Bishop Luffa Careers Fair 2024
The recent Bishop Luffa Careers Fair was a great success, bringing together students, employers, colleges, and universities under one roof. The event aimed to inspire and inform students about a variety of career paths, further/higher education opportunities, and vocational training options. With a buzzing atmosphere and a variety of engaging activities and equipment for the students to handle, the fair gave students the opportunity to envision their future with confidence.
A diverse range of industries was represented by employers such as Lockheed Martin, NHS, Pallant Chambers, Market House Dental Surgery, Creations Hair and Beauty, Taylor Wimpey, the Armed Forces and many more. These employers showcased their organisations, providing insights into job roles, work experience and apprenticeships. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service joined us for the first time, bringing along equipment and uniform for the students to try out and midwives from NHS Portsmouth University Hospital encouraged students to try on a 7 month fake pregnancy bump, with students commenting on how heavy and uncomfortable it was! Representatives from colleges and universities including Cardiff, Sussex, Bath and Sparsholt offered detailed information about courses, entry requirements and student life. Students across all year groups actively engaged with exhibitors, with exhibitors commenting on how polite they were and how insightful their questions.
One highlight was catching up with Freddie Laing, Zak Leahy and Sebastian Cunningham who were representing Rolls Royce. Having joined Rolls Royce after GCSEs at Bishop Luffa, they are months into their apprenticeships, having enjoyed team building, college lectures and time at the plant in their individual departments. They advised students about recruitment processes and progression within Rolls Royce and were all thoroughly enjoying their apprenticeships.
We would like to say a huge thankyou to all exhibitors who attended. We are always happy to hear from organisations who can offer employer experiences to students, such as work experience, employer talks, attendance at the careers fair – if any organisation would like to be involved in future careers events, please contact Mrs Hopp on hoppa@bishopluffa.org.uk
Mrs Angie Hopp, Careers Coordinator