Innovate to Create
FUTURES DON’T HAPPEN. THEY’RE MADE.
AND WE’D LOVE YOU TO BE PART OF INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF KINGSTONIANS TO MAKE THEIRS.
HOW?
THE KGS ACCELERATOR IS A CAREERS AND FUTURES PROGRAMME FOR OUR LOWER SIXTH STUDENTS THAT PUTS THE ALUMNI EXPERIENCE FRONT AND CENTRE.
Launching in September 2025, students will take part in fortnightly workshops, Ted Talk-style discussions and smaller, more informal sessions. They’ll hear how our speakers’ careers began, developed, pivoted, were challenged and have thrived.
WHY?
We want to encourage our students to embrace real-world opportunities with confidence and an enterprising mindset. In a rapidly changing digital-first world, interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, resilience, networking and creativity are still of paramount importance.
Whether you can talk about what an entrepreneurial mindset looks like, how to look for and make the most of opportunities, test boundaries and push your own limits, learn to pivot when things don’t go as planned or how you navigated setbacks along the way, your experience can help inspire students to consider how to be ‘future ready’ and empower them to craft careers that are as flexible and innovative as the world they’re entering.
After the inaugural Autumn term, the KGS Accelerator initiative will be offered to Sixth Formers at local state schools as part of our ongoing outreach collaboration.
We would love you to share your story to help shape the next generation of creative thinkers and risk-takers.
If this is something you’d like to be part of, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Please contact Deb Sherwood at dsherwood@kgs.org.uk for an initial conversation.
