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Having recently joined Wimbledon High School in the exciting new role of Head of Enterprise, Entrepreneurship & Employability, I have been blown away by the scope and range of opportunities and insights into different careers across all subject areas that the school provides. Over the past term alone, along with students, I have listened to Ashvi Ilott talk of her remarkable experiences working for NASA and the European Space Agency, heard writer Sally Emerson walk us through her journey from teenage diarist to best-selling novelist, met Tangy Morgan who elaborated on her trailblazing progress through the financial services industry leading to her becoming an advisor to the Bank of England, and experienced tomorrow’s female entrepreneurs demonstrate their prowess by pitching for The Atherton Award in STEM - to mention just a few. Set the challenge of devising a Futures Programme incorporating new and innovative ways to still further broaden the horizons of WHS students in relation to all things careers and across DR SHEELA SHARMA
Head of Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employability
We were delighted to welcome the team and a GT Supercar from McLaren to inspire our students and those from partner schools in the opportunities for women in engineering.
all year groups in the Senior School, I have been working alongside Nicola Cooper (Director of Higher Education & Careers) and Ed Griffiths (Head of Sixth) to develop unique offerings which will give our students a leading edge in the increasingly competitive higher education entrance and employment arenas. I am writing to you today to highlight the progress made to date and to share our exciting plans for the next academic year, as well as to ask for your support. On this front, I am extremely grateful to parents who have already provided introductions to and / or work experience opportunities in their own industries and businesses.
My 7 years at WHS helped build my self-confidence, and provided a safe space where I felt I could better understand myself and my strengths. I learned the importance of being an effective communicator and building strong relationships with those around me. As a governor of WHS now, I’m absolutely delighted to see how (what we used to call) ‘careers advice’ has developed into something so substantial, and fitting for the professional world of today.
Carmen Palmer Class of 2015 Wimbledon High School