Key Stage 4 Careers Fayre - Thursday 22nd October
This Thursday (22nd October), William Perkin is holding a Careers Fayre for Year 10 and Year 11 students.
Students and parents are encouraged to attend and hear from a range of post-16, post-18 and career providers including:
- William Perkin (A Levels)
- Ada Lovelace (T Levels)
- Different…
Food Industry Webinar
On Tuesday 13th September, eight of our Key Stage 4 students had the opportunity to attend a food industry webinar. During the session,…
Alumni visits
In just the past two weeks, we've had three visits from William Perkin alumni. They were able to advise our Year 12 and Year 13 students on their university applications to dentistry, medicine and humanities courses.
It is great to see our alumni doing so well - thriving at university or…
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Biology CASE Seminar
Biology CASE Seminar on “The Red Queen Effect”
– by Inana Aleismy, Year 12 William Perkin CofE High School
On Thursday 26th September, around 25 Year 12 Biologists came together for a very interesting seminar led by Mr. Robarts, on evolutionary biology.
We covered the Red Queen effect,…
Law Insight Evening - Virtual Event
Mishcon de Reya are holding a free law insight evening for students in Year 12 and 13 who are considering a career in law. Students will hear directly from the firm about the work they do, routes into the profession and what the application and assessment process really involves.
This will take…
Year 13 - KPMG Apprenticeships are now open!
KPMG have opened applications for their 2027 apprenticeships in Audit, Tax and Corporate Services - school leaver routes into a Big Four firm, where students earn a salary from day one and study towards a professional qualification or a degree with dedicated study time built into the…
Get into Dentistry
It's never too early to think about your future pathways and careers, so we will start sharing different opportunities and events on this part of the website.
This Saturday (26th September), there is a "Get into Dentistry" webinar, held on Zoom between 9am and 1.30pm. This conference is…
Careers and CIAG
Welcome to the Careers and CIAG blog here at William Perkin. We will be posting lots of information and updates on careers and CIAG here so watch this space!
Wow! The NHS are the UK's biggest Employer!
...this was something the students learnt from Dr Emma Slater (Interim Student Recruitment Manager), who gave an interesting talk about SHMS (School of Health and Medical Sciences).
On Friday 8 May, The Elite Scientists presented their research findings on their project: " Effect of various…
William Perkin Meteor Camera
Our Meteor Camera, based on the roof at William Perkin, is capturing meteors across our night skies (see some of our images), which is great!
Our camera is part of UKMON (UK Meteor Observation Network). The data is all stored in Canada, and if anyone wants to use our Data for…
Gosh that shipping forecast is boring!
On Tuesday 27 January, Krisztina from Nine Lyrae, came into see the students watch videos, such as the Radio 4 Shipping forecast (Neutral video).
The students are now going to analyse their data to see the effect of various film types (happy, sad and neutral), on their blood pressure. The…
Hey my blood pressure is changing!
During December and January, the Elite Scientists have been measuring their blood pressure before, during and after sad, happy and neutral videos. The students are already seeing effects on their blood pressure. If you want to find out more, watch this space! Well done to all the students working…
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