b'Preparing for life after Sixth Form Careers Programme advice and guidanceThomas Telford School has an in-house careers service with professional Careers Advisers on hand to provide one-to-one interviews, drop-in advice and job seeking support.The Careers Team organise an extensive programme of careers talks, workshops, trips and visits both in and outside of School which support students to find out about the wide range of career, employment and university options available to them.Special events run by the department include the annual Careers and Higher Education Week and The Thomas Telford Careers Fair with over 50 exhibitors from universities and employers.University applicationsWith typically around 85% of students progressing on to higher education, great emphasis is placed on supporting and guiding students with their applications.Each student will have one-to-one support from a member of the Careers Team to finalise and submit their university application and a detailed reference will be provided by the school.Oxbridge supportAll students interested in applying to Oxbridge are able to attend talks and conferences with representatives of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Oxbridge applicants receive specialist support to prepare their university applications, practice for admissions tests and interviews as well as ongoing mentoring from relevant subject teachers.Support for entry to competitive degree coursesStudents who want to apply for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine can access enrichment activities including talks and presentations at MedSoc, visits to medical schools, one-to-one advice on preparing their applications, admissions test support, a mock mini interview and the support of a mentor from the Science Department in the run up to the final examinations.14 www.ttsonline.net'