It’s a myth that UCAS Clearing is only for university applicants who don’t get their required grades on results day. In 2024, over 60% of people who used Clearing did so through choice. Some were late applicants, some changed their minds about …

Part of our Creative Careers Month Activities. Norwich University of the Arts will be coming to work with our sixth form students in a session about portfolios. Students from art, photography, IT and product design will be invited to the session in …

Throughout November, students will be exploring creative careers across the school with live talks. The talks will not only include creative sectors (like TV & Film, fashion, gaming, publishing, museums, design and more), but also different sectors that have creative careers within …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …