--- title: "Year 8 students visited the University of East London for a Careers Insight" url: "https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2020-02-12-year-8-students-visited-the-university-of-east-london-for-a-careers-insight" school: "Riverside Secondary School" --- [Click here to apply for Riverside 6th Form](https://riversideschool.applicaa.com/year12) # Year 8 students visited the University of East London for a Careers Insight ![Image of Year 8 students visited the University of East London for a Careers Insight](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/news/112a.png) 12 February 2020 Trip to UEL (University of East London) On Wednesday 5th February, students from 8V1 visited UEL for a Careers Insight day. The day consisted of various tasks and activities where students tested skills which would be required in any career. Communication, organisation, delegation and collaboration were vital in the activities, as students worked together in an egg drop challenge. Later in the day, students met with successful business people in a variety of fields. The guest speakers explained how they got in their field and the important skills that they developed when at school, which are important for them in their careers. The students were extremely well behaved throughout the trip and showed great maturity during the day. A real credit to Riverside School and to themselves. Please see images taken on the day!![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/112a.jpg)![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/112b.jpg) [ Year 8 Parents Evening Thursday 30th January 2020 from 4pm till 6pm](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2020-01-23-year-8-parents-evening-thursday-30th-january-2020-from-4pm-till-6pm) [Year 13 Students visiting the Barbican Theatre on Thursday 9th January 2020 ](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2020-02-14-year-13-students-visiting-the-barbican-theatre-on-thursday-9th-january-2020) ![Riverside Secondary School](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/Logo_Footer.png) ### Riverside Secondary School Renwick Road Barking IG11 0FU 0203 946 5888 ### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/riverside_campus/) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white.png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2026 Riverside Secondary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://riverside-secondary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)