As part of Year 13’s Speaker Week programme we were lucky enough to host Felix, a JLR apprentice and Sandra, a member of the JLR Education Programme during National Apprenticeship Week. They gave lots of tips on how to ace an interview and talked Year 13 through the process of applying for a job with an international company. Passion, enthusiasm and honesty were key messages.
Blind date with a book
Thank you to everyone who took part in the LRC’s blind date with a book event. Winners of the prize draw are announced below.
Parenting Project Volunteer Roles
Please see below details of two volunteer roles available with the Parenting Project.
Marketing Volunteer – Role Description
Parenting Project
We provide parents, young people and family’s vital mental health support at a time when it is most needed. We have developed a Family Wellbeing Pathway, through which we deliver 1-1 counselling, Family Support, Group Work and Parent Mentoring.
Our strategy is to increase awareness of the charity; ensuring professionals and families are aware of our services and referral routes and also to increase income to the charity through social media campaigns, corporate funding and events.
Overview of the role:
The role would suit a person looking to gain experience in marketing in the not-for profit sector, and/or someone seeking work experience before returning to work after a career break.
The role would provide opportunities to get involved in varied and interesting aspects of marketing and promotion of the charity, including campaigns, website administration, stakeholder relation management, event planning and social media management working with and reporting into the Parenting Project Development Manager.
Time Commitment:
Approximately one day per week, hybrid, volunteering from home or in our Office base in Kenilworth
Agreed volunteer expenses paid.
Requirements:
• Marketing experience, both online and offline
• Good IT skills
• A confident communicator
• Familiarity with social media platforms
• Experience working within the voluntary sector
Interested? Please contact The Parenting Project via [email protected]
Closing date 29th February 2024
Years 12 and 13 Trip to Geneva
During their visit to Geneva our students visited the following places:
- CERN particle physics research centre
- Swiss Plasma Centre (and its fusion reactor)
- Geneva Observatory
- Museum of Science History
- Le Salève mountain via cable car
- Geneva City Centre
The students were great as always – showed a real interest and asked lots of questions about the science but also enjoyed the mountain scenery, Swiss architecture, clear lake, etc.
Mr Benjamin – Science Teacher
Internet message from the Watch Foundation
Following on from Internet Safety Day on Tuesday please take a look at this website and the video it contains. The video is a hard hitting message, but please discuss/watch with your children. TALK Checklist by Internet Watch Foundation | Home (iwf.org.uk)
Winter Safeguarding
Please see below links regarding keeping safe during the winter months.
Share Winter Water Safety | Royal Life Saving Society UK ( RLSS UK )
Jonnie Cupid
Mrs Sarjeant, our talented Science Technician, has been adding some romance to lessons by decorating Jonnie the Skeleton. Happy Valentines Day to all for next week!
Road Safety and Parking
Please can we once again ask you to speak to your children about being safe and considerate when cycling and walking to and from school. We are receiving numerous reports of students crossing in front of cars without looking and being abusive to road users. Please discuss this with your children especially regarding stopping at junctions and wearing headphones, which may mean they are unaware of traffic noises. Students should also not be acting in a dangerous manner i.e. pushing friends near the road as this may result in a serious accident.
Parking at pickup time is another safety issue. Neighbours have been in touch re parents parking inconsiderately and blocking their drives whilst waiting for their children. Please park away from school and ask your child to walk a short distance to your car. Please remember that this is a residential area and parking should be as per the high way code.
Parenting Project Newsletter
Please use this link to access the February Newsletter.
