Upcoming Events

Virtual work experience with the Highways Agency

Wednesday 11th December, 5pm (on Teams)

Digdata is thrilled to announce this free virtual work experience event for Year 12 and 13 students. The career challenge is to advise National Highways on which parts of the road network to prioritise for Wi-Fi connectivity and why. The challenge is designed to develop key employability skills (such as problem solving, data literacy, storytelling and presentation) and will involve:

• A 45-minute briefing with the National Highways team
• The opportunity to complete a career challenge at their own pace
• Certification upon completion

Students will be given information around the following factors to consider when making their decision.

• Traffic: What roads are the busiest? How many people would benefit from Wi-Fi connectivity?
• Length of Journey: Consider what we know about the duration of people’s journeys and how this might affect their use of Wi-Fi.
• Road Users: What data might help demonstrate user demand for Wi-Fi?
• Installation: How does the difficulty of installing Wi-Fi differ across the road network?

For further information, and to register to attend, click here.

Apprenticeship Open Evening

Wednesday 11th December, 5-7pm

Virtual NHS work experience

Wednesday 15^th January, 5pm (Teams)

After a sudden bump and fall, should they visit A&E or is first aid enough for all?

• A 45-minute briefing with the NHS team
• Complete the career challenge at your own pace
• Certification awarded on completion

Rachel and three of her friends were riding their electric scooters, chatting and laughing, not paying attention to the road ahead. Suddenly, they hit a bump they hadn’t noticed, causing them all to lose control and fall off. Rachel scraped her arm badly and banged her knee. Emma flew over her handlebars and landed on her wrist, which began swelling immediately. James hit the ground hard and landed on his shoulder and is in pain. Maya managed to avoid serious injury but ended up with some bruises. Emma’s swollen wrist might indicate a fracture, and the pain in James’ shoulder may mean a dislocation. Rachel and Maya have come out of the accident with scrapes and bruises.

The NHS are trying to improve the efficiency of Accident & Emergency (A&E) departments. They’ve noticed that some hospitals are struggling to meet the 4-hour waiting time target, where patients should be seen, treated, admitted, or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. To help solve this, they need to better understand how patients move through A&E and what factors cause delays.

Goal: To understand why some patients are waiting longer than 4 hours
Mission: To analyse data from various A&E departments to answer the following:

• What factors like the type of injury affect waiting times?
• How the number of patients visiting A&E changes across different calendar months and different locations of the UK?
• Is there a trend you can find to advise the NHS how to prepare? What would be the most appropriate site to add an additional minor injuries unit and why?

To register to attend, click here.

Sellafield work experience opportunity

This is something for Year 12 students to think ahead when applying for work placements in the new year.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of Europe’s largest research organisations supporting scientists and engineers and running experiments around the UK and worldwide. Activities carried out cover a wide range of science, engineering and technology, including materials
science, engineering and instrumentation, particle physics, space science, accelerator-based technologies, information technology and computer
science.

Daresbury Laboratory, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and UK Astronomy Technology Centre offer work experience placements to students each year, many from local schools and around the country. As far as possible they are placed depending on their interests indicated on the
application form.

This website provides more details about the programme in general.

Year 13 NHS Finance Insights placement scheme

The NHS Finance Insights placement scheme offers paid work experience in NHS organisations to individuals aged 18 and above, who do not plan to attend university and come from low-income families.

The scheme aims to attract diverse talent from local communities served by the NHS into the finance sector. It provides a 12-month experience in an entry-level (band 2) finance role, allowing candidates to develop new skills and gain on-the-job work experience. Upon completion of the placement, each candidate should feel well-prepared to apply for NHS opportunities, including apprenticeships or other entry-level roles, and be confident in transitioning to professional working environments.

To find out more about entry requirements and download the scheme brochure, click here.

Barratt Developments Higher & Degree Apprenticeships 

Could you help build the homes of tomorrow? Barratt’s higher-tier apprenticeships are a great alternative to full-time university study. Explore your potential in the construction, quantity surveying, technical or real estate side of the industry.

As a Higher or Degree Apprentice, you’ll be supported in your learning from day one. And you’ll never be short of career advice.

Barratt combines real-world projects with part-time university study and professional development training. You’ll earn qualifications that’ll come in useful throughout your entire career.

To get more information download the e-brochure by clicking here.

To read the January 2024, Apprenticeships newsletter, click here.

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