Careers

• Ensuring students are aware of the range of pathways open to them after leaving college, both academic and vocational. See the College’s Specialist Career Pathways below.
• Supporting students through the university application process (UCAS) and helping with applications to specialist colleges, such as Art and Performing Arts Colleges
• Ensuring students have access to up-to-date Labour Market Information to help inform their decisions.
• Helping students to gain experiences of the workplace
• Assisting with applications for employment, CV writing and mock interviews
• Arranging lunchtime talks that provide students with a range of encounters with further education, higher education, employers and employees

In the Spring Term the College’s Get Ahead Day for Lower Sixth students is attended by around 90-100 universities, employers and Gap Year organisations. Students also attend a programme of talks and workshops run by College staff and visiting speakers to help them consider the range of pathways open to them after leaving college.

See Get Ahead Day Overview film.

In the Upper Sixth students join a tutorial pathway that will support them in their progression after they leave Reigate College, whether this be into higher or further education, an apprenticeship or employment.

During the Spring Term parents are invited to an event outlining various progression routes and explaining how the College’s Careers Programme supports students.

A further Careers Fair is held in June and at the end of June Lower Sixth students attend Progression Day, during which they attend talks about career opportunities relating to the subjects they study and receive advice on making successful university or employment applications.

In the Upper Sixth students join a tutorial pathway that will support them in their progression after they leave Reigate College, whether this be into higher or further education, an apprenticeship or employment.

See Careers and Progression information for current students, and also visit that page if you are a former Reigate College student wishing to apply to university.

To contact Ellen Walkinshaw or a member of the Careers Team, please email careers@reigate.ac.uk.

During their Lower Sixth students can start on one over 20 Specialist Career Pathways. These will start in January and continue through to the Upper Sixth where there will be an opportunity to choose a different Pathway. These will be timetabled tutorial periods. 

Examples of the Specialist Pathways are currently (in alphabetical order): 

• Architecture 
• Biosciences 
• Careers in Health 
• Chemistry 
• Computer Science and IT 
• Creative (Art and Design or Film and Media) 
• Humanities and Languages 
• Law 
• Music 
• MVD (for aspiring Medics, Vets and Dentists) 
• Oxbridge 
• Performing Arts 
• Psychology 

Whether or not students are following a specialist pathway, in the Upper Sixth ALL students join one of two generic pathways that they follow during weekly tutorial time. These are the:  

• University pathway, and  

• Apprenticeship and Employment pathways 

Students can also do 6 week programmes in Digital Skills and Carbon Literacy, and 2 year courses leading to qualifications in Ancient Greek and the Gym Instructors Award.

Offering targeted support that’s finely tuned each year, results in more and more Reigate College students being offered places at the most competitive universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, and on the most competitive courses, such as Law, Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry.

Increasingly, students are being drawn to some really exciting apprenticeship and employment opportunities direct from College, that are being facilitated via the dedicated Upper Sixth Career Pathway option.

The College has an excellent reputation for helping students secure places on university courses related to these pathways. For more information please email: Liz.sanders@reigate.ac.uk