Medina College will be 1 of just 3 schools in the country to offer the Cambridge IGCSE in Agriculture from September this year.
To launch the course and celebrate the opportunities within agriculture, a careers event was held at the school on Tuesday (8th February).
The event introduced Year 9 students to the many different pathways within the sector of agriculture and ensured that they all had the opportunity to ask questions and explore all of the opportunities available, particularly here on the Isle of Wight.
Students were able to see how the new qualification that is available to them could lead to many different jobs and experiences and really brought to life how exciting this opportunity is.
Exhibitors and businesses participating in the event included Hannah Kenway from Farm Vets, Duxmore Farm, Duxmore Botanics, Briddlesford Farm, Farmers Union, NFU, APS Produce, Cheverton Farm, Skinners Farm, Idlecombe and Skinners Farm, Isle of Wight Agricultural Society and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
Agriculture course leader, Victoria Lloyd, said:
“Students had a great time finding out about all of the different careers they could choose from and asked lots of fabulous questions. We had so many fantastic people willing to give up their time to come in and meet our students. It was very informative for everyone involved.”
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Careers leader, Naomi Smy, said:
“It was great to promote the careers and associated further and higher educational opportunities within the agriculture sector. It planted a seed for many students who are now considering some of the options that were presented to them. Thank you to the exhibitors, who kindly gave up their valuable time to support our event. Many of whom regarded the morning as a way of investing in their future workforce.”
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