The College recognises the vital importance of ensuring that pupils are as well prepared as possible for life after school and devotes considerable resources to this end.
The H. E. & Careers Programme Contact the H. E. & Careers Department
The H. E. & Careers Department boasts its own building with two well stocked libraries, five interview rooms and a seminar room. Five members of staff, led by Guy Nobes, advise pupils about AS and A level choices, work experience, higher education applications, possible gap year projects and future careers.
The Department is staffed for most of the school week, and has an open door policy, but it is also possible to book appointments to discuss matters. Pupils (both present and past) and parents are welcome to consult the Department.
Events and opportunities are advertised weekly in the H.E. and Careers Bulletin.
In the year before GCSEs all pupils in the school (and also new Lower Sixth recruits) take a computerised Interests Questionnaire, which enables guidance to be given when selecting AS and A Levels. Work Experience when exams have finished in the summer is something that is greatly encouraged.
In the Lower Sixth another Interests Questionnaire is given. This generates a report outlining appropriate higher education courses. Great care is taken to ensure that all possible courses are considered. In the Summer Term, a two day Higher Education, Careers and Gap Year Convention complements a programme of seminars and individual interviews that guides pupils through to university choices and applications.
At the start of the Upper Sixth year, almost every pupil completes an application form. It is stressed throughout that good qualifications are the passport to the most popular courses at university, and around 85% of applicants achieve grades that enable them to take up their first choice university. Over three quarters of pupils will take a gap year before beginning higher education, and those planning worthwhile projects can apply for a number of scholarships worth up to £1,000.
Contact Guy Nobes by telephone (01672) 892360
or email egn@marlboroughcollege.org