Careers Fairs, Year 8 Day Careers Day & Workshops
A successful initiative introduced to the careers provision here at the Bishop’s Stortford High School are the lunchtime Careers Workshops for Years 9-13.
We’ve hosted a number of visitors in the last 2-3 years who have presented sessions on their profession and/or roles, along with details of career pathways, training and opportunities. Visitors to date include PHD Architects, Cambridge Intelligence, Price Bailey, Audi, Johnson & Johnson, Tees Law, GSK, The Civil Service, University College London, working in the charity sector and St James Wealth Management – to name but a few.
In an informal classroom atmosphere, a target audience of students specifically interested in a certain career can find out more; subjects to choose at A Level etc. Presenters use a variety of methods to illustrate their talks such as worksheets, Powerpoints, group work etc – all of which ensure our students are engaged and enjoy the workshops.
Do please get in touch if you can contribute to the workshop calendar in any way – I would love to hear from you.
Careers Fair 2025
Years 10-13
2025 Biennial Careers Fair
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
3.30-7.30pm
Over 50 employers will be present including all the armed services, the police, ARM Holdings, MBDA, the NHS, Airbus, Deloitte, Linklaters LLP, BAM Construction, GSK, BBC, Pell Frishmann, Inflite Engineering, Bishop’s Stortford Veterinary Hospital, Manchester Airport Group, Titan Aviation – and many many more including apprenticeship and post-graduate recruiters.
Almost 10 educators will be present including all the local Colleges of Further Education, Writtle College & University, the University of Hertfordshire, Anglia Ruskin and the University of East Anglia
This is the largest event of its kind held at any school locally – Students should make the most of all the opportunities ie network and research work experience
All students in Years 10-13 should attend
On entry there will be a sign-in register for students; please make sure you diarise the event
Parents/carers to accompany students
Timings for the year groups are as follows:
Year 11 4.45pm-5.30pm
Year 12 5.30pm-6.15pm
Year 10 6.15pm-7pm
Year 13 7pm-7.30pm
Year 8 Careers Day
Year 8 enjoy a day of career presentations
Careers and Work-Related Learning Department’s Claire Jonas said; ‘After an afternoon of reflection and completion of a detailed careers quiz, I’m looking forward to learning what our Year 8s are all about! As always, the NHS and the engineers were extremely popular due to their hands-on sessions complete with lots of props, but of course, all of the employers gave interesting insights into their professions and the students benefitted enormously.
I received lots of super compliments on the behaviour of Year 8 and naturally our new school building received lots of compliments too.
Whether it’s a careers fair, a workshop or an assembly, it’s very humbling that companies are so willing and able to give up their time to support our students and we’re incredibly grateful.’
