CAREERS DAYS

We have a number of collapsed days where students do not attend timetabled lessons but instead focus on various aspects of their career pathways and employability. See below for some examples:

Year 10 Employability Day

Students engage with a range of business volunteers, discussing their own pathways and experiences. In previous years there have been a wide range of business and industry volunteers from journalism, engineering, public services, architecture, civil service, media, creative industries and technology. Students have found this one of the highlights of the year and feedback on how it has raised their aspirations.

Year 12 Interview Skills Day

Year 12 students enjoy a challenging interview day in November where they complete a full job application and interview with a range of business volunteers giving students a meaningful experience of the application process. This involves students individually preparing for a job interview where they must produce their CV, cover letter and complete the application process.

On the day, they are put into small groups and then are interviewed by a business volunteer in front of their peers. Each interviewee receives feedback and one is awarded ‘the job’ from each group. This provides the students with useful experience of the recruitment process and many have fed back that it really helped them in real life applications and interviews. 

Year 12 Futures Evening and Futures Day

Year 12 students enjoy a two-day event where they take the next steps to planning their futures. They receive the chance to meet 50+ business leaders from local businesses to multi-national corporations, alongside representatives from UK universities and apprenticeship providers.

At the fair, students have the opportunity to:

• Engage with representatives from reputable universities to learn about undergraduate programmes, admission requirements, and campus life.
• Connect with apprenticeship providers to discover vocational training opportunities, apprenticeship programmes, and pathways to gain practical skills while earning.
• Interact with professionals from various industries, gaining insights into different career paths, job prospects, and the skills needed to thrive in today's workforce.

Some of our visitors deliver seminars to students explaining what it is like to work in their industry and the most effective ways to prepare for that career.