Careers, Apprenticeship and Higher Education Fair
Brooke Weston holds (COVID-19 permitting) an annual Careers, Apprenticeship and Higher Education Fair, where our students, their parents and their siblings who attend other secondary schools, are invited to attend this popular event which provides an opportunity for young people to find out more about careers and education opportunities.
Who exhibits
- Representatives of professions including law, accountancy, teaching, and medicine who were able to talk about their career path and what it’s really like to work in their chosen field.
- Representatives from the creative industries including design, photography, and screenwriting
- A selection of universities and colleges
- Apprenticeship specialists
- Gap Year companies
- Our Independent Careers Advisor
Why students should attend
- Visitors were able to talk to people from different backgrounds about what their job involves.
- Exhibitors were available to discuss their own qualifications and experience.
- Students were able to find out the skills, qualifications and attributes employers are looking for.
- The event helps students with their options choices, for example, GCSE and Post 16.
- University exhibitors can provide generic advice on UCAS applications, finance and university life.
| List of Exhibitors | Occupational Area |
| Grant Thornton | Accountancy Financial |
| Department of Works and Pension | Apprenticeships (Various) |
| Kettering Borough Council | Apprenticeships (Various) |
| Key Training | Apprenticeships (Various) |
| National Apprenticeship Service | Apprenticeships (Various) |
| Starting Off | Apprenticeships (Various) |
| Podiatry Clinic Northampton University | Higher Education |
| HD Media | Creative & Media |
| Morrisons | Distribution / Retail |
| Kingsley School / Penn Green | Education |
| RS Components | Apprenticeships (Various) |
| Weetabix | Apprenticeships (Various) |
| Barclaycard | Financial / Business |
| Greencore | Food Technology |
| Army | Forces (Various) |
| Navy | Forces (Various) |
| RAF | Forces (Various) |
| Moulton College | Further Education |
| Tresham College | Further Education |
| JBC | IT |
| NT Assure | IT |
| Ford and Slater | Engineering |
| A+ World Academy | Gap Year |
| Global Vision International | Gap Year |
| Northampton College Placements | Gap Year |
| Projects Abroad | Gap Year |
| Ski Instructor Company | Gap Year |
| Soccer Assist | Gap Year |
| Wilson Browne Solicitors | Legal |
| Police | Public Services |
| Adecco | Recruitment (Various) |
| Vanilla Recruitment | Recruitment (Various) |
| Kier | Construction |
| Kettering Town Football Club | Sport |
| National Citizen Service (NCS) | Voluntary Opportunities |
| Kettering General Hospital (NHS) | Health / Care |
| Abersytwyth University | Higher Education |
| Bishop Grosseteste University | Higher Education |
| Tata Steel | Manufacturing |
| Falmouth University | Higher Education |
| Kings College London | Higher Education |
| Leeds University | Higher Education |
| London School of Economics | Higher Education |
| Loughborough University | Higher Education |
| Northampton University | Higher Education |
| Nottingham University | Higher Education |
| Leicester University | Higher Education |
| Southampton Solent University | Higher Education |
| University of East Anglia | Higher Education |
| Home Instead | Care |
| Northamptonshire Fire Brigade | Public Service |
| Coventry University | Higher Education |
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