Careers Plan – Year 13 (2025-26)
YEAR 13 AIM: In the sixth form, careers education focuses on preparing students to make good choices, engage in work experience and understand personal development.
RATIONALE: The focus of this year is ensuring that Year 13 students make applications and secure positive post-18 destinations.
Term 1
- Apprenticeship Academy
A six-week programme run online by a level 6 careers advisor, Jess Pieri RCDP. This is a weekly session, held on Wednesdays from 4.30-6pm for six weeks, and is designed as a bootcamp to take students through the process of choosing, finding, applying, interviewing and managing their apprenticeship applications. Each weekly session has a specific focus and is supported by a current degree-level apprentice and an employer who offers an apprenticeship programme – these speakers will be available to answer questions. Jess is then available to offer advice, check CVs and answer questions via email. This is a service for which the school has subscribed and links will be emailed to students and parents/carers at the appropriate time in the year.
This programme runs in Terms 1 for Year 13, Term 4 for Year 11 and 13, and Term 6 for Year 10 and Year 12.
Continue reading → - Destination STEM: Careers Mentoring
Year 11, 12 and 13 students are invited to sign up for a mentoring scheme organised by STEM Learning. Students sign up for the secure and moderated online platform, answer some questions about their interests and they get to choose from five suggested mentors, all of whom work in a wide variety of STEM roles. Architects, doctors, astronomers, geologists, economists, data scientists, web designers and much, much more have made themselves available to give careers advice and information over a 10 week period. Students can ask about life after school, including education, university, apprenticeships, or preparing for employment. They can discuss STEM career options, applications and interviews, job hunting, study skills and more.
https://www.destinationstem.org.uk/get-involved/mentoring
Continue reading → - FSQ: Careers Student Voice
On computers, students will complete two evaluations. One is of their current knowledge of careers and post-18 destinations – that helps us to identify any gaps in their knowledge and to plan sessions that will help in the future. The other is of what they identify as their strengths and areas for development, to help us to tailor our careers programme and interventions.
Continue reading → - Guidance Interviews
Year 13 students are able to request their one-to-one guidance interviews with our level 6-qualified careers adviser, Mrs Hollinshead, at any point in the academic year, depending on their plans. Students intending to apply for university or degree apprenticeships are recommended to book a meeting in Terms 1 and 2 due to the earlier deadlines.
To support students who may be feeling anxious due to additional needs, they will be sent guides prior to the meeting to help them understand what to expect.
Continue reading → - Higher and Degree Apprenticeships Listing
The higher and degree apprenticeship listing is released in October and January every year. This is advertised to our students in Year 13 so that they can get support in making their applications. We also encourage our Year 12 students to search the listing so that they can start planning ahead for their time in the sixth form by looking at when positions are open and closing dates.
We publish the list on Morrisby as an optional task for our students in their ‘activities’ section. They can also add any relevant steps they need to take on to their action plans.
Continue reading → - Maidstone University Fair
Wrotham Students have been kindly invited to attend Maidstone Grammar School’s University Fair in September.
They will be hosting around 50 exhibitors at the event, representing a wide range of UK universities plus some local colleges and apprenticeship organisations. The following institutions have confirmed their attendance:
A Star Future (Studying Abroad) Aberystwyth University, Aston University, University of Bath, BIMM Music Institute, University of Birmingham, University of Brighton, University of Cambridge, Canterbury Christ Church University, Cardiff University, City St George’s, University of East Anglia, Escape Studios (Animation, Games & VFX) University of Essex, University of Exeter, Falmouth University, University of Glasgow, University of Greenwich, Hadlow & North Kent College, University of Hull, University of Kent, Lancaster University, University of Leeds, London School of Economics & Political Science, Loughborough University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Medway School of Arts, Mid-Kent College, Newcastle University, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, University of Portsmouth, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Reading, Royal Holloway University, St Mary’s University Twickenham, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Suffolk, University of Surrey, University of Sussex, Swansea University, The Education People (Apprenticeships), University College London, University for the Creative Arts, University of Warwick, University of York.
Continue reading → - Personal Statement Writing OSCAR sessions
In this term, there are opportunities for students who are pursuing university and higher/degree apprenticeship applications to join group sessions to complete their applications. They also have the chance to book individual sessions with our UCAS and level 6 careers adviser, Mrs Hollinshead.
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Term 2
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: Individual Planning
In term 2, the focus is on students working on their own goals and individual plans with support from the sixth form team. They might be finalising their university applications, writing personal statements, researching apprenticeship opportunities (and even starting applications) or working on their continual professional development through searching for work experience, updating their CVs. Central to this process is their individual action plans, which they review each week.
