Delegates announced for the Careers Convention
The 2010 Careers Convention will take place tonight (Thursday 25th February) in the EDM and Languages Block. Despite having to rearrange the event at short notice, there is an excellent list of delegates for pupils from the 2nd Year and above to consult.
It is very pleasing to be able to welcome a fine range of former pupils, parents of current pupils and people seeing Bablake for the first time.
The following people have kindly agreed to attend:
[Please note those asterisked are former Bablake pupils, some delegates are listed in more than 1 category and this list will be updated during the day. Tonight's official programme will show where delegates are located]
Art and Design & Textiles
Clive Hushon- Textiles, Merchandising (Mud Candy, Seventh Seal)
*Cassie Leedham- Graphic Designer
*Alex T Smith- Illustrator and Author, Publishing, Textiles
Business, Consultancy, Languages, Management and Finance & Sport
*Ben Horn- 3rd Year Management Studies student (Nottingham), Director (Mjoo Clothing Ltd, Cocktail Soc Ltd)
Clive Hushon- Merchandising, Retail, Business, Management (Mud Candy, Seventh Seal)
Coral Jones- 3rd Year Human Geography student (Nottingham); Internee (Met Office), successful Graduate scheme applicant (Npower)
*Cassie Leedham- Business (Good Show Studio)
Julia McNaney- School Governor, Home Office
*Stuart McNaney- Accountancy (Burroughs- Scarborough)
*Victoria McNaney- Languages Graduate (Warwick)
*Sarah Potter- MA Applied Translation Studies (London Met)), Languages Graduate (Cambridge)
*Edward Preston- Area Operations Manager (Severn Trent)
Jackie Waywell- Chartered Accountancy (ICAEW)
*Matt Williams- Senior Rugby Development Officer (Leicester Tigers)
Construction, Engineering & Manufacturing
*Edward Preston-Motorsport Engineering graduate (Coventry)
Dr Jun Qiao- Mechanical Engineer/ Strategy Manager for low carbon energy technology (Technologies Institute); previously Principal Technical Specialist (Ford and Jaguar)
Education & Public Sector/ Services
*Peter Corrigan- Pilot (easyjet)
*Matt Davidson- PGCE (Drama))
Tony Harper- Senior Careers Liaison Officer (RAF)
*Clarissa Knee- Primary, inc. Management
Julia McNaney- School Governor, Home Office, Police
*Victoria McNaney- Secondary: Languages (KHVIII)
*Rachel Perry- Primary and Libraries …from 7pm
Sian Smith- Joint Headteacher, Infants (Christ the King Catholic Infant School)
Susan Shannon- Joint Headteacher, Infants (Christ the King Catholic Infant School)
Gap Year & Career Decisions
Lorraine Box/ Melanie Powell- Year in Industry (Brit Gap option)
James Catterall- Gapforce
Henry Fryer- I Could
Health Related & The Sciences
Ken Desai- Consultant Urologist …from 7pm
*Beccy Gibbs- Forensic Scientist- specialising in Biology
*Michelle Hancox- Environmental Science graduate (Manchester)
Sandra Jepson- Physiotherapy
Dr Francesca Kinsella- Medicine- Foundation Year 2 Doctor (path towards Consultant Haematologist), Immunology degree …from 7pm
Dr Jamie Macpherson- GP and Medical Secretary of Coventry Local Medical Committee
*Dr Sanjay Mistry- Emergency Consultant
Dr Alison Powell-Tuck- Radiologist
Dr Steven Powell-Tuck- GP …from 7pm
Jenny Warham- Dentist
Dr Deborah Wellings- GP
Dr Richard Wellings- Radiologist
IT & New Media
*Luke Bennett- Lead Software Developer- Enable Software …from 7pm
*Cassie Leedham- Web Designer (inc www.bablake.com) (Good Show Studio)
Law
*Michelle Hancox- Solicitor (Hammonds)
*Lucy Williams- Solicitor (Ward and Rider)
Media & Performing Arts
*Peter Corrigan- Conductor and Musician
*Matt Davidson- Actor
*Clarissa Knee- Chorister
*Melissa Walton- Actor (Hollyoaks)
Universities
Aberystwyth University (Robin Barlow- Higher Education Adviser)
Coventry University (Sureena Dhillon- Recruitment Coordinator/ Dylan Cozens)
De Montfort University (Sarah Medley- Student Liaison)
Glasgow University (Miriam Stevens)
Electronic Delegates!
Unable to be present but have kindly offered to answer email enquiries over the next week if you direct them via the Careers Department.
*Carolyn Brinkworth- Staff Scientist (NASA, California- Spitzer Space Telescope)
Preet Chahal- Police: with esp reference to application procedure
*Helen Neal- English Literature/ Creative Writing graduate (Bangor)/ University Administration, Sales
With your permission, Coral Jones will undertake research with delegates and attendees for her dissertation.
Bablake's Careers Department is indebted to the delegates for attending this event and is certain the evening will be of immense help for our pupils.
If there are gaps in the professions listed, please do not hesitate to contact the Careers department who will endeavour to connect you with contacts unable to attend the event but happy to assist with enquiries about their area of expertise.
