Pupils inspired to reach for the stars

22 February 2012

Pupils in Prescot have been inspired to aim high by professionals from range of industries.

Police officers, firefighters, an entrepreneur and football coach were among those who met with children at Evelyn Community Primary School to talk about their work.

Pupils found out about the different career paths into each visitor’s work and heard from them how important the subjects learnt in school have been in helping them do their job.

Evelyn Primary holds a biennial Aspirations Day for all pupils to show the children how they will need to use the subjects they are taught in classroom in their future careers and day-to-day working life.

Inspired by their conversations with the visitors the pupils went on to share their own aspirations with their classmates and captured them on a mobile which is now on display in the main school hall.

Carole Arnold, Head Teacher at Evelyn Community Primary, said: “Aspirations Day was a huge success. The pupils were really inspired by meeting and talking to so many people doing such a variety of interesting jobs. The children were very interested to find out from each of the visitors how they got into their job and how what they learnt in school has helped them in their role.

Therese Brown, Learning Mentor, added: “I think it’s really important that pupils find out first-hand how the subjects they learn in school will be really important in their adult, working lives whatever career they decide to pursue.”

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Contact: Sandra Issar, Knowsley Council press office, 0151 443 2693

Notes to Editor:

Evelyn Community Primary’s School’s biennial Aspirations Day forms part of its  real-life, creative and skills-based (ARCS) curriculum which strives to deliver all teaching and learning in a real-life context which encourages children to be resilient and resourceful in their own learning experiences and thought processes.

The full list of visitors included:

  • Members of the police and fire services
  • A keeper from Knowsley Safari Park
  • An entrepreneur from Renaissance Beauty Salon
  • A Hospitality Manager
  • A photographer
  • An Eco Manager
  • A cycle instructor
  • A farmer
  • A football coach
  • A judo instructor
  • A farmer
  • A member of The Dogs’ Trust
  • A drama tutor
  • An insurance industry representative
  • A banker
  • A Travel Advisor
  • A Manager from The National Wildflower Centre
  • An Arts and Heritage Curator
  • A secondary teacher
  • A midwife