Careers Fair

On Wednesday evening our Careers department hosted a vibrant Careers Fair with representation from an exceptional range of industries – for instance we had a female pilot from EasyJet, a film director and professional dancers, representatives from engineering, construction, medicine, scientific research, Higher Education, marketing and PR, the Army and the RAF, finance, architecture and landscape, and apprenticeship providers.

It really was a fantastic event with over 165 girls from Year 9 to Upper Sixth attending. The students were encouraged to attend and ask questions of the industry representatives. The girls had handy ‘cheat sheets’ in case their minds went blank, so there were plenty of great questions asked – from ‘what actually is marketing?’ to ‘which modules would I need to take in my university course?’. Our guests were very complimentary about the students, saying they had a really good evening with lots of interesting questions asked. We commend the girls on their interest in learning about what a typical day is like in so many different industries, and it was also great to see so many parents attending to support their girls in deciphering the world of work. Thank you to Mrs Kate Mead and Mrs Kate Ross, from our careers department, for their efforts in organising and hosting such a successful event. 

One parent said: “I just wanted to thank you and to say how impressive and well organised it was. It was good to see how well attended the event was and there was a great atmosphere.”