Shropshire Virtual School Virtual Insight videos
Here are the Cornovii Homes and Morris Property Careers Insights videos. They offer a brief description of a range of roles and careers within the organisations. Have a watch and see if there's anything here which inspires you. If you want to find out more for a specific career pathway, please see the 'How to arrange a careers insights session' section.
Drew - Morris and Company
- Department: Morris and Company, Stepping Stones program
- Staff member/job roles: Drew Schofield, transformation manager
- Video introduction: Meet Drew. He joined Morris and Company’s Stepping Stones programme and progressed from a placement as marketing co-ordinator to become care transformation manager.
Charlotte Gittins and Lyndsey O’Loughlin - Morris and Company
- Department: Morris and Company, Legal
- Staff member/job roles: Charlotte Gittins and Lyndsey O’Loughlin - paralegal and company secretary
- Video introduction: Meet Charlotte and Lyndsey. They're mother and daughter so at different stages of their career path in law, but have some great advice on development pathways.
Claire Brown - Morris and Company
- Department: Morris and Company, Marketing
- Staff member/job roles: Claire Brown, group marketing manager
- Claire Brown's video introduction: A career in marketing is wonderfully varied and constantly evolving – Claire shares how having the ability to constantly catch the attention of your audience through story telling is key to success. There are lots of different apprenticeship routes within marketing – from digital to advertising to e-commerce.
Charlotte - Morris and Company
- Department: Morris and Company HR
- Staff member/job roles: Charlotte, HR executive
- Video introduction: Human resources is much more than just managing a workforce – Charlotte shares how her job role positively changes employees’ personal lives too. Thinking about getting an HR qualification – you might want to consider the apprenticeship route.
Alex Morris - Morris Property
- Department: Morris Property
- Staff member/job roles: Alex Morris, quantity surveyor
- Video introduction: No passion, no point – meet Alex and hear how he made his way into the world of construction and why he believes that passion and enthusiasm are everything. There are so many apprenticeship options in the construction industry, a level 3 apprenticeship for example is a great starting point to move all the way through to a degree level course all via apprenticeships.
Megan Anderson - Cornovii Homes
- Department: Cornovii Homes
- Staff members/job roles: Megan Anderson, development officer
- Video introduction: Making the most of opportunities and being adaptable for the unexpected is vital for Megan. She left school with three GCSEs and was the first person to achieve higher education qualifications in her family.
Debbie Hancox - Cornovii Homes
- Department: Cornovii Homes
- Staff member/job roles: Debbie Hancox sales & after-sales manager
- Video introduction: GCSEs and past results don’t have to define your career progression for life – Debbie chose to improve her career progression after having children with the support of her manager.
Nathan Jones - Morris Property
- Department: Morris Property
- Staff member/job roles: Nathan Jones, apprentice site manager
- Video introduction: Going to university isn’t perfect for everyone. Nathan found that the best route for him was an apprenticeship, and he's now training with Morris Property to become a site manager. There are so many apprenticeship options in the construction industry, a level 3 apprenticeship for example is a great starting point to move all the way through to a degree level course, all via apprenticeships.
Angie Bell - Morris Care
- Department: Morris Care
- Staff member/job roles: Angie Bell, care assistant
- Angie Bell's video introduction: A career in care enables you to gain your qualifications whilst working – Angie highlights the importance of more personal qualities such as compassion and wanting to make a difference.
Rob Davies - Morris and Company
- Department: Morris and Company
- Staff member/job roles: Rob Davies, financial controller
- Video introduction: Working in finance is much more than just a numbers game – Rob shares how good communication between departments and using technology are key to a successful career in finance.
Paige Eades - Morris and Company
- Department: Morris and Company
- Staff member/job roles: Paige Eades, Morris scholar
- Video introduction: Being awarded the Morris Scholarship was a dream come true for Paige, who stresses how important it is to look for opportunities and apply, because you just never know!