Raising Aspirations and Empowering Children – Primary Futures Virtual Showcase

Today, Year Five joined a Future Me event arranged by Primary Futures. Our four Year Five classes joined classes from other schools, the Primary Futures organisers and three volunteers.

We began with welcomes and introductions. Following this, the children asked the volunteers questions about their jobs and then tried to guess what the volunteers' jobs might be.

Then, came the 'Big Reveal', where the volunteers announced their jobs and talked a little about them as a junior school child, their early career, steps they've taken and their current roles.

The three volunteers were: Rachel de Souza - Children's Commissioner for England, Kate Ball - Founder and Director of Mini First Aid and James Williams - Associate Director at Watford Palace Theatre. We benefited from hearing about their experiences and the gravitas of their current employment.

A recording of part of the session can be found below: