Enrichment Weeks at Cardiff Sixth Form College encourage students to spend the week beyond the academic curriculum and develop their knowledge and skills in preparation for their chosen degree and career.
Enrichment Week
Amongst the opportunities already mentioned, including work observation and workshops, we also offer students a number of opportunities to connect with leading employers and worldwide universities in the form of webinars and Q&A sessions where they can learn more about and pose questions to key figures.
Students may also use this week to conduct self-guided preparation, such as essay competitions, online courses, wider reading and more – opportunities are provided to students throughout the year from the Careers & HE Department and can be accessed on Google Classroom.
Enrichment week activities
Career events in a typical enrichment week (October 2024)
As part of a clinical skills day at Doctors Academy, our Year 12 students were able to practise suturing, blood drawing, conducting CPR and debriding a contaminated wound. Essential skills for aspiring medical students!
Year 12 students with an interest in STEM attended an engineering insight day at Silverstone Interactive Museum. They engaged in activities to learn more about the technology, design and science of race cars and also learned about the possible career options within a world class F1 industry.
Airbus ‘Engineering’ Tour – 22nd October 2024
Year 12 students who are interested in a career in the aerospace industry attended an on-site tour with Airbus, Filton, learning about the design, manufacturing and testing of 400-M wings, fuel systems and landing gears.
Renishaw ‘Onshape Workshop & Manufacturing’ Tour – 23rd October 2024
Year 12 students keen to learn more about the design or software engineering fields were able to have a hands-on introduction to using Onshape by creating a moneybox. They also enjoyed a tour of Renishaw’s manufacturing facilities.
Womble Bond Dickinson ‘Law Insight Day’ – 24th October 2024
Our aspiring law students attended a Law Insight Day with Womble Bind Dickinson. They met with legal trainees and embraced the opportunity to learn more about a career in law.
Charnwood Forest Alpacas ‘Keeper & Equine’ Day – 25th October 2024
Our veterinary students attended a Keeper and Equine day with Charnwood Alpacas and engaged in hands-on animal care with goats, sheep, alpacas and horses. They learned all about nutrition, disease and infection awareness, and equine care. Students were also able to reflect on what to a vet must do in an emergency. Thank you to Charnwood Forest Alpacas for supporting our students with such enthusiasm and engagement!
