An opportunity for Year 8 students to have meaningful encounters with three different providers of technical education. This included North Kent College, a local Independent Training Provider, and the Lower Thames Crossing, which is a provider of apprenticeships. This event forms part …

Young carers in Years 7-9 will attend a workshop with members of The British Red Cross. They will be completing first aid training, and coping with challenges activities, as well as hearing about careers within the organisation. …

KSS Group are the architects who have designed the new school building and work with BAM. They will be hosting an assembly with Year 8 about what architecture actually is and what they do, and then hosting a workshop about the design …

In Art, Year 7, 8 and 9 students are invited to take part in a kit design competition set by Maidstone United FC. It opens on 31st October and closes on 10th November. With the support of the Art department, students get …

Each term, one Year 8 class will learn about charities and work in groups to design their own charity including its social purpose and how it will raise awareness and funds. At the end of the project, a charity/voluntary organisation will visit, …

As part of remembrance week, Year 8 will consider the secondary careers that veterans often choose and why. They will look at different roles within the armed forces and how these choices can prepare a person for other career sectors and roles. …

In term 5, our focus is helping Year 8 students to understand the transition that will happen over the next year. We will look at the difference between vocational and academic routes, why we choose GCSEs and how they can best use …

Year 8 students will undertake an entrepreneurship challenge across their fortnightly careers sessions, and have the opportunity to understand the different elements involved in being self-employed. …

In their fortnightly careers sessions this term, Year 8 will be focusing on activities that support the PSHE content that is being delivered. This includes examples of LGBTQ+ workplace diversity schemes and the Stonewall top-ranked employers. …

In their fortnightly careers sessions, Year 8 students gain a greater understanding of the world of work. They will be introduced to what is involved when calling in sick to work and how this might affect pay, or might need supporting documentation. …