We hope you are feeling prepared for your GCSEs and wish you the very best of luck in your exams. With your progression to college quickly approaching, we wanted to share more information about how Priestley will support your future plans.
Along with some important advice from our Principal James Gresty this also includes our Explore Career Pathway tool to check that your subject choices match your career aspirations.
Our new Virtual Campus Tour allows you to see for yourself impressive campus updates that you’ll benefit from in September.
Those looking to one day study at Oxford, Cambridge or other competitive universities may also be interested in the advice shared by two of our former students.
A message from the principal
Career Paths
If you’re still exploring your options take a look at our careers pathway tool. Search through different careers matching them to your interests, aspirations, and the relevant courses at Priestley.
From Priestley to Cambridge
We visited former Priestley students at The University of Cambridge to speak with them regarding their experience. This video is full of advice for the next cohort of students who would be interested in following in their footsteps.
Campus Update
We’ve updated our virtual tour to showcase recent campus developments. Take a look around the Priestley School of Performance, our health and education suites as well as the Reading Room and Wellbeing Hub in the LRC. Whether you have visited already, or just want to take another look, click the button opposite.
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Sport Priestley honoured its athletes and scholars this week at its annual awards with guest speaker Olympian Beth Tweddle.