Pupils at a secondary school have taken part in a CV and professional skills development workshop.

Year 11s from Kingsdown School in Swindon took part in the event delivered by the team from the Amazon fulfilment centre in the town.

They learnt how to create a strong CV and learned interview preparation techniques from a team of managers and recent graduates employed at Amazon in Swindon.

The workshop also taught them about apprenticeship opportunities available at the company.

It followed a similar session the Amazon team hosted for Year 10 pupils from the school last year.

David Tindal, general manager at Amazon in Swindon, said: "We were so pleased to be invited to return to Kingsdown School for the second year running.

"It was great to engage with the students through the professional development workshop, and we hope the skills they gained will be of help to them in their future endeavours. Thank you to Kingsdown for a successful day."

Soteris Manoli, a recent graduate working at Amazon who helped deliver the workshop, added: "As a recent graduate, I understand the importance of having a good CV and strong interview techniques.

"It was great to be able to share my tips and tricks with the wonderful Kingsdown students and give them an insight into our roles at Amazon."

Emma Leigh-Bennett, headteacher at Kingsdown School, said the students "thoroughly enjoyed" the workshop.

She continued: "Thank you to Soteris and the Amazon team for contributing to our students’ professional development.

"It was a fantastic opportunity for them to think more about their career direction, their professional skills and how to prepare for their life beyond school."

Amazon supports the communities where it operates and has delivered free computer science and STEM education programmes to more than 700,000 students across the UK through Amazon Future Engineer.

It helps community organisations to transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its Amazon Local Good programme. This has included more than seven million breakfasts to children at risk of hunger.

Additionally, through its Multibank initiative, co-founded with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Amazon has supported more than 200,000 families experiencing poverty, with the donation of more than two million surplus essential goods.

Alongside its employees, customers, and partners, it has raised more than £4.8 million to fund projects that support people struggling with the cost-of-living and tackle issues such as homelessness, mental health problems and food insecurity