Period 6+ Talks
Every Monday afternoon between 15.15 and 16.15 we host an outside speaker. Some of the talks are related to careers, some to A Level subject content, and some are just interesting people. We believe strongly that students should not limit their knowledge acquisition to their A Level subjects, and should strive to develop a love of learning. To this end, we require students to sign up for, and attend, three talks per term. The autumn term 2023 programme is below.
Students should expect to pick their three (or more) talks when enroling on results day.
2023/2024
| Date | Speaker | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11th September | Dr Brett Sanders and Dr Lewis Herrington – Coventry Uni | “Should ‘Just Stop Oil’ be labelled as Terrorists?” |
| 18th September | Jack Eaves – Finham Park Alumnus – Medical Student | Applying for Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine |
| 25th September | Jim Davies – Member of the EA | Policy direction in the Environment Agency |
| 2nd October | No Class Creations | Careers in the Theatre, Film and Television industry |
| 9th October | Naomi Davies - Physiotherapist | Jobs in the NHS |
| 16th October | Rob Chappell – Firefighter | Adventures in the Fire Service |
| 23rd October | Dr Douglas Howat – Coventry Uni | Thinking about thinking |
| 6th November | Maggie Webster – Uni of Edge Hill | Witches and Paganism |
| 13th November | Jack Crouch - Cadent | Working for Cadent as a graduate apprentice |
| 20th November | India Collins-Davies – Uni of Cambridge | Applying to Oxbridge – practical tips from an admissions officer |
| 27th November | Several Finham Park Alumnus | What they wished they knew in year 12 – a panel discussion |
| 4th December | Fiona Rivington – National Grid | Working for National Grid |
| 11th December | Julie Black - NASA | The adventures of working for NASA |
| Date | Speaker | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| 15th January | Mostafa Abdelshafi | Degree Apprenticeships - Rolls-Royce |
| 22nd January | James Issom | Launching the Dragons' den pitch project |
| 29th January | Samuel Green | The conflict in the Middle East - stories from the front line |
| 5th February | Brett Sanders | ‘Are you a climate change denier? The stats suggest you could be’. |
| 19th February | No Class Creation | Careers in the Theatre, Film and Television industry |
| 26th February | Josh | Working for Rolls-Royce |
| 4th March | Alex | Zero Gravity |
| 18th March | Mickey Malon | A future in the tech industry |
2024/2025
| Date | Speaker | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9th September | Germain Ndaruhutse | Surviving the genocide in Rwanda |
| 16th September | Mark Fannon | Research methods |
| 23rd September | Naomi Davies | Careers in physiotherapy |
| 30th September | Jack Eaves | Applying for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine |
| 4th November | Jim Davies | Working for the environment agency |
| 2nd December | Connor Heath | Working for JLR |
| 9th December | Patrick Dale | Applying to Oxbridge |
| tbc | Brett Sanders | Professor from Coventry University |
| tbc | Ian Prentice | On overcoming the mountains (inc. Everest) to become a self-made millionaire |
| tbc | Maggie Webster | Witches and Paganism |