Events and Opportunities

Please find links below to information about careers trips and events as well as other externally-provided opportunities that will help our students to explore their future options and develop their skills:

NOVEMBER 2024 - Y11-13 TRIP TO NSCL FEST - CLICK HERE FOR STUDENT GUIDE

School trips 2023-24

DATE/S	YEAR/S	TRIP	LETTER	PERMISSION FORM
14/09/23	9-10 PP	Pathfinders 3 (University of Lincoln)	Invitation only	Invitation only
03/11/23	11	Pembroke College, Cambridge	PDF	CLOSED
04/11/23 + 3	10 female	Cummins Engineering Club	PDF	CLOSED
09/10/23	9-11 SEN/D	Beehive Next Steps Fair	PDF	CLOSED
07/11/23	11-13	National School and College Leavers' Festival	PDF	CLOSED
08/11/23	12	Graduate and Apprentice Engineering Show	PDF	CLOSED
16/11/23	8	Festo Engineering	PDF	CLOSED
16/01/24	11	Lincoln College, Oxford	PDF	CLOSED
24/01/24	12	Be Inspired: Business (University of Lincoln)	PDF	CLOSED
07/02/24	12	Be Inspired: Social Sciences (University of Lincoln)	PDF	CLOSED
14/02/24	10-11	Find Your Future (Northampton College)	PDF	CLOSED
05/03/24	9-10 PP	Pathfinders 4 (University of Oxford)	Invitation only	Invitation only
07/03/24	12	Pembroke College, Cambridge	PDF	CLOSED
13/03/24	11-13	National Apprenticeships Show (MK)	PDF	CLOSED
28/03/24	10	"Big Rig" challenge (Northampton College)	PDF	CLOSED
22/04/24	10	"Earth Day" event (Northampton College)	PDF	CLOSED
25/04/24	12	"Moving on in STEM" event (University of Northampton)	PDF	CLOSED
04/06/24	10 + 12	COLAS Rail - Rail Safe Friendly careers event	PDF	CLOSED
12/06/24	9	STEAM (University of Northampton)	PDF	CLOSED
17/06/24	12	UCAS Discovery Fair (University of Bedfordshire)	PDF	CLOSED
24/06/24	11	UCAS Discovery Fair (NEC)	PDF	CLOSED
02/07/24	10	"Creating Digital Futures" event (Northampton College)	PDF	CLOSED

IN-SCHOOL EVENTS

DATE/S	YEAR/S	TRIP	LINKS
28/09/23	13	Personal Statement workshops (Lancaster University)	n/a
09/11/23	7-13	Life Skills Day (World of Work)	PDF
23/11/23	10+12 parents	Work Experience information evening (virtual)	Letter PP Recording
11/01/24	9-13	Army BASE Workshop	Invitation only
23/01/24	10+	Lunchtime workshop: Careers in Surveying	n/a
29/01/24	9	"Real Life Maths" Lessons	n/a
01/02/24	9-13	Careers Fair	n/a
09/02/24	12-13	Alumni Presentation: Careers in Investment Banking	n/a
04/03/24	7	Cummins x Guilsborough: International Data Centre Day workshop	PDF CLOSED
07/03/24	9	Options Evening (Post-16 providers in attendance)	n/a
19/03/24	9-11	Assembly Presentations: Army / Apprenticeships	n/a
20/03/24	12	Business Breakfast	n/a
20/03/24	11-13	Your Future in Rail networking event	PDF CLOSED
30/04/24	8	Faraday STEM Challenge	PDF CLOSED
25/06/24	Y12 parents	HE information evening	https://forms.office.com/e/LAiznV83dD

WORK EXPERIENCE

We set aside a week of curriculum time for both Year 10 and Year 12 students to engage in off-site work experience.

For 2023-24, the dates are:

Year 10: 13-17 May 2024

Year 12: 15-19 July 2024

Students are encouraged to source their own placements. Details should be uploaded to their Unifrog accounts to allow us to ensure the placements are appropriate and safe. More information can be found below:

Parent Letter

PP and Recording from Parent Information Evening

Letter for Employers (Y10)

Letter for Employers (Y12)

Video: Unifrog Placements Tool

Video: How to log a virtual placement

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities listed here are provided externally from school. Whilst we do our best to check that we only list events from trusted providers, students and parents should use their discretion when accessing external websites and signing up to programmes.