PRIMARY school pupils were enthralled by the options presented to them during a week-long event.
Two Village primary school in Ramsey held its careers week to inspire children and showcase a diverse range of jobs.
During the Two Village Careers Week, Key Stage 2 pupils embraced meeting a range of visitors, who spoke openly about their careers and answered questions.
Natasha Bennett, headteacher at the school, said: “We are so pleased that so many people gave up their time to visit or record themselves to support us with this project.
“It has opened the children’s eyes to the wide range of careers that they could pursue when they eventually leave school.
“One of our key aims at Two Village is to raise the aspirations of our children and teach them that they can achieve anything that they want to through perseverance and belief.”
Leo Thornley, director of performance sciences at the Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic joined the children from Nova Scotia in Canada and showed them around the facility.
He talked to the children about preparing teams for the winter and summer Olympics and about what makes his job so exciting.
Other visitors included Rebecca Cole, owner of the Uber Salon in Great Bentley, Kate McCoid, who works on visual effects for films including Detective Pikachu, a creative director for Microsoft, a journalist, a doctor, a sound and lighting technician who used to work in the West End, an archaeologist and a local PCSO.
The children were also inspired by hearing about the successful careers of ex-Two Village pupils: Archie Gravenor, who is the owner of the online coaching company AGRAV Fitness and his sister Alice, who is a senior manager in a legal team for privacy and compliance in San Diego.
The pupils also enjoyed a visit from another ex-pupil, Stuart Scott, who works as a Visual Design Manager for Chanel.
Mrs Bennett added: “I know that many of our children have been inspired by the visitors that we have been lucky enough to hear from during this project.
“We are really looking forward to hearing about an even wider range of careers next year.”
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