Careers, Higher Education and Oxbridge

Our Careers Department is committed to supporting students in recognising their natural talents, enhancing these skills, acquiring new ones and creating a career plan to help them achieve their goals.

Our qualified and experienced Careers Adviser offers continual support throughout the two years including personal statement writing, applying through UCAS and applying to degree apprenticeships.

A Mock Interview Evening is held with staff from other schools and local universities to provide guidance and support.

Applying to Oxbridge

The school has a strong record of Oxbridge success in recent years. Our Oxbridge Coordinator, form tutors and subject teachers all support students through the process of applying to Oxford and Cambridge through coaching and administering entrance tests.

We encourage students to start thinking about a possible Oxbridge application as early as Year 10, by getting pupils to focus on expanding their knowledge beyond the GCSE and then the A Level syllabus. With Year 12, we begin to go into much more detail about the application and selection procedure, ensuring that students are well informed and realistic in their applications. When students begin Year 13, we work intensively with individuals on their UCAS application, above all their references, and focus on preparing for the interview by arranging extra practice (with tutors at Bablake School on a reciprocal basis), as well as intensive practise at school in conjunction with the Careers Department.