SIXTH FORM NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES

WORK EXPERIENCE

Our current Year 12 students will be undertaking  one or more Work Experience  Placements at the end of the Summer term (Thursday 13th July to Tuesday 25th July 2023).

Kent Choices has developed a new Work Experience area of its website , which can be accessed without a log-in, presenting a wide range of virtual and other Work Experience Opportunities. Click here for details.

UNIVERSITY OF KENT - SUCCEED PROGRAMME

For current year 12 students, this programme is FREE of charge and runs from February 2023 to July 2023. It consists of 3 online workshops, 4 Saturdays and a 3-night residential on the University of Kent Canterbury campus.  Click here for details. The deadline for applications to the full programme has now passed but please watch this space for news of the summer residential, which may be accessed separately.

LINKS WITH CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH UNIVERSITY

The School and College Engagement Team at Canterbury Christ Church University delivers a range of activities to help school and college students. These resources are free to access. Click here.

 APPRENTICESHIPS

If you are looking at apprenticeships or degree apprenticeships, please refer to the Top 100 Apprenticeship Providers 2022 on this link. Click here.

The Higher and Degree Vacancy Listing for 2022/2023 created in November 2022 can be accessed here. 

Please also look at this website to sign up for alerts and see what opportunities become available. Click here.

One of our Year 13 students last year, Jaycee Rigden, successfully secured a Business Degree Apprenticeship at Lloyd's - please read this Springpod feature on Jaycee's inspiring journey Partners Website (springpod.com).

CAREER RESOURCES FROM PwC

PwC's employability skills toolkit includes programmes on technology, financial literacy, and wellbeing. Each lesson pack comes with a lesson plan, a facilitator guide and a presentation. Click here.

USEFUL WEBSITES and INITIATIVES

 The link below is to a career-related website, which is supported by universities and colleges in the South West of England, but the information on there is relevant  and there are quizzes and worksheets. Click here.

Students looking to apply to MEDICAL  SCHOOL may find this guide on the application process helpful. Click here. 

Students in Year 12 who are interested in STEM-related subjects may be interested in a Nuffield Research Placement Opportunity, gaining real-life career experience in the summer holiday. Click here.