The choice of a suitable academic and professional career is not an easy task. At the Grammar School, we guide students to follow the most suited career path for them based on their personality, academic skills and aptitude. This emerges through stages after individual sessions with the school counsellor in year 3 and year 5 for their IGCSE and A ‘level selection. Suitable professions are discussed with the students and parents making sure they comprehend the nature and demands of each profession.
In Year 6 students are informed regarding university deadlines, applications, undergraduate degrees and personal statements.
In year 7 students complete the personal statement under the supervision of their English teachers and the counsellor. The UCAS application procedure is carried out through the school, which is registered as a UCAS Centre. The students of the Grammar School opt to further their studies mostly in the United Kingdom however a similar procedure is carried out for countries such as the Netherlands and the United States of America.
The Careers Counsellor will help students set realistic career goals and develop a plan to achieve them through collaboration with teachers, administrators, and parents to support students through subject choosing and university applications. Additionally, the Grammar School in collaboration with the European University offers the ARIADNE psychometric tool.
Popular Graduate University destinations and undergraduate degrees 2019:
Queen Mary University-Medicine (2 students)
Nottingham University- Medicine
University College London- Engineering (Mechanical) (2 Students)
University College London- Physics
Edinburgh University – Civil Engineering
Nottingham University-Politics and Economics
Leeds University- Mathematics
Lancaster university- Biomedical science
Sussex University: Biosciences
Glasgow University- Common Law
Lancaster University: Economics
Sheffield University- Aerospace Engineering
Sheffield University- Orthoptics
Sheffield University- Biomedical Sciences
Sheffield University- Computer Science
Sheffield University – Business Management
Sheffield University- Accounting and Financial Management
Newcastle University –Mechanical engineering
Newcastle University –Economics and Finance
Southampton university- Mechanical engineering
Southampton University- Economics
Surrey University- International hospitality management
Reading University- English language and literature
Reading university – Business management
Reading University-English Literature
Reading university- Law
Kent University –Law
Plymouth university- Maritime business and logistics
University of the Arts- Architecture
Northumbria- Business with management
Surrey University- Economics
Surrey University-Music
Nottingham Trent-Fine Art
De Montfort- Graphic Design
London Studio Centre- Theatre Dance
Northern ballet School Manchester- Dance
University of Veterinary medicine Budapest
Amsterdam University College- International relations
Breda University Netherlands- Cultural Business
Maastricht University Netherlands –European Law
Sofia University- Medicine
Culinary Art Academy Switzerland (Le Bouveret) – Culinary Arts
Parsons School of Design New York- Fashion Business
Istituto Marangoni Milano –Fashion Design
University of Nicosia- Primary Education studies
Frederick Institute of Technology – Sport Sciences
The careers counsellor is available for advice and assistance on a full time basis 08:00 – 14:00.
Careers Counsellor
Vanessa Karayianni
University of Roehampton, Surrey BA TESOL
London South Bank University PgDip in Careers Guidance
