Today we were very excited to have Cameron’s daddy in to speak to us about his job as a Vet, especially given the number of aspiring vets we have in the school!🐾
Ian told our about his background and how he first became interested in becoming a vet and his love for animals and very many pets that he has at home! He explained that in order to be a vet you must have a kind and caring personality as what he does day-to-day is help animals to feel better. To do this he visits farms around the Stranraer area, assisting with calving, lambing, vaccinations and performing surgeries! He said that one of his favourite parts of his job is the fact that everyday is visit and when out on a job or in the surgery he just can’t predict what problems will arise! 🤔🔬💭
Ian spoke about his role and the skills and qualities needed to be a good vet. We have been learning all about the 12 Meta Skills so it was great to hear how these can be used out with school in the world of work
Focussing Fergus – For obvious reasons. for a vet concentration is key! He has lots of technical and high pressure jobs on his hands from the moment he starts work to the moment he finishes so being able to focus and get the job done right is super important! 🐶🐱
Collaborating Cora – As a vet you often need to work alongside other vets/farmers so being able to work as part of a team is crucial. there is absolutely no way vets could do what they do alone! 🐄
Communicating Cate –Ian explained that working with animals was always something he was very comfortable with and by the sounds of it something he is naturally very talented in! Of course the does not speak the language of ‘dog’ or ‘cat’ but managed to work well with animals all the same! What people maybe don’t realise as much is that vets always need to be good at communicating with human-beings as every pet has an owner! 🐇🦔
Critical Thinking Chris – Often vets have big problems that they may not always know the answers or solutions to straight away! Ian explained that he once had a horse whose skin had been ripped on a barbed wire fence (yes we did see the photos to prove it!) and this means that they have to take time to consider all of the different options and possibilities before deciding to proceed with the best one! 🏇
A huge thank you to Ian for his time, the boys and girls really enjoyed his visit – they were well and truly captivated with every words Ian spoke as well as the cute but equally as interesting pictures he shared – and I have no doubt we will have a few keen to follow in his footsteps after this afternoon!
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