Year 10 took part in a Careers Panel event on Tuesday 16 May, as part of their THRIVE curriculum. They met four alumnae, virtually, who gave them a short summary of their life from Woldingham’s Sixth Form, at university and how they had progressed to their current roles. The alumnae – Katherine Bubbear, Lucia Keijer Palau, Olalade Phillips and Sarah Crothers - are relatively recent graduates and their careers encompass acting, investment management, executive recruitment and careers management/coaching.

The real benefit of the session was the opportunity for students to ask questions and garner useful top tips to find and seize opportunities, plan but remain flexible, have a ‘side hustle’, deal with setbacks and build strong networks. As Year 10 starts to consider A Level choices and beyond, this session gave the students some very useful advice to help them make the most of their future options. Their Morrisby test profiles (after half term) will be another extremely useful tool to help them make informed decisions about next steps in both the short and longer term.