09 Jul 2025
During Term 2, 24 of our Year 10 students, and in partnership with Beacon Foundation, participated in the Beacon Career Program (BCP). Plumpton High School was the first school in NSW to run BCP. This, after many years of working together, reinforced the strength of the relationship between Beacon Foundation and Plumpton High School. The Program started with and Induction Session and concluded with a Celebration event.
Students attended 8 Session over consecutive weeks (1 hour per week). Each session focused on exploring career options and developing essential soft skills. Students were provided with practical knowledge and hands-on experiences to prepare them for modern workplace challenges and opportunities. Key components of the Program included:
• Fully supported and delivered by a Beacon Facilitator
• An early focus on personal strengths, skills, and interests and how they align to opportunities in the world of work through a Career Clusters framework
• Multiple opportunities for students to engage with industry volunteers both in the classroom and on-site
• Hosted on-site visits (Schneider Electric and GWS Giants) exploring career alignment with a local industry volunteer
• Student-led work experience opportunity where participants identify and approach host businesses to set up their own placement
• Program Celebration to celebrate what each participant has learnt about themselves and how their thoughts and plans for post-school life have developed.
Industry volunteers visited the school for Sessions 2 and 7. These volunteers included Kasey Freckleton, Valerie Karim, Bani Singh, Georgia Thomas, Tess Sayas, Bek Smith, Dean Brodie and Sherrie Davis. GWS Giants volunteers included Omar Elrayes, Aidan Russell, Alicia Eva (AFLW), Erin O’Brien and William Helm. Schneider Electric volunteers included Hazel Hazel, Masha Ellis, Dave Smith, Yazan Abdeljaber, Lauren McGinley, Cain Hillier, Daniel Pocock and Daniel Hancock
BCP was very well received by students. Over the Term, we were able to observe, firsthand, their development into responsible young men and women thinking seriously about their futures.
We are very grateful to Beacon Foundation for entrusting this special to us and for the opportunity for our students. We would like to make special mention of Taylor Angelo, as the key Beacon Facilitator, for bringing the Program to life and Nick Humphries for his leadership passion and creativity in this space. We would like to thank the many volunteers who gave up their valuable time to work with our students as they navigate their transition from school life to the world beyond.
Tim Lloyd, Principal
