Year 9 GCSE Options Evening – Wednesday 29th January, 6pm
Year 9 parents / carers and students are invited to attend the GCSE Options Evening planned for Wednesday 29th January. There will be a 15-20-minute presentation at 6pm in the hall explaining the options process. There will then be an opportunity to visit subject rooms to talk to teachers about the content of the GCSE courses offered. Teachers will be available from 6.20pm until 7.45pm.
What’s coming up this term…
Monday 20th January : Year 9 GCSE Taster Session (Health & Social Care)
Monday 20th January : Year 10 CV Writing and Interview Workshops begin
Tuesday 21st January : Year 9 GCSE Taster Session (Sociology)
Wednesday 29th January : Year 9 Options Evening, 6pm
Friday 31st January : Year 11 Futures Meetings (2) with SLT
Tuesday 11th February : Apprenticeship Assembly with Hanbury Manor – Years 7 & 8
Thursday 13th February : Apprenticeship Assembly with MBDA – Years 9 & 10
Friday 14th February : Deadline for Year 9 GCSE Options Forms
Tuesday 4th March : Careers Assembly with BEAM – Years 7 & 8
Wednesday 5th March : Year 12 Careers Morning
Wednesday 5th March : Year 8 Work Shadowing Day
Thursday 6th March : Year 9 visit to the University of Hertfordshire
Friday 7th March : Year 10 ‘Big Interview Day’
Friday 7th March : Lunchtime talk from Debut Training Academy – all year groups invited
Monday 10th March : Careers Assembly with Essex and Herts Air Ambulance – Years 7 & 8
Wednesday 12th March : Careers Assembly with Hanbury Manor – Years 9 & 10
Friday 14th March : Careers Assembly with the RAF – Years 11 to 13
Monday 17th March : ‘Degree Apprenticeship v Traditional University Route’ talk by the University of Hertfordshire – Year 11
Wednesday 26th March : Careers Assembly with SKY – Years 10 & 11
Generation Welwyn Hatfield 2025 – Friday 7th February
About this event
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Hertfordshire Futures’ skills portal HOP are hosting an exciting careers fair to highlight different job sectors and opportunities open to young people in Welwyn and Hatfield areas now and in the near future: and give young people an opportunity to meet employers.
This event operates a Twilight session from 3.30pm to 5.00pm and any local school or Oaklands college students are welcome to attend to meet with local employers and learn about the many career opportunities available.
Parents/Carers are also more than welcome to accompany their child. Attending this event will:
• Help young people gain meaningful encounters with employers
• Highlight to young people about a variety of local jobs and industries
• Inform students about the varied routes into work
Success at School Webinar
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Early Talent Team is hosting a virtual event – Championing Apprenticeships – on Tuesday 11th February at 6:00PM GMT in support of National Apprenticeship Week.
Unifrog Virtual Apprenticeship Fair – Wednesday 12th February
Amazing Apprenticeships Webinars and Workshops
