A WET and windy blue Monday was brightened at Weydon School by a visit from student ambassador for British Airways, Riz Jaffri, who talked to all of the year 10 students about careers within this global organisation.

He began by entertaining the students with stories about his own work experience in engineering at Heathrow and was keen to stress that BA is an equal opportunities employer with careers to suit everyone.

s with other global airlines and all about the many jobs that are available in head office as well as the more obvious ones. They even learnt that a ‘Club World’ seat is so sophisticated that it costs around £60,000 to design and make!

Careers co-ordinator, Ali Molan, said: “The experience has been very useful for our students. It has opened their eyes to the many and varied opportunities an organisation like British Airways can offer.

“It was particularly interesting to hear about the work experience opportunities which many of our students will pursue. We are hugely grateful to British Airways for supporting our students in this way.”

Mr Jaffri was amazed at the facilities the students enjoy at Weydon School and commented on how impressive the students were. The school added it looks forward to Mr Jaffri’s return at its upcoming careers evening in February.