Post 18 Careers Fair - Day 2

12 Mar 2026

Post 18

Sixth form students spent the day taking part in Carousel Talks, where they learned about degree apprenticeships, student finance, living at university, budgeting and choosing realistic university courses.

In the afternoon they first heard from Fran, Head of Creative & Innovation Strategy at DS Smith. She shared her career journey and insights into the industry, as well as offering valuable advice and guidance for our Year 12 students as they begin their future pathways.

Our other speakers were Mr A Ranjan, Software Engineer Manager at JP Morgan and then Dr Palacios, Principal Analyst (Middle East Field & Prospect Research) at S&P Global Energy. Both offered great insight into career pathways and the working environment.

It was an important finale to the event for students to hear from professionals about how to progress in future and the best way to apply themselves in their next steps after leaving school.