Students in Y11 were lucky to be visited by some external speakers, as well as our very own Mr Laing to inform them of some of their options at post-16 and post-18 level.

Mr Laing spoke about KWSixth and how it differs from life within the main school body. Students were informed of the subjects on offer and what would be required of them should they wish to join KWSixth in September 2025.

We were also lucky to have Andy from “Power of Events”, who spoke about the broad scope of roles within event planning and organisation. The students heard what was required to plan smaller events, such as weddings, and also heard how Andy and his colleagues had been involved in much larger events like global superstar concerts, sporting events and Eurovision. Andy also spoke about the different routes into the company, such as apprenticeships.

Sarah from the University of Hertfordshire informed students of what university life is like. This session was used to introduce students to the idea of university and how different university courses are from GCSE or higher education courses. She also touched on some aspects of student life like tuition fees and loan repayments, so that students were aware of these and how to access help with such things should they need to.

Unfortunately, some of our speakers were unable to attend on the day due to illness. We will, therefore, host some smaller events later in the year to provide further information on apprenticeships, vocational colleges and also working within the NHS.