Raising aspirations - careers assembly 3

Date: 18th Oct 2018 @ 4:46pm

This week, our careers assembly guest was Mrs Matthews (our Attendance Manager). After some excellent questioning, Lola correctly identified Mrs Matthews' previous career as an airline cabin crew member. We learnt about the importance of English, maths and an additional language in gaining employment and the transferable skills required: 

• Good communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to remain calm in emergencies or when dealing with difficult passengers
• Diplomacy and tact

Mrs Matthews also informed us of some of the duties the role included:

• Greeting passengers as they board and exit the plane
• Showing passengers to their seats and providing special attention to certain passengers, such as the elderly or disabled
• Serving meals and refreshments
• Checking the condition and provision of emergency equipment and information for passengers
• Demonstrating emergency equipment and safety procedures
• Administering first aid
• Dealing with emergencies
• Supplying passengers with newspapers, magazines and in-flight entertainment 

Some of us also had an opportunity to dresss up like a cabin crew member and practise the pre-flight safety demonstration procedure.