Higher Education Day Wednesday 24th February

On the 24th February Year 12 students took part in the annual Higher Education Conference run in conjunction with Camp Hill Boys’ School. The morning consisted of a speech by James Seymour of Aston University, who discussed the process of applying to University, followed by students attending sessions they had chosen themselves ranging from history to economics to an Oxbridge student’s view. Each student then attended a selection of seminars regarding careers and universities. These ranged from courses such as medicine and English literature, universities like Oxford and Warwick, and careers like teaching and dentistry. Many professionals took the time to come into our schools and run these sessions, which proved invaluable; they will surely benefit us hugely in the coming months, deciding what we want to do for the rest of our lives and applying for places at university. We learnt about the application process, as well as what life is like at university and how to pursue a career in any of the offered options. Ultimately, the day helped us in either choosing our career paths or cementing our determination to pursue a previously chosen one
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We met people from a range of areas, with a range of personalities – anyone who attended the Journalism talk was
enlightened by the somewhat cynical yet realistic portrayal of the ‘dying’ trade. It opened our eyes to the breadth of possible opportunities available to us, and confirmed many student’s aspirations. In the evening James Seymour returned to give a useful and informative talk on the application process to the parents of students from both schools.

The day was very useful and well organised, and on behalf of Year 12 we would like to thank all the staff who helped to organise a successful day as well as all the busy people who gave up their time to attend.

Rebecca Adkins , Temitayo Akindeinde, Razan Saeed,and Neha Sandhu

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