Over the summer we had 11 Career Ready pupils complete their summer internships across Fife. The feedback from the mentors and companies was universally positive; our pupils did an amazing job, and did themselves, and their school very proud indeed.

Some of the things they’ve been involved with were:

Calli N: Worked in Fair Isle Nursery for 4 weeks where she was particularly involved in working with pupils with ASNs and did a “learning through play” project. The staff were really positive about her during her placement and, while she no longer wants to be a primary school teacher she has now left school to do a college course in childcare to become an Early Learning Officer.

Kyle S: Worked in DPS Group in Glenrothes where he worked with a group of interns to plan an outreach football tournament for local high schools in the area. He gave a very confident presentation on his time there, and said it helped to steer him away from a career in the RAF to now looking to study law or politics.

Mirren A: Worked in TechnipFMC in Dunfermline where she was in a team with a lot of interns from across Fife. She did various placements in different departments across the company and gave what I think was the best presentation out of the lot to a room of over 50 engineers and executives. She said she now hopes to get an apprenticeship there after KHS.

Myhrren W: Worked in Fairway Fife in Dunfermline where she was a Peer Mentor for adults with complex learning difficulties, taking them for days out or doing activities in their centre. She really grew in confidence over the 4 weeks and has continued to volunteer with the charity for the rest of the summer, and indeed intends to stay involved for the foreseeable future.

Matthew G: Worked in Diageo in Leven as part of a large cohort. He spent his time doing placements with different departments and making educational videos/presentations on the working of different sectors of the facility. He also gave a very strong presentation on his time to a large group of executives and engineers.

Zaina U: Worked in Fife Social Care with a small group of interns where she planned and delivered an activities day for adults with complex needs which was a great success.

Sophie W: Worked in Social Security Scotland where, she made a really positive impression on the staff, got to visit the Scottish Parliament, met the First Minister, and really grew in confidence.

Chloe C: Worked in LinkLiving in Kirkcaldy, a charity that provides housing to those in need. She got to shadow various members of staff, gained experience doing a range of admin and office-based work, which helped her to build her confidence and interpersonal skills. She’s now talking about becoming a counsellor/psychologist

Myah C: Worked in Amazon in Dunfermline. She worked with a group of interns to plan a family sports day at the warehouse to boost employee wellbeing and seems to have come out of her shell a bit. Is now talking about being a marine biologist

Shannon M: Also worked in Amazon in Dunfermline on the same project as Myah. Her mentor said Shannon actually led the team and made a really positive impression on the staff during her time there.

Cailey L: Worked at Kingdom Support and Care in Kirkcaldy, where she got to work with a wide range of staff support adults struggling with homelessness and a range of issues in their lives. Despite being very nervous she opted to give a presentation to 10 staff (and me) and delivered a very confident presentation. She’s now talking about working as a social worker/carer after KHS.

Well done to everyone! Such an amazing team!