Book in a ‘Developing yourself outside the classroom’ workshop for Year 12s
This term we have started to offer out a new ‘Developing yourself outside the classroom’ one-hour interactive workshop to Year 12s, covering work experience, volunteering, part-time employment, extra and super curricular activities. We use the NHS (our Trust) as an example, but make it applicable to students thinking about different sectors.
It primarily supports the new UCAS personal statement question 3: ‘What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?’ But it is equally useful to students thinking of applying for an apprenticeship or a job straight from school.
We can also run it as a shorter (minimum 20-minute) assembly, but the full hour enables them to start developing their own personal action plan.
Book us in: email bht.brightfutures@nhs.net with some suggested dates and times.
Clinical Psychology virtual career drop-ins
We always have significant interest from students interested in a career in Clinical Psychology. As there aren’t enough work experience placements to meet demand, the Clinical Psychology team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer virtual career drop-ins to give students from Years 11 – 13 the opportunity to meet informally and put questions to them (teachers also welcome). The next dates scheduled are:
Autumn term 2025: Wednesday 12 November, 4.30 – 5.30pm
Spring term 2026: Wednesday 25 February, 4.30 – 5.30pm
Summer term 2026: Wednesday 20 May, 4.30 – 5.30pm
How to register interest: Please share with teachers of psychology and heads of Year 11/sixth form and ask them to get interested students to email bht.brightfutures@nhs.net. We’ll then send an invitation to join on MS Teams.
‘Discover careers’ after-school talks programme for 2025-26: please circulate the flyer attached to curriculum leads and heads of years
See ‘book tickets for after-school talks’ at careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/bright-futures/ and the programme attached.
Tickets are released a few months in advance: currently booking for Allied Health Professions on Thursday 4 December and Pharmacy on Thursday 12 February
Group bookings: schools are welcome to bring a minibus and organise centrally. Contact bht.brightfutures@nhs.net direct to arrange.
Ask us to support a careers event in 2025-26
Email bht.brightfutures@nhs.net (or Sarah or me direct) to ask us to attend a careers event at your school or college.