Home Key Information News Contact Us Menu Preparing For The Future Sixth Form > Preparing For The Future Sixth Form Careers Corner More Sixth Form Careers guidance is integrated into our entire Sixth Form Programme and is designed to provide a more systematic approach to your decision-making about your future. Students are invited to take part in a range of careers events and activities including talks and workshops from GDST Alumnae (a network of 70,000 brilliant women), occupation specific workshops e.g. BioMed, Law, Art, Languages, etc. and for those students who require specific help in a certain occupational or subject area, alumnae mentors are on hand to guide our students on their journey. All Sixth Form students are encouraged to take part in a range of enrichment activities and opportunities such as Headstart career courses, BioMed Conferences at local hospitals, Art Workshops, University Lectures and Workshops and GDST Insight Days. The Sixth Form is the perfect time to gather examples and anecdotes to prove skills to future employers and we offer our students every opportunity to try out a potential career for size! Recent students have been successful in gaining places on prestigious schemes such as work experience with Jupiter Asset Management (see Lily Woods student profile), a placement at the United Nations in Geneva and studies at the John Locke Institute Summer School. We also have a robust support system in place for those girls who do not wish to go down the traditional higher education route and wish to look at Apprenticeships or Gap Years. For students considering a gap year, help and support is on hand for applications for the Year in Industry Scheme and other similar schemes. Competition for the new Degree Apprenticeships is fiercer than Oxbridge and in recent years, High School students have been successful in obtaining places on prestigious Apprenticeship programmes with Airbus and the Dyson Institute of Technology. Students also receive support with other applications with a recent student obtaining a place on a Business Administration Apprenticeship with BMW at Wyebrook. During their time in the Sixth Form, we prepare students to have confidence in the recruitment process. A GDST Sixth Form sets students up for the world of work. The GDST’s unique CareerStart programme provides vital life skills to help our girls succeed, offering workshops in areas such as interview skills, networking and presenting. Covid-19 – Information for University and College Admissions Teams Explore Admissions Our School Open Days Our Core Values & Aims 32 Town Walls Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1TN enquiries@shr.gdst.net 01743 494000 Site by SEO Works Key Information Uniform Term Dates Getting To School School Policies Parents Firefly Login Parent Pay SIMS Parent App Privacy & Terms Junior School Senior School Sixth Form Explore We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Privacy & TermsAccept