Careers

The Careers and Higher Education Department offers help and guidance to pupils who are considering their next steps after St Peter’s. This might include higher education, employment, apprenticeship schemes or gap years.

Old Peterite Mentoring Pilot This year, the Careers and Alumni departments ran the pilot of an Old Peterite mentoring scheme. The purpose of the scheme is for our pupils to gain an insight into the career of one of our Old Peterite volunteers, and gain invaluable information, knowledge and skills to help them plan and prepare for their future beyond school. We feel it is hugely important that our pupils are given the opportunity to talk with professionals in industry, and they can begin to understand that everyone’s career journey is unique and important. The pilot scheme consisted of a small group of pupils who met each week on Zoom with their mentor to discuss a variety of career-related topics. The pilot was a huge success, and the mentoring programme will now benefit all of our Lower Sixth pupils during their time with us.

Fourth Form Employability Day Every year, our Fourth Form pupils have the fantastic opportunity of spending a day learning employability skills, to set them up for success in the future. From completing team activities to designing their own products, our pupils learn valuable skills that employers value, such as teamwork, communication and critical thinking. The Fourth Form pupils learn the value of working with their peers to generate profit, and of course win fantastic prizes (of the chocolate variety!).

Lower Sixth Team Building Day In June, all of the Lower Sixth participated in a Team Building Day to enhance their teamwork and collaboration skills. They completed a series of ‘hub challenges’ led by an external company, Wiseup. The pupils contributed with superb team spirit and enthusiasm, ensuring that a great day was had by all.