February 2026

Welcome to the latest edition of the Year 11 careers newsletter which has been designed to help students with their post 16 option choices and enrichment opportunities.

National Careers Week (NCW) 2026

National careers Week (NCW) is an annual celebration aimed at supporting students in developing awareness and excitement about their future careers. The 2026 theme is ‘Own Your Own Future’ encouraging students to explore opportunities and take ownership of their career paths.

Tens of thousands of students across the country took part in National Careers Week last year, having an opportunity to access the Virtual Careers Fair that took place.

There is an opportunity for you to take part in this year’s fair with many exhibitors for you to look at and investigate.

The Virtual Careers Fair will go live on day 1 of Careers Week.

No registration required

No data is collected from students.

Lots of opportunities for students to explore

Visit the link below to find out more and join on the day.

Countdown - NCW 2026 Virtual Careers Fair - 2 - 7 March 2026

Unifrog

From finance to nursing, law to creative arts, and engineering to teaching the Subject Discovery Fair is a great opportunity to find out all about studying at university and get all your questions answered by the experts. Join universities from across the UK to speak to their representatives via Q&A and attend live sessions to get an insight into the exciting subjects you could be studying!

Over the course of two hours, students can attend mini lectures on a range of subjects and meet 32 universities from across the UK including Kings College London, Manchester Metropolitan, and the University of Aberdeen.

The fair is free to all students and ideal for Y10-12.

For more information and to register click here

Become a Volunteer Police Cadet

Surrey Police are currently encouraging young people in our area to get involved in this scheme and be part of an inclusive, uniformed youth group.

You will be able to give back to your community through volunteering and learn about policing.

Not only will you build on your skills such as teamwork, problem solving, communication and leadership but also get the opportunity to take part in activities and new experiences.

For more information click here

Barclays LifeSkills

Barclays LifeSkills can provide you with a wide range of core skills, tips, resources, and advice to help you develop your career.

Registering as a young person gives you free access to all their interactive tools to get you ready for your next steps, university, and the workplace.

For more information and to sign up click here.

Industry Sector Spotlight

Careers in Horticulture

The world of horticulture has dozens of roles. Working in this industry brings joy to people by growing plants, boosts wellbeing, and supports the environment, economy, and food security. This is needed to help close the green skills gap. There are plenty of opportunities across horticulture and like so many other industries, as your experience grows, your salary potential grows too.

Do look at the link below to find out about some of the careers involved.

Careers in horticulture / RHS Gardening

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