Category: Careers
Apprentice alumni impress at panel event
Last night (25 September) we were delighted to welcome over 300 Upper Sixth students and parents to our Apprenticeship and Employment Pathway launch. Alumni Coordinator Kate Oake explains, “Central to the event is a live Q&A with six past students who are doing, or have completed, different apprenticeships. This ran three times during the evening enabling …
Past student Lilia kicks off our new Psychology Pathway
Yesterday (11 September) we welcomed Lilia Dobson, our first alumni speaker of the year, who talked to students who are following our new Psychology pathway. Lilia joined us before she heads back to Exeter University for the second year of her BSc Psychology (with Placement Year). Psychology teacher and Pathway lead Bryony Birch said, “We’re …
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Students hold the front page in journalism workshop
Monday (17 June) saw Lower Sixth English and Media students act as the editorial team for a fictional news desk in a session run by Editorial Development Director Lucy Dyer from The School of Journalism. Richard Vardy, Head of English, explained, “Our students really engaged in the discussions to determine which stories would make the …
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So good it should be illegal…
Last night we held our first ever Law Pathway event, featuring five alumni working in the legal profession. Our panel of past students included a barrister, two solicitors, a trainee solicitor and a trainee paralegal, all of whom shared their considerable insights and experiences since leaving Reigate College through to their current career. Liz Sanders, …
New Law Pathway evening event for Lower Sixth open for booking
Current Lower Sixth students who are considering a career in Law are now able to book onto our first ever Law Pathway Evening Event on Wednesday 5 June. We have a fantastic Q&A panel of past students lined up to talk about routes into the legal profession including apprenticeships; experiences of applying for Law; what …
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Careers Fair
On Tuesday 7 May, 400 students and their parents were able to meet with employers and attend a talk about Apprenticeships by Sue Taylor (from the Association of Learning Providers in Surrey). Curriculum staff also had the chance to meet with employers earlier on in the day, to discuss the skills they were looking for, …
Get Ahead Day boosts individual career planning
Yesterday saw our annual Get Ahead Day in full swing across the College campus. As well as 1:1 tutor planning meetings, a skills review and talks, Lower Sixth students had the chance to connect with well over 100 universities, apprenticeship providers, a gap year company and further education colleges in a packed Sports Hall. It …
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Finn gains work experience within Formula One
Congratulations to Finn Russell who’s secured work experience this Easter, within the Marketing team at Williams Racing. Finn was one of around 2,700 students who applied to do work experience at the Formula One, Williams Racing team (otherwise known as Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited). Knowing how intense the competition for work experience was likely to be, Finn had the …
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Get set for interview success
Last week, 63 College students got themselves ‘interview-ready’ by taking part in a specialist workshop run by Platform7teen – an employability and life skills charity. Students prepared for, then practised, their verbal and non-verbal communications skills in group mock interviews. Ellen Walkinshaw Director of Progression said, “Thank you to the Platform7teen team for delivering such engaging and impactful sessions. …
Winning beach hut design lands Annice work experience
Congratulations to Lower Sixth 3D Design student Annice for her winning beach hut prototype, which has secured her a week’s architectural work experience. Head of 3D Design and Engineering Rebecca Degiorgio ran the competition as a ‘warm-up’ exercise before next year’s formally assessed coursework. She said, “We asked Jhonnatan, an architect with WS Planning & …
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