Tesco Careers event – Sustainable thinking by Year 7

Tesco deliver Careers workshop to Year 7 on food sustainability and how to improve it to protect our world

Tesco, one of our key corporate connections, came into school to deliver a workshop for our Year 7s last week. It was this cohort’s first interaction with a large business, these events are a commitment of Bishop’s Careers Programme to our pupils, as they embark on their seven year journey with us.

The morning was focused on sustainability and their “meal deal” range and how we can utilise wasted food and be creative in design. The 150 in the year group were in teams competing for some Tesco gift cards – so they were all very focused and competitive!

Each group had to analyse the waste products in the “meal deal” like milk, fruit and bread – our Year 7s were shocked by the statistic that over 24 million slices of bread are wasted every day!

The presentations of ideas on new “meal deal” options, costed and sustainability identified, were all delivered clearly and creatively by the team. Each team had kept an eye on time and the criteria that Tesco had set – and as it was a competition with prizes to be won – all our Year 7s delivered very articulately.

Paul Grogan from Tesco commented that ” the Year 7s were all very enthusiastic and had some great sustainable angles on our packed lunch range”.

This is the start of our Careers’ journey for our pupils, throughout their Bishops’ journey they will encounter different businesses and professions and have the opportunity to develop key career skills such as communication and team working.

Mrs Higgins, Head of Careers