Enterprise Adviser: Rob Farrell

Rob is Reliance’s Training School Team Leader and has worked with school on various projects over the years.

He is a keen supporter of apprenticeships at Reliance and believes “the Apprenticeship Scheme has proven to be a great way of beginning an engineering career. We are keen to recruit individuals who are motivated, honest and reliable with great problem solving and communication skills. In return for a positive approach to training, we aim to offer the best mechanical training in the region. It really is a great career opportunity for anyone who has a genuine interest in engineering and a drive to learn more.”

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Careers - employers

We are proud to be part of the Kirklees Careers Hub and work closely with our Enterprise Coordinator from the Leeds Enterprise Partnership, Emily Kelly.

As a school we have had close links with Reliance Precision and Rob Farrell for many years but we are excited to be working with him and his team as he has become our official Enterprise Adviser. 

Come into school

As a careers team, we are happy to welcome visitors into school to talk about careers and careers paths. If this is something that you could offer, please contact either Abbi Terry or Sammie Kerrod:

• Abbi Terry: staff.aterry@kingjames.school
• Sammie Kerrod: staff.skerrod@kingjames.school

Here is our Provider Access Policy.

Visitors have included:

• Rachel Dodgson from the Houses of Parliament spoke to students about the different roles in politics.
• Megan Roberts from ESH Group has enabled students interested in construction to visit the building site. Two students have completed a week of work experience.
• NHS staff from Tolson Care Partnership came into school as part of the Its My Life project and spoke about their own roles and careers.
• Alumni from Cummins, Reliance, Syngenta and Kirklees Council who have spoken to students about their careers path
• Chris Hawke and Sarah Newton (financial professionals from EMIS Health) and Dr Gavin Williams (from the University of Sheffield) who did STEM workshops with key stage 3 and key stage 4 students.
• Staff from ASK apprenticeships do regular assemblies for all year groups.