Careers Fair inspires students to prepare for their future

Cowley Academy held its annual Careers Fair this week as it welcomed over 30 exhibitors. This is a really important event in our school calendar, which we made available to students in all year groups.

This event was held during the school day for Years 9 to 11 with allocated timeslots, and also during lunchtime for all year groups where students could visit the exhibitors to further their preparation for the future.

To accommodate as many exhibitors as possible in the same location, we had a large marque in the school yard as well as exhibitors in the sports hall, which allowed students to speak to as many people in their allocated times.

The variety of employers and businesses exhibiting included:

• Business and Professional
  
• Care, Medical and Charity
  
• Further and Higher Education
  
• Manufacturing, Construction and Engineering
  
• Uniformed Services

All of the exhibitors were very impressed with how interested and professional our students were to find out more about what they could achieve in their future. The exhibitors were also impressed with the amount of questions students had.

Our school aims to support every student to help them explore their options available at both post-16 and post-18 from the outstanding careers team based in our school. This Careers Fair is just part of an annual schedule of activities and events for years 7 to 11, which far exceeds the framework that schools have to follow.

For more information about the careers, advice, and guidance provided to students visit the Careers section on the website.