Step into the NHS schools competition 2009-2010
In 2009/10, NHS Careers ran its Step into the NHS schools’ competition for the second year. Working individually, or in groups of up to four students, young people in years eight and nine were asked to design a job description, ideal CV and advert for any of the roles in the NHS.
The competition was a real success and we received 745 entries from 93 schools, involving 1,732 students. Careers covered by entries included gardener, maxillofacial prosthetist and emergency care assistant, fulfilling the aim of raising young people’s awareness of the range of careers available in today’s NHS.
The national winners, Rebecca and Natasha from Newlands Girls’ School in Maidenhead chose to look at the role of a dietitian in the NHS. They will each receive a laptop computer and were selected from the regional winners by a judging panel comprised of NHS staff and representatives from Skills for Health, Inspiring Futures and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Winning job advert for Step into the NHS schools' competition
Regional winners
| SHA Region | Winner |
Job role |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | Trinity Catholic High School |
Biomedical scientist |
| London | South Hampstead High School |
Art therapist |
| North East | King Edward VI School |
Cardiac physiologist |
| North West | Islamiyah School |
Optometrist |
| South Central | Newlands Girls’ School |
Dietitian |
| South East Coast | Imberhorne School |
Speech and language therapist |
| South West | Okehampton College |
Child psychotherapist |
| West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls |
Emergency Care Assistant |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | Corpus Christi Catholic College |
Clinical psychologist |
Register your interest
We will be launching the 2010/11 competition later this year. To register your interest, please email nhscareers@nhsemployers.org with your name and school or organisation contact details.
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