Virtual Work Experience

Our partner employers are now offering exciting remote placements which will give Monkwearmouth Academy students opportunities to try out industries they are interested in and allow them to gain insights into the career pathways available in various industries. New Virtual Work Experience opportunities recruiting now:

BRINGING CONSTRUCTION TO YOU!
Dates: 1 – 3 March 2021
Eligibility: 15 – 19 year olds students interested in.
Application Deadline: 12 Feb

Marketing & Digital Communications VWEX with Oakridge
Dates: 1 – 5 March 2021
Eligibility: Creative 15 – 19 year olds interested in marketing research, data collection and analysis.
Application Deadline: 18 Feb

Please encourage your pupils to apply as soon as possible to have the best chance of success. For a full list of placements log in here to search and apply.

Speakers for Schools is now working with top employers on a Green Skills work experience week that offers Monkwearmouth Academy students meaningful virtual work experience opportunities that will provide them with insight into skills needed in the green economy and career pathways in these organisations.

Sustainability Challenge Insight Day – Fusion
Dates: 7 April 2021.
Eligibility: 14 -19 year olds in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Coventry and Warwickshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire will be prioritised.
Application Deadline: 3 March 2021

Build Yourself with Wates – Sustainability Insight Day
Date: 6 April 2021, 10am – 3pm.
Eligibility: 16 – 19 year olds interested in a career in engineering and sustainability.
Application Deadline: 6 March 2021

Sustainability and achieving Net-Zero by 2030 with SSE
Date: 6 April 2021.
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds interested in sustainability and city planning.
Application Deadline: 6 March 2021

Green Skills with GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
Date: 7 April 2021, 10am – 1pm.
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds interested in climate change and the railway industry.
Application Deadline: 6 March 2021

Being Green Insight Day – Thames Water
Date: 7 April 2021, 10am – 1pm.
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds interested in financial inclusion and the environment.
Application Deadline: 7 March 2021

Anglian Water ‘App in a Day’ Insight Day
Date: 7 April 2021.
Eligibility: Year 10 students interested in a career in creative design, IT and innovation.
Application Deadline: 8 March 2021

Be Part of a Smart Future – Energy Industry Insight Day
Date: 7 April 2021.
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds based in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
Application Deadline: 8 March 2021

Santander and sustainability
Date: 8 April 2021, 10am – 3pm.
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds interested in financial inclusion and the environment.
Application Deadline: 8 March 2021

Anglian Water ‘App in a Day’ Insight Day
Date: 9 April 2021.
Eligibility: Year 12 students interested in a career in creative design, IT and innovation.
Application Deadline: 10 March 2021

Engineering Green Skills Insight Day -Sir Robert McAlpine
Date: 9 April 2021
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds interested in sustainability and the engineering sector.
Application Deadline: 12 March 2021

Architecture + Design Work Placement – Carmody Groarke
Dates: 12 – 16 April 2021
Eligibility: 16 -19 year olds who are keen to gain insight into architecture and design.
Application Deadline: 12 March 2021

Green Careers in the Build Environment – Morgan Sindall
Dates: 6 – 9 April 2021, 9.30am – 5pm.
Eligibility: 16 – 19 year olds interested in a career in environmentally friendly engineering.
Application Deadline: 15 March 2021

Please encourage your pupils to apply as soon as possible to have the best chance of success. Opportunities may close early if many applications are received.

For a full list of placements – log in here to search and apply.

Our College Hub Facilitator, Kim Smith, recently hosted a one hour session providing careers staff, curriculum developers, teachers, students and parents with an insight into the exciting electrification developments happening in the North East.

The session took the format of a Q&A with MD and Founder of Avid Technology, Ryan Maughan, who is also Chair of EV North.

For those wanting to find out the importance of electrification and employer priorities, this session provided an overview of the electrification industry and the important role played by the region, and included discussions on the skills needed for entering this industry, together with the current and future job role opportunities.

Watch the session here.

Volunteer It Yourself: VIY

VIY combines volunteering and DIY by challenging young people to learn trade and building skills, on the job, by committing to fix local youth club and community centre buildings in need of essential repairs.

VIY participants are mentored by professional tradespeople, who also volunteer their time. Find out more about VIY here.

Neon – Bringing STEM to life

Bringing STEM to life through real-world engineering including brilliant experiences, inspiring careers resources and stories that showcase modern engineering.

For experiences near your school, and to see other resources, click here.