BroWorks Career Chats, 16-26 November

Broughton High School Career Chats for S4, S5 & S6

Monday 16 November to Thursday 26 November 2020 

Lunchtime: 1.15 pm to 1.45 pm

This year our Careers Fair will take place as a series of online presentations by our kind volunteers below. The Career Chats will take place in school at lunchtimes. Pupils need to sign up in advance at the sign-up sheets on the noticeboard before the hub staircase and should bring in a packed lunch. Pupils will be able to ask questions at the end of each presentation as the host will be live. Questions can be asked in advance. Send these to clerk.bhspc@brougthonhighpc.org. 

The Career Chats are open to S4, S5 and S6 this year. Pupils from these year groups can sign up to as many as they choose as long as they take place on different days. S6 pupils or pupils who are self-isolating can access the Career Chats from home if you arrange this in advance with clerk.bhspc@broughtonhighpc.org. 
 

Career Chats 2020 Participants

Careers in Psychology Tuesday 17  There are over 80 Psychology Careers to consider including art therapist, aviation psychologist, career or vocational counselor, clinical psychologist, consumer psychologist, counselor, engineering psychologist, experimental psychologist or forensic/ criminal psychologist.

Health & Food Technology  Tuesday 17 Careers in H.F.T including Executive Chef, Sous Chef, Line Cook, Pastry Chef and other roles in a professional kitchen. Learn more about  the professional cookery and hospitality courses at Edinburgh College.

You Can Be a Doctor  Tuesday 17 You Can Be a Doctor is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation founded and run by a team of senior medical students and doctors. We support state school pupils who are applying for studying medicine at university and encourage everyone to consider it as an option.

Festival Theatre Wednesday 18 Capital Theatres operates three busy theatre venues in Edinburgh; the Festival Theatre, the King’s Theatre and The Studio. Operating as a registered Scottish charity, they present world-class shows to entertain and inspire audiences of all ages.

Accountancy Thursday 19 An award winning team, our Edinburgh accountants and advisers offer a range of services tailored to your business and personal finance needs including: tax planning, audit, payroll services, bookkeeping, employment tax and pension and succession planning to name but a few.

National Library of Scotland  Thursday 19 NLS is Scotland’s biggest Library and is open to everyone – it doesn’t just have books but also maps, historical documents, music, posters, newspapers, magazines, electronic journals, photographs and films. Altogether NLS holds 24 million items. They also put on regular exhibitions and events. They employ 320 staff in many different jobs from librarians and curators to building maintenance and finance.

Careers in Physics  Monday 23 Dr Alessandro Fedrizzi joined Heriot-Watt University in September 2015 as an Associate Professor. He currently holds an Early Career Quantum Technology Fellowship. He spent seven years as a research fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia. His research is based around Quantum technology.

Coach Fashion  Monday 23 Coach was founded in 1941 as a family-run workshop in a loft in Manhattan with six leather-workers who made wallets and billfolds by hand. As of 2013, there are approximately 1,000 Coach stores in North America. The Coach Edinburgh branch is on Multrees Walk.The Coach Foundation was established in 2008 to support organizations that “empower” and educate women and children around the world.

Environmentally Friendly Power  Red Rock Power LtdConsultancy for Red Rock Power Monday 23 Engineering with Red Rock Power Tuesday 24 Red Rock Power Limited is a renewable and sustainable energy company based in Edinburgh. Sustainable energy is important to help tackle climate change so working in the low-carbon and renewable energy industry is a way to really make a difference.  Red Rock are a small but growing team in Edinburgh of about 70 people ranging from Engineers, and Technicians to Finance, Business Admin. and Health and Safety.

Land Mapping & Law Tuesday 24 The ‘Registers of Scotland’ is part of the Government. They keep the records of all houses, buildings and land in Scotland – where they are and who owns them. Part of its work involves digitally mapping all buildings and land in Scotland. It also collects data and statistics about the property market in Scotland. 1,200 people are employed at Registers of Scotland in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

National Galleries Scotland Wednesday 25 The creative industries contribute over 3.7 billion to the economy, employing over  73,600 people in Scotland. Employment in the National Galleries include gallery and retail assistants, security and business services, cafe staff, digital marketing officers, curators, art educators, arts writers, conservators and management.

Pharmacy Wednesday 25 Pharmacy is the clinical health science that links medical science with chemistry and it is charged with the discovery, production, disposal, safe and effective use, and control of medications. It also requires knowledge of treatment and understanding of the pathological process.

The Times Scotland  Thursday 26 The Times is based in London, but has an edition in Scotland. It is printed 6 days a week, and updated online constantly. Journalists focus on global and relevant national news. They report on the world through print, TV, and online platforms. They carry out investigations and inform public debate.