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 around 50 stands for you to see. These are located in the Hall, the Gym, Sixth Form Study Area and the Sixth Form Common Room.
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.
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
Agriculture (inc Horticulture, Equestrian) & Animal Care
Apprenticeships
Architects
Armed Services
Aviation
Beauty and Hair
● Richardsons Chartered Accountants
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Abingdon and Witney College
● ACE Training
● Army
● BMW Group
● City of Oxford College
● Darke and Taylor
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
● Intake Talent (tbc)
● Kellogg College
● Leonardo Royal Hotel
● Lucy Group Ltd
● Mondelez International
● Oxford Direct Services (tbc)
● Oxford University (Apprenticeships)
● Oxfordshire County Council
● Oxfordshire County Council (Health & Social Care)
● Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets & Health Care Support Workers)
● Richardsons Chartered Accountants
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
● Jessop & Cook
● Army
● Royal Air Force
● Royal Navy & Royal Marines
● British Airways
● Introtrain
Career Area Organisation
Building Trades
Business & Secretarial
Careers Advice
Caring
Carpentry
Catering
Chemical Engineering
Childcare and Early Education
Colleges/Universities
● ACE Training
● Darke and Taylor
● Hoare Lea
● Morgan Sindall Construction
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Lucy Group Ltd
● Jason Davis, Careers Adviser (Cherwell School)
● Lincroft Meadows Care Home (Porthaven)
● Abingdon and Witney College
● ACE Training
● City of Oxford College
● Kellogg College *Dining Hall catering assistant job opportunity
● Leonardo Royal Hotel
● Helen Ramsey, Institute of Chemical Engineers
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Oxfordshire County Council
● Aberystwyth University
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Lancaster University
● Oxford Brookes University
● University of Bath
● University of Northampton
Career Area Organisation
Computing/Software Development
Construction Industry
Countryside Management
Creative & Media
Engineering
Engineering (Automotive)
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Dr Jim Hague
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
● Abingdon and Witney College
● ACE Training
● Darke and Taylor
● Hoare Lea
● Morgan Sindall Construction
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Boomsatsuma
● Steve Hartley, David Hartley
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
● Hoare Lea
● In2Science
● Lucy Group Ltd
● Mondelez International
● Morgan Sindall Construction
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
● Abingdon and Witney College
● BMW Group
Electrical Engineering
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Darke and Taylor
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
Engineering Building Services, Electrical, Electronics
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
Career Area Organisation
Engineering (Mechanica)
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Diamond Light Source Ltd
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
Equestrian
Estate Agents
Film
Finance
Fitness and Health
Floristry
Game Design
Graphic Design
Hair and Beauty
Health & Social Care
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Scott Fraser
● Boomsatsuma
● Mondelez International
● Richardsons Chartered Accountants
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Boomsatsuma
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Introtrain
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Lincroft Meadows Care Home (Porthaven)
● Oxfordshire County Council
● Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Nursing/Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/Psychology/Admin/Management)
Career Area Organisation
Hospitality and Catering
● City of Oxford College
● Leonardo Royal Hotel
● Kellogg College
IT
Journalism and Photo Journalism
Leisure & Sport
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Automotive)
Media & Music
Medical
Mechanical Engineering
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Dr Jim Hague
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
● Steve Hartley, David Hartley
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Velocity Football
● Mondelez International
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Diamond Light Source Ltd
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
● Abingdon and Witney College
● BMW Group
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Boomsatsuma
● Steve Hartley, David Hartley
● Dr Chris Bird, Dr Cathy Scott, Ms Naomi Neal, Dr John Willan
● Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
Career Area Organisation
Microbiology
● Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nursing
Photography
Photo Journalism
Physics
Physiotherapy
Pilots
Police
Property Maintenance/ Lettings Management
Property Consultants
Publishing
Science (various areas)
● Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets)
● Boomsatsuma
● David Hartley
● Dept of Physics (Oxford Uni)
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
● Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
● Nick Richmond & Paul Ruddy (British Airways)
● Thames Valley Police (tbc)
● Lucy Group Ltd
● Carter Jonas
● Oxford University Press
● Abingdon and Witney College
● British Petroleum
● Dept of Physics (Oxford Uni)
● In2Science
● Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
Career Area Organisation
Sixth Form – advice on applications, A levels, next steps
Social Care/Social Work
Software Development/Computing
● Miss Richer - Head of Sixth Form
Sport
Sustainability
Teaching
Technology
Tourism
Training/Apprenticeships
● Oxfordshire County Council
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Dr Jim Hague
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
● Abingdon and Witney College
● City of Oxford College
● Velocity Football
● Lucy Group Ltd
● Leanne Dorn & Pia Seekings - Cherwell School
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
● In2Science
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Abingdon and Witney College
● ACE Training
● Army
● BMW Group
● City of Oxford College
● Darke and Taylor
● Engineering Trust Training Ltd
● Intake Talent (tbc)
● Kellogg College
● Leonardo Royal Hotel
● Lucy Group Ltd
● Mondelez International
Career Area Organisation
● Oxford Direct Services (tbc)
● Oxford University (Apprenticeships)
● Oxfordshire County Council
● Oxfordshire County Council (Health & Social Care)
● Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Nurse Cadets)
● Richardsons Chartered Accountants
● Science and Technology Facilities Council
Universities/Colleges
● Aberystwyth University
● Abingdon and Witney College
● Boomsatsuma
● City of Oxford College
● Oxford Brookes University
● Lancaster University
● University of Bath
● University of Northampton
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?
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?
