Some of our year 8 students were lucky enough to attend a workshop run by Future First, the charity that coordinates Oathall’s Alumni Association, around the themes ‘building motivation and overcoming barriers’. We were thrilled to welcome back eight alumni to Oathall, who kindly gave up their time to talk to our students about their education and career paths, and in doing so provided valuable guidance and inspiration to the students. We have received very positive feedback from the current and former students who took part, but of particular note:
70% of the students said they are now more confident or much more confident about being successful in the future now they have heard from former students;
82% of the students said they will now work harder or much harder at school as a result of having spoken to the former students;
76% of the students agreed that ‘the session improved my knowledge of courses and jobs that I could do in the future’;
77% of the students agreed that the session helped them understand how their school work might help them get a job in the future.
