Exceptional university and careers advice and guidance
Our pupils dream big for life after school thanks to our aspirational university and careers programme, which uses the nationally-recognised Gatsby framework as its basis.
Year 10 Work Experience
In the w/c 24th June, all our Year 10s took part in work experience week. Students took part in a range of trips and experiences with employers to learn more about a sector they were interested in.
- Advertising and Marketing – students interested in these areas took part in projects with Clarity Global, a digital marketing agency and London Business School, as well as taking part in trips to London Zoo and Lords Cricket ground.
- Finance and Banking – students interested in these areas took part in projects and visits with Investment 2020, BNP Paribas, Dell and HSBC, a well as being put through their pace with economics tasters and a finance challenge.
- Healthcare – students interested in this sector had visits to Kings College London, St Marys Hospital and a Harley Street clinic as well as completing wider reading and projects around healthcare.
- Engineering – students interested in this sector took part in projects and trips with Berkeley, London Transport Museum and EDT to understand the different routes and types of engineering career available.
- Law – students interested in this sector took part in projects with Forsters LLP and BNP Paribas as well as a range of workshops with solicitors and barristers, organied by Christian Barrow.
- Property – students interested in this sector completed trips and experiences with Berkeley, RED Construction, EDT and Open City. They also got to hear from one of our alumni, Rami El Sayed, who shared his experience working at Knight Frank.
- Creative – students interested in these sectors had trips to a theatre (Masterclass) and photo shoot (Laird and Good) as well as completing a project with London Zoo to learn more about different careers in the creative sector.
We are so grateful for employers and volunteers giving time across the week to host groups, and also to volunteers who support every student with completing CVs and doing a mock interview and getting feedback.
We are also grateful for employers who also hosted students for a whole week, including Turner and Townsend, Quod, Boldyn, London Zoo and Arup. In addition, 4 students completed work experience at our Younger Years Site, supporting our nursery students.
Year 10 Work Experience
Year 9 Portfolio Presentations
Year 9 Work Shadowing
Head of Universities and Careers Service
Miss Al-Hariri
c.al-hariri@kingsolomonacademy.org
If you are an employer or self-employed person, interested in working with the school on their Careers Programme, please see ‘Ways to get involved’