RGS Careers Fair offers a host of opportunities

MORE than 70 experts from the world of work and education will give Ripon Grammar School students a taste of some of the wide range of opportunities available to them on leaving school.

The school’s annual Careers and Higher Education Fair on March 14, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, is drawing first-class exhibitors from all over the country.

Representatives from more than 20 top universities, including Cambridge, Durham and York are keen to meet students to discuss opportunities after A-levels.

And employers from a wide range of sectors, including engineering, healthcare, hospitality, biotechnology, law, the forces, dentistry, accountancy and veterinary surgery will be there to answer questions and talk about what a career with them entails.

Among the professionals taking part will be around ten past pupils, including a medical doctor, a statistician, a laboratory analyst and a solicitor.

Head of careers Bob Walker is confident this will be the school’s biggest and best careers fair yet: “It will be a superb opportunity for all students and parents to talk, face to face, with representatives from a wide range of top universities and organisations about the opportunities available. I have spent the past seven months organising it, and we’ve attracted a superb range of exhibitors.

“We also have a stand dedicated to apprenticeships, including degree apprenticeships and, coming soon, medical apprenticeships. There really is something for everyone.”

The event is open to students and their parents across all school years. Mr Walker added: “If you are lower down the school, this is your first real chance to go around the event and start discussing your ideas for the future with your family and myself.

“For students higher up in the school, this is an ideal opportunity to speak to alumni about their career paths, speak to the outreach teams from some of the best universities in the country and even get a part-time job!”

*Because we are using the gym, please wear flat shoes. Friends of RGS will be providing refreshments in the foyer, where we ask students and parents to sign in for the event.