Pupils from Year 10 through to Year 13 were encouraged to attend the event which offers opportunities to speak to representatives from universities such as Oxford University, the University of Liverpool and Lancaster University. Students are able to find out more about the courses on offer and the type of Post 16 qualifications they will need to be accepted on their preferred course. This information proves invaluable, particularly for students in Year 10 and 11, who will be considering Post 16 study options in the near future.
Year 11 pupil Sarah attended the event and was impressed with the amount of information on offer. She said: “I loved speaking to the University of Liverpool and Oxford University. I want to be a doctor and finding out more from the universities will help me to think more carefully about my options. It’s useful to have this information now whilst I’m still looking into different A-Level options.”
In addition to the 10 universities in attendance, there were stands representing Blackpool Volunteering, Medical Education Experience, Duke of Edinburgh, Add Action and Foxes Biscuits, to name a few.
Current Carr Hill Sixth Form Centre students were also keen to showcase the benefits of the many internal opportunities open to pupils. Current Year 13’s spoke to younger pupils about the advantages of becoming involved in groups such as the Sixth Form Committee and Amnesty International.
As well as 26 stands at the Freshers’ Fayre, students also listened to talks from representatives from Oxford University and the University of Leeds. The talks focused on the importance of Post 16 study in enabling pupils to achieve a place on the course of their choice at their favoured university.
Year 12 student Jess said: “I’ve been surprised by the Freshers’ Fayre in a good way. It was not what I was expecting. There are loads of people here to talk to and I think the whole thing is a really good idea.”
Assistant Director of Learning for Post 16, Miss Isherwood, said: “The Freshers’ Fayre and accompanying talks were designed to give our students access to lots of different Post 16 options enabling them to ensure they have the tools to make the right choices for them, whatever their career aspirations may be. It was about providing a variety of accessible information in an environment where our students could freely ask questions.
“The feedback following the event has been brilliant. With every year we find the Freshers’ Fayre grows in size and we see increasingly higher numbers of students attend. We look forward to another successful event next year.”
Freshers' Fayre
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