Career's Fair

Careers and Futures Fair

Following a successful Fair in July 2023, the 2024 Fair was moved back to the spring term and run alongside the very first Townley Spirit Day. Tasked with dressing up as their dream career there was a real buzz around the Fair as each year group arrived in the hall leading to some interesting conversations about what everyone was wearing. We had a number of lawyers, surgeons, spies, an astronaut, fitness instructors, game designers, business owners, influencers, detectives, chefs, fashion designers and engineers to name but a few.

We were delighted to have alumni and parents manning the careers stalls sharing their career insights and employers delivering advice on qualification routes into their industry sectors. Universities, colleges and creative educators discussed study options on their futures stalls whilst students gathered information to be able to make future career choices.

Exhibitors included the Royal Air Force, British Army, Metropolitan Police, Scenes of Crime Officer and Counter Terrorism from the armed forces and emergency services. A Law Consultant explained the routes into the legal profession with a principal lawyer and Barrister introduced students to the wig and gown usually worn in court.

Engineering careers were represented with roles, such as Site Reliability Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Director of Security Engineering, Structural Engineer, and a Software Engineer. STEM employers BAE Systems, Arup, Morgan Stanley and the Nuclear Institute, as well as those in Landscape Architecture, Cyber Security and Software Engineering highlighted the variety in this profession.

The Bexley Medical group and Oxleas Foundation NHS Trust gave insights into being a GP and a Clinical Lead Specialist in occupational therapy. A Talent Acquisition Manager in hospitality, a Human Resources Lead for Counter Terrorism, two Finance Directors and a Corporate Treasurer in student accommodation shows the scope of these career pathways across very different industries.

Student feedback:

Ø  Asking questions and finding out more information

Ø  I learnt more about other jobs and my views on different jobs were expanded.

Ø  I was able to explore many different careers and learn a lot more about them

Ø  Different areas to find information out about.

Ø  Many different careers to explore

Ø  Learning about the different job opportunities and the skills you needed.

Ø  I really liked how the people explained what their jobs were about.

Ø  I enjoyed that we were able to speak to people and their perspectives of each career