Careers and Higher Education
Head of Careers: Mrs C R Gent
Head of Higher Education: Mrs E.M. Aubury
Where are we?
We are in Old Dryden on North Street. Go through the blue door towards the English Department. We are through the first door on the right, opposite OSCAR.
What do we offer?
We have a library where you can research university courses, gap year opportunities, possible future careers, study skills, CV and personal statement writing, interview techniques and other related issues. We have books, prospectuses, videos and computers. Our intranet site contains useful software packages and hundreds of links, and can be accessed from any computer in the School.
We are happy to advise you on any careers or higher education matter. The notice boards have details of courses, careers experience days, conferences (including Vetsix and Medlink), work experience and gap year opportunities. Application forms are available in the careers office. We work with the CCF in arranging visits from forces liaison officers.
The Careers Festival, Gap Fair, ISCO programme, an interview training programme and Oxbridge practice general interviews are all organised by the department.
Surgeries
The Careers Department is open all day from 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. During these periods it is staffed by one or more members of the department.
In addition, Surgeries are run as follows:
Michaelmas Quarter: Monday to Friday, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00
p.m. (primarily to support UCAS)
Christmas, Easter and Trinity
Quarters: Monday 5:00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. (drop in)
Surgeries are staffed on a rota basis.
Pupils and parents may also book appointments outside these times.
Careers Voluntaries
The Careers Department runs a series of Voluntaries (which are in fact compulsory!) to support the Careers programme.Christmas Quarter: Online ISCO Myfuturewise journals (Fifth
Form)
Easter Quarter: CV writing (Fifth Form and Lower Sixth)
These are also run by members of the department.
Whom should you contact?
Mrs Gent MA (Cambridge): Head
of Careers
Mrs Aubury BA (Oxford): Head
of Higher Education,
Dr Bessent PhD (Nottingham);
Master i/c Oxbridge
Dr Stephen BSc PhD (Leicester):
Senior Careers Adviser
Mr Röhrborn MA (Leipzig):
Lower Sixth Interview Training Programme
Mr Hunt BA (Cambridge): Gap
Mrs Coles BA (Sheffield): UCAS
Mrs Quiddington BEc (Sydney)
MTeach: Careeers Advisor
Mrs Helen Stubbings:
Work Experience and Student Finance Administrator
Mrs Sue Brewer: Careers Administrator