeships. This workshop will provide you with a detailed insight into the opportunities available upon completion of Sixth Form.

The Army Outreach Team

BASE (British Army Supporting Education) The Army is distinct from the RAF and Royal Navy in that our tasks are always delivered directly by soldiers through human interaction. They are our greatest asset. We are an inspirational employer who embraces diversity, inclusivity and contributes to society in everything we do. We are leaders in leadership with skills for life and the opportunity for all.

We have to make life-critical decisions and take purposeful action in sometimes hostile, confusing and unclear situations that occasionally test us to the limit of human endurance. Our training, development and preparation is personally rewarding but also ensures we are united by common values and strong bonds and will do the right thing, even under the most difficult circumstances.

As an inclusive employer, the Army has a strong network of diversity champions and employee support networks to ensure an inclusive environment for all of our military staff. From Basic Training, all soldiers learn new skills. Take on challenges. Build bonds that last a lifetime. And no one will ever stop you from building a career you can be proud of.

BASE is the armys program to support teaching and learning, whether that be for young people in school or for potential teachers within the army looking to train.

This workshop will give you an understanding into a career in the army by looking at how to enter, the pathways you can take and the determination and understanding you need.

Professional Profiles Craig Whittaker Member of Parliament

Craig gained significant experience of working in retail management before he became an MP. In addition to this, Craig was also active in local politics serving upon Heptonstall Parish Council (between 1998 2003) before representing both Brighouse (from 2003) and then Rastrick (from 2007) on Calderdale Council. During Craig's time on the council he was the Cabinet Member responsible for Children’s Services between 2007 - 2010.

He was voted into Parliament to represent the Calder Valley in May 2010. Craig was successfully reelected at the 2015 General Election where he increased both his vote and his share of the vote. At the snap General Election in 2017, Craig once again achieved an increase in both his personal vote and his share of the vote and was elected to serve the Calder Valley for a third time. At the snap General Election in 2019, Craig was re-elected for a fourth time - the first time ever a Calder Valley MP has returned to serve a fourth term. It was also the first time that a sitting MP has increased their majority in the Calder Valley, as well as achieving the largest percentage share of the vote (51.9%) ever recorded in the history of the Calder Valley seat.

In Parliament, Craig takes a keen interest in those issues which affect his constituents in Calder Valley and he spends much of his time discussing local matters and specific individual cases on behalf of his constituents with Government Ministers. In January 2018, Craig was appointed to the position of HM Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and in April 2019 was promoted to the role of Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) in which he served until August 2019. From September 2021 February 2022 and again from July 2022 - September 2022, Craig served as Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (Government Whip). In September 2022 Craig was appointed to the position of Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip). His duty in the role is to maintain the Whipping system, which aims to ensure that party members attend and vote the way that the parties leadership desire.

His voting record is well above average for MPs and he attends and votes in the majority of Parliamentary debates. His areas of specialism include Education and Looked After Children and Young People. Craig founded local Calderdale charity, TLC – Together for Looked After Children which focuses on improving educational opportunities for looked after children in Calderdale. Here in the Calder Valley, Craig is involved with dozens of local community groups and projects throughout the different areas of the constituency. He enjoys visiting local businesses, schools and voluntary organisations and seeing the fantastic work that these do and the positive benefits that they bring to the different areas of the valley.

Craig is an open and accountable MP. His expenses and budgets are all outlined on this website. He holds a large number of surgeries for residents to speak to him. With the help of his team in his Brighouse office, Craig responds to individual cases about a range of issues including benefits problems, issues with the CSA, crime and immigration.

Professional Profiles Howard Blagbrough Councillor Having just won my fifth election victory during May 2022, I continue to serve as a councillor for Calderdale, representing the people of Brighouse. As a councillor, I wear many hats, and these are just a few of the bodies I serve: I am the Chair of the Adults Health and Social Care Scrutiny Board I am a Director and Trustee of The Piece Hall Trust.

I am a Director of the Brighouse Business Improvement District I am Co-Chair of the Brighouse Town Deal Board an organisation set up to oversea the spending of £19.1m for regeneration in Brighouse.

I am a member of the Inter Faith Council I am chair of the local political party As we as being a councillor I am Senior Parliamentary Assistant to Craig Whittaker MP, a position I have held since he was elected in 2010. The world of politics is never dull and is full of challenges.

Jen Redfern Physiotherapist & Business Owner Jen Redfern owns Plus Health Company in Calderdale and it has just celebrated it's 15th year! Jen is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Plus Pilates Teacher.

She's worked in the public and private sector for the last 20 years and specialises within the musculoskeletal, occupational and pelvic health specialisms.

Physiotherapists aim to restore mobility and function in people who may have had an injury, operation or long-term health condition so they can get the most out of life.

Jen will chat about the routes in to physiotherapy, the different areas physiotherapists can work in, how to strengthen an application and the attributes a good physiotherapist needs to be successful in their work.

Professional Profiles Janis Hambling

Head of Customer Resolution - Finance

My names Janis Hambling I currently work for Shawbrook Bank as Head of Customer Resolution. I have worked in Financial Services for around 25 years in both large Banks like Lloyds Banking Group, Building Societies and from this year a small digital bank.

In Financial Services there are lots of different careers and I started out as a graduate trainee following University, training to work in Human Resources and have carried out a mixture of different roles most recently looking to improve the service we give to customers. I work alongside people with a variety of backgrounds and journeys into their role so I can share perspectives on traditional and less traditional routes into this industry.

