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Careers Fair 2025

Posted on: November 6th 2025

Year 9 and Year 10 took part in our annual Careers Fair, which was proceeded by a number of careers workshops. Through which they met a wide range of colleges, companies and a university. Students benefitted from workshops delivered by: HSDC Alton College, GW Equine, The Army, OceanWise and Ground and Water.

Feedback was extremely positive, and we look forward to growing the event further next year.
We were also pleased to welcome parents to a Careers Talk introducing UniFrog, our new careers platform which will support students in future pathways, recording experiences and developing CVs. Further guidance on UniFrog will follow later in the academic year.

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