Parental Professional Expertise

As a school, we benefit hugely from the professional expertise and generosity of Alumni, Governors and Parents.

In this increasingly competitive environment, we recognise the need to complement the school’s rigorous academic approach and develop the students’ understanding of the skills that will be required of them when they enter the workplace. We run a number of events and initiatives to support students in this area, and there are many ways in which parents may be able to contribute.

Special events

Networking breakfasts

We hold careers networking breakfasts jointly with the Girls’ School across a range of sectors. These give Sixth Form students the opportunity to talk informally to representatives from a variety of professions within their field of interest. Breakfast sessions run in fields such as Medicine, Law, Finance, Media & Creative industries, Public Sector, STEM and Entrepreneurship. We are always delighted to hear from parents who would like to represent their profession at one of these sessions. Breakfasts run from 8.30-9.15am at the Boys’ School.

Careers Convention

The Careers Convention runs every other year for students in Years 10 and 11. It is a careers fair style set-up, and also includes talks and panel sessions. We are very interested in hearing from parents who may wish to represent their field of work – the next convention will be in March 2025.

Habs Dragons’ Den

Our in-school entrepreneurship competition, Habs Dragons’ Den, takes place every other year in alternate years to the Careers Convention. This is an extremely popular event for students in Years 10 and 11 across both schools, in which we encourage them to work in teams to develop their creativity and entrepreneurial flair. Teams who make it to the Final will have the opportunity to pitch to a highprofile panel of judges in front of their peers, parents and governors. We give teams plenty of support along the way, with sessions focusing on how to write a brief, costing a business and pitching skills. If you would be interested in working with our students to support them with this process, we would love to hear from you.

Employability sessions

To support our students with the skills they will need as they embark on their careers, we run various employability talks and workshops and would love to hear from anyone who would be happy to deliver sessions on topics such as graduate recruitment, digital interviews and online assessments, interview skills, transferable skills; and assessment centres.

Work Experience

Please let us know if you would be willing to accommodate one or more of our students for a work experience placement. This might be for two days or two weeks, and can be online, inperson or a blend of both. Placements are hugely appreciated by our students, helping them to develop skills outside of the classroom as well as gain an insight into a career they may be interested in.

Mock Interviews

Could you carry out a mock work-based interview and provide feedback? Each year an increasing number of our students consider applying for degree apprenticeship programmes, so any support with mock interviews is extremely useful. If you can help with one or more of the above, please contact Mrs Kerry Nash (nash_k@habsboys.org.uk).