Audience: Students, aged 15 and 16, in the initial stages of considering career options.

Purpose: To ensure students are aware of the wide range of new and traditional career and post-16 possibilities.

Timing: Term-time.

Format: 25-30 minute presentation, with 5-10 minutes for questions. We ask presenters to share the content of their talk with us in advance, so that we can support students in thinking about the questions they would like answered on this topic and in understanding how this career option links to their curriculum.

Audience: Students, aged 17 and 18. to introduce students to new concepts and perspectives beyond the curriculum, challenging preconceptions and exploring the multidisciplinary nature of many career paths. These talks highlight the variety of career routes and promote independent research on these as students consider their university applications and training opportunities.

Timing: Term-time lunchtimes or late morning.

Format: Sessions last 40-45 minutes, with a 20-30 minute presentation and 10-15 minutes for questions and discussion. Two Year 12 events are held each academic year for the whole of Year 12 and the 1881 Scholars Society and other school extension and university preparation sessions host speakers for smaller groups of Year 12 and Year 13 students at lunchtimes and after school. 

Audience: Students, aged 15-17

Purpose: To offer a greater understanding of the work involved in a particular role or career path.

Timing: Outside school hours, or during holidays.

Format: Work experience, or work awareness, remains one of the most highly-valued career development opportunities for our students. Opportunities can range from a few hours of work shadowing or discussion in the workplace, to active engagement over days or weeks. Full support is offered by our designated work experience coordinator and our Unifrog work experience programme facilitates correspondence between a named member of your organisation and the school, including provision of and support for safeguarding, insurance, preparation for and reflection on the placement. Students are expected to undertake work experience outside school hours, either after school, at weekends, or during the holidays. Initial expressions of interest are encouraged to explore how we can support your engagement in our work experience programme.

Audience: Students, aged 17-18

Purpose: To help students practise for university and other course application interviews.

Timing: November, annually

Format: Students access their interview preparation through subject-specific university and extension co-curricular sessions. Practising an interview for 20 minutes with someone other than a teacher forms an extremely valuable part of that preparation. Interviewers do not need to be currently engaged with undergraduate education, nor currently interviewing for work purposes, to play a role - questions can be provided and practice interviews take place online or in-person. You will interview only in the subject areas that you have offered (e.g. History, Economics). Interviews are typically 20 minutes and you will be asked to interview no more than four students (often fewer). All interviewers are accompanied by a member of staff for safeguarding reasons and while informal feedback is welcome, there is no expectation of any formal or written feedback from you.