Students visit Access all Areas careers event

A group of our students from Years 10, 11 and Post-16 visited this year’s Achieving for Children Access All Areas event. It was a great chance to meet new people, make useful connections and chat with organisations who support young people with SEND. The event, run by AfC Kingston and TAG Youth Club, brings together young people aged 14 to 25 and their families to help them plan their next steps – from education and training to employment and independent living.

Many of the students were able to go around the stalls and activities independently and used the event as an opportunity to gather information on next steps. With over 60 exhibitors, from Further Education providers to independent living support and career organisations, it was a packed but extremely useful afternoon.

We were also delighted to see some familiar faces including an ex-St Philip’s student, Reggie, who is now on a supported internship course run by Orchard Hill College and Achieving for Children. It was great to see him enjoying the course and getting valuable work experience.

Staff were on hand to encourage and help those who needed help and we all came back to school with leaflets and goodies that the exhibitors were giving away.