Careers Convention 2023

Careers Convention

Welcome to the annual Cherwell School Careers Convention.

This evening is open to all school students in Years 9-13 and their parents and carers.

We have over 50 stands for you to see. These are located in the Hall, the Gym, Sixth Form Study Area, Sixth Form Library, Training Room and L1 and L2 (above the Sixth Form Study Area).

We strongly advise that you look through this booklet and plan your route in advance. At the end of the booklet are maps to help you do this.

After the Convention, you can find further information by:

• Making an appointment with Jason Davis our Careers Advisor (his office is next to Learning Support on the North Site). Ask your Deputy Year Leader if you aren’t sure.

• Going to the school website and going to the Support tab, Careers Programme Information.

Lynda Dale Jason Davis Careers Convention Organiser Careers Adviser jdavis@cherwellschool.org

The staff and students of The Cherwell School would like to thank the organisations, careers consultants and representatives who have so willingly given their free time to make this a successful evening

Career Area Organisation

Accountancy

• Shaw Gibbs

Acting • Boomsatsuma

• Bristol School of Drama (Oxford)

Agriculture (inc Horticulture, Equestrian) & Animal Care

• Abingdon and Witney College

Apprenticeships • Abingdon and Witney College • Adviza • BMW • Bucks, Oxon & Berks West Integrated Care Board • City of Oxford College • Connect 2 Care • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) • Darke and Taylor • Engineering Trust Training Ltd • HIT Training • Ignite Sport UK • Kellogg College • Leonardo Royal Hotel • Lucy Group Ltd • Oxford Direct Services • Oxford NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets) • Oxford University (Apprenticeships) • Oxford University Hospitals (Apprenticeships) • Science & Technology Facilities Council

Architects • Jessop & Cook

Armed Services • Abingdon and Witney College • Army • Royal Air Force

Beauty and Hair • Introtrain • Oxford International College of Beauty • Popham Hairdressing

Career Area Organisation

Building Trades

• ACE Training • Darke and Taylor • Oxford Direct Services • Warburton Building Services Ltd

Business & Secretarial

• Abingdon and Witney College • Andy Pillidge, (formerly of Boehringer Ingelheim) • City of Oxford College • Lucy Group Ltd • Oxford Direct Services • Shaw Gibbs

Careers Advice • Jason Davis, Careers Adviser (Cherwell School)

Caring • Connect 2 Care • Lincroft Meadows (Porthaven)

Carpentry • Abingdon and Witney College • ACE Training • Oxford Direct Services

Catering • City of Oxford College • HIT Training • Kellogg College *Dining Hall catering assistant job opportunity • Leonardo Royal Hotel

Chemical Engineering • Helen Ramsey, Institute of Chemical Engineers

Childcare and Early Education • Abingdon and Witney College • City of Oxford College

Colleges/Universities • Abingdon and Witney College • City of Oxford College • Greene’s College Oxford • Oxford Brookes University • Oxford University • Ruskin College and the University of West London

Career Area Organisation

• St Clare’s, Oxford • University of Bath • University of Northampton

Computing/Software Development • Abingdon and Witney College • Andy Pillidge (formerly of Boehringer Ingelheim) • Dr Jim Hague • Science & Technology Facilities Council

Conservation/Environment • Earthwatch Europe

Construction Industry • Abingdon and Witney College • ACE Training • Darke and Taylor • Oxford Direct Services

Countryside Management • Abingdon and Witney College

Creative Design • Oxford University Press

Creative & Media

Abingdon and Witney College

Boomsatsuma • Bristol School of Drama (Oxford)

Early Years

Connect 2 Care

Editorial

Oxford University Press

Electrical

Engineering

Warburton Building Services Ltd

Abingdon and Witney College

City of Oxford College

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE)

Engineering Trust Training Ltd

Lucy Group Ltd

Career Area Organisation

Engineering (Automotive)

• Abingdon and Witney College • BMW Group

Electrical Engineering • Abingdon and Witney College • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE)

Darke and Taylor • Engineering Trust Training Ltd

Engineering Building Services, Electrical, Electronics • Engineering Trust Training Ltd • Oxford Direct Services

Engineering (Mechanical) • Abingdon and Witney College • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) • Engineering Trust Training Ltd • Science & Technology Facilities Council

Environment/Conservation

Equestrian

Abingdon and Witney College

Field Research for degrees in Sciences, Geography and Environmental studies

Finance

Fitness and Health • Abingdon and Witney College • City of Oxford College

Ignite Sports UK

Floristry • Abingdon and Witney College

Career Area Organisation

Gap Year

• St Clare’s, Oxford

Geo-Science • Greene’s College Oxford

Graphic Design • Abingdon and Witney College • Oxford University Press

Hair and Beauty • Abingdon and Witney College • City of Oxford College • Introtrain • Oxford International College of Beauty • Popham Hairdressing

Health & Social Care • Abingdon and Witney College • Connect 2 Care • Health Education England • Lincroft Meadows (Porthaven) • Oxford NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets) • Oxfordshire County Council

