{"id":4837,"date":"2022-10-04T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/?p=4837"},"modified":"2022-12-06T19:53:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:53:40","slug":"academy9-senior-mentoring-programme-launches-at-kingussie-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/2022\/10\/04\/academy9-senior-mentoring-programme-launches-at-kingussie-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy9 Senior Mentoring Programme Launches at Kingussie High School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>The Academy9 Career Mentoring programme launches this month at Kingussie High School.&nbsp; S4-6 pupils volunteer to take part in four online sessions with an industry professional working on the A9 Dualling programme in a career of interest to the pupil.\u202f The professional acts as a mentor during all the sessions and pupils are invited to explore career options, pathways and their next steps toward future employment.&nbsp; Pupils at Kingussie with varied interests have been paired with the below professionals.&nbsp; Session will run to fit pupil and professionals schedules from now till early December.&nbsp; These sessions follow a structure to suit the pupils preference and are supported by an Education Liaison Officer to ensure the experience is the most positive it can be for all parties involved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/2022\/10\/04\/academy9-senior-mentoring-programme-launches-at-kingussie-high-school\/mentoring-picture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04135726\/mentoring-picture.png\" data-orig-size=\"429,315\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mentoring picture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04135726\/mentoring-picture-300x220.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04135726\/mentoring-picture.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04135726\/mentoring-picture.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4842\" width=\"322\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04135726\/mentoring-picture.png 429w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04135726\/mentoring-picture-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>Industry professionals will gain:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a chance to share a passion for their career field<\/li><li>experience in working with young people<\/li><li>a chance to reflect on their own career path and current position.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#437d82\"><strong>Pupils will gain:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>life skills of time keeping, timely task completion and networking<\/li><li>opportunity to be proactive in investigating their career aspirations<\/li><li>support bespoke to their particular needs.<\/li><li>broadened horizons in career options available.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information visit our Academy9 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/events\/\">events<\/a> page or <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Julia Morris, Mechanical Engineer, Jacobs                                                                                 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/2022\/10\/04\/academy9-senior-mentoring-programme-launches-at-kingussie-high-school\/jm-mentoring-profile-picture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134840\/JM-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"224,224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JM mentoring profile picture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134840\/JM-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134840\/JM-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134840\/JM-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4838\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134840\/JM-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134840\/JM-mentoring-profile-picture-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>I work as a mechanical engineer in the water industry for a company called Jacobs and I am a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IMechE). I work on the mechanical aspects of projects in wastewater treatment plants, clean water treatment plants and the sewer networks. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a given week I might:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visit a wastewater treatment site to investigate why their equipment isn\u2019t performing (surveys and site testing) \u2013 this includes writing risk assessments and method statements for safe working while I am on site<\/li><li>Write a specification for new mechanical screens to pass to a supplier<\/li><li>Model a new pumping system in order to size the pumps for a flood protection scheme<\/li><li>Review a site 3D model with my team to make sure our designs are safe, function correctly and can be easily built and maintained<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mandy Wallace, Senior Environmental Scientist, Jacobs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/2022\/10\/04\/academy9-senior-mentoring-programme-launches-at-kingussie-high-school\/mw-mentoring-profile-picture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134843\/MW-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"374,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MW mentoring profile picture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134843\/MW-mentoring-profile-picture-300x277.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134843\/MW-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134843\/MW-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4840\" width=\"198\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134843\/MW-mentoring-profile-picture.jpg 374w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134843\/MW-mentoring-profile-picture-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My job can be very varied, and I am lucky to get the opportunity to work on various different projects undertaking different tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My typical work activities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Environmental assessment and other technical tasks, all of which are related to the water environment<\/li><li>Project &amp; water team management<\/li><li>Water team resourcing<\/li><li>Mentoring&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miriam Kirchberger, Social Value Consultant, Jacobs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/2022\/10\/04\/academy9-senior-mentoring-programme-launches-at-kingussie-high-school\/mk-social-value-consultant-image\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134842\/MK-Social-Value-Consultant-image.png\" data-orig-size=\"188,188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MK, Social Value Consultant, image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134842\/MK-Social-Value-Consultant-image.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134842\/MK-Social-Value-Consultant-image.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134842\/MK-Social-Value-Consultant-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4839\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134842\/MK-Social-Value-Consultant-image.png 188w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/04134842\/MK-Social-Value-Consultant-image-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Social value is what we describe as the positive social, environmental and economic impact our infrastructure projects can have have on the communities where the work is being carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My work is very varied and includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Analysing local or national trends to understand what communities want and need<\/li><li>Forming relationships with local people, charities, businesses and others to work together to deliver social, economic and environmental priorities<\/li><li>Creating initiatives that will positively influence communities during a project and even after a project ends, e.g. by offering apprenticeship positions<\/li><li>Measuring the impact the initiatives have by, e.g. getting feedback from participants or adding up how many people participated<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Academy9 Career Mentoring programme launches this month at Kingussie High School.&nbsp; S4-6 pupils volunteer to take part in four online sessions with an industry professional working on the A9 Dualling programme in a career of interest to the pupil.\u202f The professional acts as a mentor during all the sessions and pupils are invited to explore career options, pathways and their next steps toward future employment.&nbsp; Pupils at Kingussie with<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/2022\/10\/04\/academy9-senior-mentoring-programme-launches-at-kingussie-high-school\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79913,"featured_media":5036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[885529,885536,885528],"tags":[885527,885532,885530,885533,885535,885525],"class_list":["post-4837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educator","category-industry","category-learner","tag-a9","tag-careers","tag-educator","tag-environmental","tag-events","tag-learners"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/academy9\/uploads\/sites\/3601\/2022\/10\/06195323\/2.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4837"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5037,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837\/revisions\/5037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/academy9\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}