Teesdale School’s entire year seven visited East Durham College’s Houghall Campus for a fun-packed careers day. The redeveloped Durham-based campus, which is a leading provider of land-based training and education in the north of England, provided students with a unique taster of life after secondary school and a glimpse into the world of work.
Students, guided by staff from Houghall, toured the new facilities including the small animal care, agricultural, and equine centres.
They met all manner of inquisitive creatures including pigs, horses, cows and even a tortoise called Sherman. They were also treated to a range of activities including rope climbing with the college’s tree surgery training team, where braver students could be seen suspended upside down well above the ground.
Dr Janice Gorlach, executive headteacher at Teesdale School and deputy chief executive of their sponsor, the North East Leaning Trust, said: “The visit forms part of an exciting partnership between Teesdale School and Houghall Campus that aims to make land based-agricultural courses more accessible to students in the dales.
“The day was to enable our youngest students to begin to explore the range of possibilities that lie in front of them in the world of work.
“They enjoyed talking to staff at the college about their roles and were excited and inspired by the shear range of their possible future options.”
Plans are being developed to offer pre-16 students agricultural teaching in school by next September together with placements at the Houghall campus
The college will be offering post-16 students improved free transport options, as well as flexible timetables and changes to its curriculum to allow more young people to access their agricultural courses.
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