Continue reading → - Destination STEM: Careers Mentoring
Year 11, 12 and 13 students are invited to sign up for a mentoring scheme organised by STEM Learning. Students sign up for the secure and moderated online platform, answer some questions about their interests and they get to choose from five suggested mentors, all of whom work in a wide variety of STEM roles. Architects, doctors, astronomers, geologists, economists, data scientists, web designers and much, much more have made themselves available to give careers advice and information over a 10 week period. Students can ask about life after school, including education, university, apprenticeships, or preparing for employment. They can discuss STEM career options, applications and interviews, job hunting, study skills and more.
https://www.destinationstem.org.uk/get-involved/mentoring
Continue reading → - Guidance Interviews
Year 13 students are able to request their one-to-one guidance interviews with our level 6-qualified careers adviser, Mrs Hollinshead, at any point in the academic year, depending on their plans. Students intending to apply for university or degree apprenticeships are recommended to book a meeting in Terms 1 and 2 due to the earlier deadlines.
To support students who may be feeling anxious due to additional needs, they will be sent guides prior to the meeting to help them understand what to expect.
Continue reading → - Personal Statement Writing OSCAR sessions
In this term, there are opportunities for students who are pursuing university and higher/degree apprenticeship applications to join group sessions to complete their applications. They also have the chance to book individual sessions with our UCAS and level 6 careers adviser, Mrs Hollinshead.
Continue reading → - TRIP: What Careers? Live
Year 12 and 13 students are invited to attend What Careers? Live at the London Olympia. There are a range of activities available for students to join; this ensures that they are able to tailor the event to their needs and interests. Activities include: talks from employers and universities, CV clinics, careers advisors, universities and employer stands; a US university zone, and more.
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Term 3
- Guidance Interviews
Year 13 students are able to request their one-to-one guidance interviews with our level 6-qualified careers adviser, Mrs Hollinshead, at any point in the academic year, depending on their plans. Students intending to apply for university or degree apprenticeships are recommended to book a meeting in Terms 1 and 2 due to the earlier deadlines.
To support students who may be feeling anxious due to additional needs, they will be sent guides prior to the meeting to help them understand what to expect.
Continue reading → - Higher and Degree Apprenticeships Listing
The higher and degree apprenticeship listing is released in October and January every year. This is advertised to our students in Year 13 so that they can get support in making their applications. We also encourage our Year 12 students to search the listing so that they can start planning ahead for their time in the sixth form by looking at when positions are open and closing dates.
We publish the list on Morrisby as an optional task for our students in their ‘activities’ section. They can also add any relevant steps they need to take on to their action plans.
Continue reading → - National Apprenticeship Week 2026: Virtual Work Experience
During National Apprenticeship Week, our Year 12 and 13 students will undertake a virtual work experience session or opportunity with an employer or apprenticeship provider. In 2025, they had 90+ options to choose from at a range of times throughout the week and 97% of Year 12 students took part in live online events.
If your company is offering a live virtual experience during NAW2026, please contact our careers lead.
Continue reading → - Personal Statement Writing OSCAR sessions
In this term, there are opportunities for students who are pursuing university and higher/degree apprenticeship applications to join group sessions to complete their applications. They also have the chance to book individual sessions with our UCAS and level 6 careers adviser, Mrs Hollinshead.
Continue reading →
Term 4
- .CAREERS SESSIONS: Ready for next steps
In these sessions, Year 13 will be polishing their employability skills and focusing on their career readiness. This may look slightly different for each student, but will include:
- preparation for interviews and assessment centres
- learning about what support is available to adults including the National Careers Service and the DWP
- learning about disability support available while they might go through job and apprenticeship searches, but also while at university
- what happens on results day including processes and how to get support.
- information for students and parents about clearing
- continued access to one-to-one guidance
We then review intended destinations and any additional support that is needed.
Continue reading → - Apprenticeship Academy
A six-week programme run online by a level 6 careers advisor, Jess Pieri RCDP. This is a weekly session, held on Wednesdays from 4.30-6pm for six weeks, and is designed as a bootcamp to take students through the process of choosing, finding, applying, interviewing and managing their apprenticeship applications. Each weekly session has a specific focus and is supported by a current degree-level apprentice and an employer who offers an apprenticeship programme – these speakers will be available to answer questions. Jess is then available to offer advice, check CVs and answer questions via email. This is a service for which the school has subscribed and links will be emailed to students and parents/carers at the appropriate time in the year.
This programme runs in Terms 1 for Year 13, Term 4 for Year 11 and 13, and Term 6 for Year 10 and Year 12.
Continue reading → - Careers Fair 2026
Wrotham School’s Careers Fair has gone from strength to strength, building on our relationships with local and national employers, apprenticeship providers, colleges and universities. The fair will feature specialised activities to support our Year 9, 10, 11 and Sixth Form students to make informed decisions about the important transitions they face.
This year, we again welcome our neighbouring school Grange Park School to join our careers fair. Grange Park is a specialist school for children and young people with autism spectrum condition (ASC) from 9-19.
If you would like to find out more information, please visit the ‘Careers Events’ page.
Continue reading → - Guidance Interviews
Year 13 students are able to request their one-to-one guidance interviews with our level 6-qualified careers adviser, Mrs Hollinshead, at any point in the academic year, depending on their plans. Students intending to apply for university or degree apprenticeships are recommended to book a meeting in Terms 1 and 2 due to the earlier deadlines.
To support students who may be feeling anxious due to additional needs, they will be sent guides prior to the meeting to help them understand what to expect.
Continue reading →
