Year 11 students look to the future

Year 11 students spent last Friday focusing on their future after GCSEs in our ‘Futures Day event’, exploring options including A Levels, Apprenticeships and Further Education as well as receiving careers advice.

Every student had an individual timetable for the day which included taster sessions in Denbigh’s Post 16 courses.  There were also sessions on Further Education from MK College and Moulton College and a focus on apprenticeship opportunities with the chance to talk to current apprentices working at Niftylift.  There was also the chance to think further into the future with an introduction to university life with Buckingham University.  Students were out of uniform for the day and had the use of our fantastic Sixth Form facilities, including the Sixth Form Centre and Café.

Our in-house careers team held sessions on CV preparation, interview techniques, apprenticeship applications and how to use Unifrog effectively.   The students engaged well in the sessions, asking relevant questions and making the most of the opportunity to talk to employers and training and education providers.

Mr Gannaway, the Director of Post 16 Education said: ‘Futures Day is a fantastic event which allows our Year 11 students to pause from their GCSE preparations to think about their future and find out what Post 16 education options might suit them.  We received some wonderful feedback from teachers and visitors regarding the conduct and enthusiasm of the students on the day and we hope that they enjoyed the event and took the opportunity to talk to their families about their plans for the future when they got home.’