My talk will focus on the different careers you can hold in Financial Services, anything from Accountants to Lawyers to Customer Service to Risk to HR alongside what we look for in potential candidates. I will tell you what recruiters are looking for in potential candidates and the different forms of assessment you will undertake to secure roles in this sector. I will also give you some tips on what to think about when starting out in your career and what to consider when you aren’t sure.

Hazel Davis Freelance Journalist Hazel Davis is a freelance journalist from West Yorkshire.

She writes on a range of subjects from small business and finance to education and music for titles such as the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Psychologies and Simple Things, among others, and also works as a copywriter for a range of companies and charities.

She plays trumpet and violin and sings in a country band.

Professional Profiles Mike Page

Medical Physics Clinical Service Manager Mike Page is the Medical Physics Clinical Services Manager for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

He completed a Degree in Physics at the University of Leeds, and subsequently trained as a Nuclear Medicine Clinical Technologist.

His initial training was undertaken at Cookridge Hospital in Leeds, but in 1994 he joined the Nuclear Medicine team based at Bradford Royal Infirmary and completed a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Nuclear Medicine Technology run by Salford University in 1998.

Whilst undertaking the PGD Mike Page was awarded the Nuclear Diagnostics prize.

Within his long career in Medical Physics at Bradford Royal Infirmary, Mike Page spent 11 years as the Section Head of Nuclear Medicine before promotion lead him into the role of Clinical Services Manager for Medical Physics. He now oversees Nuclear Medicine, Bone Densitometry and Clinical Physics, as well as being the operational link to PET-CT provision from Alliance Medical Limited.

Mike Page is an incorporated member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and is on the Register for Clinical Technologists.

Nick Connor Film Maker Nick Connor is a former Rishworth student and now an English filmmaker. He began his journey in the industry in 2014 (aged 14), working initially as a production assistant, runner, camera assistant and script supervisor, before taking the leap into writing/directing.

During this time he has worked on productions such as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywaker, Pokemon Detective Pikachu, Hitman 2 (Video Game) and Devs (TV Series). His work as a writer and director has screened at over 50 film festivals globally where he has personally won 37 awards with 64 nominations. His experience also spans directing animation, motion capture and LED virtual production.

Nick's session will include: Routes to break into the industry The various media worlds (Animation, Documentary, TV, Factual/Reality TV, VR and Film) Training, Education and Opportunities Skills shortages (Accountants to Producers and VFX) How unexpected subjects such as physics, music, IT, DT, English and maths can transfer into various different film jobs

Professional Profiles Eorl Crabtree

Professional Sportsman, TV Commentator and Property Development Business Eorl Crabtree is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level in the Super League for the Huddersfield Giants, Crabtree announced his retirement as a player in 2016 to become an ambassador for the Giants. He also makes regular appearances as a commentator and pundit for BBC Sport's rugby league coverage and has his own property development company – Estate 8 ltd.

DCC Catherine Hankinson

Deputy Chief Constable West Yorkshire Police

Catherine joined West Yorkshire Police as Assistant Chief Constable in May 2017 and had portfolio responsibility for Local Policing and Safeguarding across the county. During this time, she chaired the West Yorkshire MAPPA Strategic Board and led the partnership work on Local Safeguarding Children’s Reform. She is passionate about improving life chances and aspirations of young people and is the Police Ambassador for Onside Youth Zones.

In 2021, Catherine took responsibility for Operational Support in West Yorkshire; Catherine is a specialist Firearms Commander, Public Order and Multi-Agency Gold Commander and was co-chair of the Local Resilience Forum.

In 2022, Catherine took up post as Deputy Chief Constable.

Catherine is the National Police Chief Council’s lead on Missing People – a huge area of risk and demand for UK Policing. She works with national charities, academic institutions and partners to develop and improve the response to missing people.

Catherine went to University in Hull and has a degree in Criminology and an MSc in Criminal Justice.

Prior to moving to West Yorkshire, Catherine served with Greater Manchester Police for 22 years and has worked in a variety of roles including Divisional Commander at Oldham and South Manchester and latterly as temporary Assistant Chief Constable with responsibility for Public Contact, HR, Specialist Operations and Intelligence.

She is married and lives in West Yorkshire with her two children.

Professional Profiles Christopher & Alexis Blincoe Owners of Red River Consultancy Sales and Marketing Christopher & Alexis Blincoe run sales & marketing consultancy Red River Consulting having followed careers in small , medium and large brand led food, personal care and health companies including Seven Seas, McVities, Danone, Cussons Imperial Leather and Holland & Barrett. They have each followed very varied careers which have taken them all over the world.

Latterly they bought a company called Bickiepegs Healthcare which owned two small baby care brands which are sold in major retailers such as Boots, Sainburys and ASDA. If you are thinking of following a career in business and in particular the manufacture of consumer products, this session will explain what a career in this sector may look like and what you might expect to be involved in. They will also give an idea of what courses at university may best prepare you for this path and how best to get a foot into the main companies.

Karen Clarke

Lawyer

Karen Clarke has been a lawyer for 23 years and made her way through the ranks to senior equity partnership at CMS. Part of her role at the firm is to assist in early talent recruitment and Karen also leads the Diversity & Inclusion strategy for their global business.

Karen Clarke is a partner in the Construction team specialising in the drafting and negotiation of construction and facilities management contracts.

She has experience of drafting, negotiating and advising on construction contracts, consultant appointments and ancillary contract documentation for contractors, developers, institutions and public sector clients on various education, residential, office, retail and leisure projects. The majority of Karen’s work has related to large-scale development projects and covers a wide-range of procurement route and contract bases, including NEC, JCT and ICE forms of contract.

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