The Careers and Universities team at The Portsmouth Grammar School provides a comprehensive careers and universities programme that takes pupils from Careers Skills Day in Year 7 to UCAS applications, or alternative pathways, in Year 13. See below for a term-by-term summary of key Careers and Universities events. Click here to view our Careers and Universities events Year Group by Year Group (from 7 to 13).
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | |
| Year 7 | Careers Skills Day | ||
| Year 8 | Into Careers (Pastoral Curriculum) | Careers Day | |
| Year 9 | Exploring Careers (Pastoral Curriculum) | ||
| Year 10 | Intro to Universities (Pastoral Curriculum) PGS Careers Convention Networking/Careers Lunches |
CV Writing (Pastoral Curriculum) Networking/Careers Lunches |
COA Careers Brief and Profile |
| Year 11 |
Careers and Universities pathways/planning Work Experience |
PGS Universities Fair Networking/Careers Lunches |
Work Experience Careers Seminars Networking/Careers Lunches |
| Year 12 | PGS Careers Convention CV Writing Networking/Careers Lunches |
COA Centigrade Assessment |
Practice Interviews UCAS Day Weekly meetings with university subject advisers Careers Seminars Networking/Careers Lunches |
| Year 13 |
University applications and Senior Teacher Reviews |
PGS Universities Fair Networking/Careers Lunches |
Careers Seminars Networking/Careers Lunches |
University Application Support
The process of applying to university can seem quite daunting at first but the advice and information supplied at PGS is designed to set you on the right path and to help you achieve your higher education aspirations.
The second term of Year 12 is when thoughts of university and gap years need to begin to form themselves into something a little bit more coherent. There are hundreds of institutions and thousands of courses – investigation ought to begin as soon as possible!
A guide to the process is published each year, available to all Year 12s, that provides a step-by-step to the process. In addition, an evening each year is devoted to discussion and presentations on the process. Please click here for the 2018-2019 PGS UCAS Guide to Application.
Alongside the wealth of university and careers advice offered to our Sixth Formers are a number of opportunities to access various travel awards to support and enhance a gap year and other travel experiences. For further information please click here.
For up-to-date information on the UCAS application process and the latest from UCAS, bookmark this link: http://www.ucasconnect.com
UCAS is also on Facebook – get the link here: http://www.facebook.com/ucasonline
You can also click here for an overview of where our Sixth Form pupils went on to study and the courses they selected in 2017.