In this weekly round-up you will find information about a huge range of careers and further/higher education opportunities, including university open days, work experience, careers taster sessions, apprenticeship vacancies and lots more. The Careers section is followed by the Higher Education section.
We hope you find it useful!

Webinars and events taking place during school hours are aimed at Sixth Form students only. 

By listing providers or employers HGS is not endorsing them, so we recommend that you do your own research to ensure it's the right thing for you.

 

Virtual Work Experience Monday 30 March or Tuesday 7 April 10am - 2pm (choose one session only)

Are you ready to take your first step into the world of banking and finance this Easter Break? Whether you're considering apprenticeships, work experience, internships or graduate schemes—this session is your launchpad.

Lloyds Banking Group is a world-renowned commercial, personal, and investment banking management firm and the UK’s biggest Bank. LBG has over 30 million customers and around 60,000 employees globally and is a FTSE 100 company. Under the Lloyds Banking Group business, they also own Halifax and Bank of Scotland, as well as other financial institutions such as Scottish Widows.

What to expect: 

• We’ll show you an introduction to LBG
• How to evolve your presentation skills
• Take part in business-related challenges
• Commercial awareness and building essential skills workshops
• Learn about banking, finance, and digital technology
• Learn about a SWOT analysis and putting it into practice

HIGHERiN, formerly RateMyApprenticeship, has extensive listings for apprenticeships and work experience placements. Check it regularly for new vacancies.

 

 

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Gresham College Lectures

Find the list of upcoming lectures here. These can be watched both online and in-person.

Find playlists of past lectures here.

Open to: GCSE and A Level students

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Articulation Discovery Days with the National Gallery

Articulation Discovery Days are free workshops run in galleries around the country for KS4/5 students to help develop their critical analysis, research and oracy skills, including public speaking.

During this one-day workshop students will:

• Explore art works through personal observation, discussion and primary research
• Be encouraged to think independently, analyse information, and ask informed questions
• Learn how to conquer nerves, physically prepare, and successfully deliver a presentation to large audiences
• Meet with and interview art world professionals.
• Learn about the Articulation Prize and get ready to take part.

At the end of the day each student will deliver their research and personal responses in short group presentations to the workshop leaders and their fellow students. Students do not need any prior experience, all skills required will be introduced on the day.

Open to: UK state schools

Find out more and book here

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The Great Debate 2026

The Great Debate is a public speaking competition where students have 5 minutes to present their speech arguing their answer to the question.

Over the past couple of years, the competition has been growing in size. To encourage as many young people to get involved as possible, and ensure as many local stories as possible are included, we have increased the number of heats and added a semi-final round. 

The competition for this year is: How important are personal and public records as evidence for explaining the story, or stories, of your local area?

 Open to: students in Year 10 to Year 13 

 Find out more and register here

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Young Historian Awards 2026

The purpose of these Prizes is to encourage you to think, research and frame your own questions that you will answer from further reading and research. This might be the result of a piece of work your teacher has set you to do at home, or it may be a piece of research you are carrying out for your own interest. It is also an opportunity to perhaps tell some of the untold stories around the themes.

 Deadline: 17^th July

 Open to: students aged from 11 to 19

 Find out more here

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