Heating • Warburton Building Services Ltd

Horticulture and Countryside • Abingdon and Witney College

Hospitality and Catering • City of Oxford College • HIT Training • Leonardo Royal Hotel

Kellogg College

Illustration • Oxford University Press

IT • Abingdon and Witney College • Andy Pillidge, (formerly of Boehringer Ingelheim) • City of Oxford College • Dr Jim Hague

Career Area Organisation

• Science & Technology Facilities Council

Journalism

• Steve Hartley, Creative Scholars

Languages • Andy Pillidge, (formerly of Boehringer Ingelheim)

Law • RWK Goodman

Leisure & Sport

• Abingdon and Witney College • City of Oxford College • Ignite Sport UK

Marketing • Andy Pillidge, (formerly of Boehringer Ingelheim) • Oxford University Press

Maths • Science & Technology Facilities Council

Mechanical Engineering • Abingdon and Witney College • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) • Engineering Trust Training Ltd • Science & Technology Facilities Council

Mechanical Engineering (Automotive)

Media & Music

• Abingdon and Witney College • BMW Group

• Abingdon and Witney College • Boomsatsuma • Bristol School of Drama (Oxford)

Medical • Bucks, Oxon & Berks West Integrated Care Board • Dr Alessia Gargiulo • Dr Aparna Pal • Dr Cathy Scott • Dr Sarah Pendlebury

Career Area Organisation

•

Health Education England

• Oxford Eye Hospital - Orthoptic Department • Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, Radiology Department

• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Apprenticeships) • Oxford NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets)

Mechanical Engineering • Engineering Trust Training Ltd

Nursing • Oxford NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets)

Ophthalmology • Oxford Eye Hospital - Orthoptic Department

Physics • Science & Technology Facilities Council

Property Maintenance/Lettings Management • Lucy Group Ltd

Publishing Design • Oxford University Press Plumbing • Oxford Direct Services • Warburton Building Services Ltd

Retail • Bicester Village

HIT Training

Science (various areas) • Abingdon and Witney College • Earthwatch Europe •

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Science & Technology Facilities Council

Career Area Organisation

Sixth Form – advice on applications, A levels/ next steps

• Miss Richer, Head of Sixth Form (Cherwell School)

Social Care/Social Work • Connect 2 Care • Lincroft Meadows (Porthaven) • Oxfordshire County Council

Software Development/Computing • Abingdon and Witney College • Dr Jim Hague

Sport • Abingdon and Witney College • City of Oxford College • Ignite Sport UK

Sustainability • Lucy Group Ltd

Teaching • Abingdon and Witney College • Cherwell School • St Clare’s, Oxford

Technology • Abingdon and Witney College • Engineering Trust Training Ltd • Science & Technology Facilities Council

Tourism • Abingdon and Witney College

Training/Apprenticeships • Abingdon and Witney College • Adviza • Bicester Village • BMW • Bucks, Oxon & Berks West Integrated Care Board • City of Oxford College • Connect 2 Care • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) • Darke and Taylor

Career Area Organisation

• Engineering Trust Training Ltd

• HIT Training

• Ignite Sport UK

• Kellogg College

• Leonardo Royal Hotel

• Lucy Group Ltd

• Oxford Direct Services

• Oxford City Council

• Oxford NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets)

• Oxford University (Apprenticeships)

• Oxford University Hospitals (Apprenticeships)

• Oxfordshire County Council (Health & Social Care)

• Science & Technology Facilities Council

Universities/Colleges

• Abingdon and Witney College

• City of Oxford College

• Greene’s College Oxford

• Oxford Brookes University

• Oxford University

• Ruskin College and the University of West London

• St Clare’s, Oxford

• University of Bath

• University of Northampton

Web and UX design

•

Oxford University Press

Preparation

There will be a large number of representatives from different careers and education/training organisations at the Convention. You will not have time to speak to them all. Before you start, mark two or three of particular interest to you. Also, pick out one or two others you would like to find out more about.

Useful Questions: You may want to use some of these questions to help you when talking to people at the stands. Make a note of the answers given to the questions.

1. If I was working with you as a , could you give me examples of typical things I would do? 2. What qualifications would I need? (At GCSE and/or A level) 3. What skills would I need? 4. What is the usual starting age? 5. Where would I do the training and how long would it take? 6. Which qualifications would I be working towards? 7. Are the job prospects good? 8. How many people do you usually recruit each year? 9. Are there any costs for equipment for the course, and if so, is there any financial help? 10. What are the advantages of a college based course? 11. What is the pass rate for this course? 12. 13.

How many students went into relevant employment? Where can I get further information, (i.e. website, email address or contact details)?

University

1. What are the main differences between school and university?

2. How much time will be spent in lectures?

3. What are the entry requirements?

4. What tips can you give me for making a successful application to university?

5. How do I make sure I choose the right course?

6. How will I fund the course?

Any other notes/reminders?