GUEST SPEAKER: Professor Jo Delahunty Barrister KC
Speakers for Schools have selected Wrotham School for an inspirational talk from Professor Jo Delahunty Barrister KC and we couldn’t be more excited. Jo is one of the UK’s leading family barristers specialising in child protection law rising to prominence, and winning …
WORKSHOP: Student Finance and Preparing for University
Canterbury Christ Church University will be leading a workshop with students in Year 13 to help them understand the processes around student finance. This is an optional session for students intending to go to university (either this year or after a gap …
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 …
.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 …
.CAREERS SESSIONS: Ready for next steps
In these sessions, Year 13 will learn about how to approach interviews as well as the STAR structure for answers to typical questions (e.g. ‘Tell me about a time when you have dealt with a conflict’). We also look at what happens …
Apprenticeship Academy
A six-week programme run online by a level 6 careers advisor, Jess Pieri. 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, …
Careers Fair 2025
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 …
FSQ: Careers Student Voice
Year 13 students are invited to complete a review of the careers provision that they have received over their time at Wrotham School. This is an important opportunity for us to hear from our students in order to review our plans for …
University Personal Statement Writing OSCAR sessions
In this term, there are opportunities for students who are pursuing university 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. …
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 …