Careers Fair 2025
Our annual Careers Fair took place last year on on 6th March 2024 (highlights above). There was an exciting energy in the hall and the students visited the contributors online before meeting them in person at the Fair.
Careers-Fair (ID 1026)
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Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
Susan Swabey
Company Secretary, Charities
Sarah studied Classics at Oxford - but look where it took her!
Find out more in the video.
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Regulatory Finance / Green
Regulatory Finance / Green
Chris Peard
Southern Water and a whole load of green/Eco careersBT and Financial Regulation
Mining and Financial analyst
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Law 1
Law 1
Joanna Barrett
Public Law
Why is law so important in our current world?
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Law 2
Law 2
Rania Hahib
Ex-Gumley Girl - now working at Lloyds and writing her first book.
Come and meet her
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Financial PR / Consultancy
Financial PR / Consultancy
Mark Walter
Partner, Hudson SadlerA chance meeting in a gym led him to go into finance.
Mark has worked in many areas including strategic communications, financial PR and environmental, social and governance/sustainability.Find out what you need to develop a career in these areas.
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Human Rights Lawyer
Human Rights Lawyer
Faizah Pourvestgar
Barrister
Faizah’s career proves that whatever your background, you can
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University of West London (Drama)
University of West London (Drama)
Scott Gray
Lecturer, London College of Music
Musical theatre, acting, drama production
Find out why Scott thinks that getting lots of experience is the most
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University of West London (Law)
University of West London (Law)
Philip Ells
Law School
Philip has practised Law in South Sea Islands, for charities, in the City and is
now Head of the Law school at UWL.Come and find out about many aspects of law and what you need to study
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University of West London(Film & Creative Arts / Fashion)
University of West London
Dorota Watson
School of Film and Creative Arts
Dorota is passionate about fashion and design. Her daughters went to
Gumley and she can tell you all about how to get into UWL and then build a
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University of West London(Music Production)
University of West London
Dan Pratt with Vicenzo Maxia
London School of Music
Music Technology and Music Production
Dan’s a famous producer and is committed to working with young
people and get them into the Music IndustryAs he says in his video ‘Always say Yes’. Find out why.
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University of West London(Business Studies)
University of West London
Paul Byrne
Business Studies
A career starting with nursing to the police and then Business.
Come and meet Paul to find out about Leadership and Management.
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University of Roehampton
University of Roehampton
Charley
Student liaison team
Find out what Roehampton has to offer – both courses and student
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St Mary’s University
St Mary’s University
Nelly Helen Ebruka
Student liaison team
Student of Politics, now aiming for a PhD
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University of Hertfordshire
University of Hertfordshire
Schools Liaison Team
Sarah Beth explains in her video that this university has over 400
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West Thames College
West Thames College
Mollie Mackrill
Apprenticeships
Vocational courses at 16+ and 18+
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Media and Gaming
Media and Gaming
Ryan Callard
Arrogant Pixel/University of West London
Also commercial photography, music production, audio production.
Ask Ryan about running a small business.
You may remember Mr C taught at Gumley a few years ago.
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Media/Marketing/Advertising
Media/Marketing/Advertising
Russell Bailey – From China to Creative Media
Running a competition for Years 8 and 9 in assembly on March 6th
Credentials:
Film: http://cargocollective.com/russsss
Sketches: bit.ly/2FcRl6Y
Music/Commercial: www.badgerclub.co.uk
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Drama/Acting
Drama/Acting
Jessica Rose Hill
Freelance actor/Performance installations
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Media / BBC
Media / BBC
Sylvie Carlos
Radio and Media, working for Radio 1Xtra talks
How did she do it? Starting with a degree that was not in media. She
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Performance
Performance
Tammi Lewis
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Music Composition/Performance
Music Composition/Performance
Sam Loveless
Freelance composer/Music production/Sound installations
Jess
Freelance actor/Performance installations
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Film Production
Film Production
Giulano Papadia
Giulano still enjoys what he is doing. He describes Film making as
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Film Finance
Film Finance
Chris McNae
How does a Chartered Accountant get to work with famous people in
Film? He’s also worked in Fraud, Real Estate and Professional Services.Find out more
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Engineering
Engineering
Sian Davies,
Senior Fellow, Institute of Mechanical EngineeringSian was always in trouble for taking things apart … and then she had
to put them back together again. Why does that make her a superb
engineer, having worked for Michelin (tyres) and Toyota (cars)?And she’s used her French and learnt some Japanese. Find out more.
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Careers with Biochemistry
Careers with Biochemistry
Barbara Wood
Sanpro with Smith and Nephew, Pet treats with Mars
Salmon Farming in Scotland.
Consultant for farmers growing vegetables for major supermarkets.
Barbara’s current role involves thinking about the environment and sustainability.
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Careers with Psychology
Careers with Psychology
Kate Harvey
Professor of Health Psychology, University of Reading
Careers in all branches of Psychology
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Music Apps / Running a Business
Music Apps / Running a Business
Rob Toulson
From Sports Science and Engineering, Automotive Electronics to
company owner specialising in Music apps.Come and find out about SongZap.
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Software Development / AI (1)
Software Development / AI (1)
Mike Exarchos
Mike started off playing the piano aged 7 in Greece – now he is a
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Software Development / AI (2)
Software Development / AI (2)
Isaac Faraz-Chandler
Combining Music, Music Tech, Coding and Maths – but what then?
App development for music using deep learning and AI
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Cyber Security / Quantum / Finance
Cyber Security / Quantum / Finance
Dr Mark Carney
Santander
Computer Science, Maths, AI, Quantum computing
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Medical Science
Medical Science
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Medicine / Medical careers (2)NHS Hounslow
Medicine / Medical careers (2)
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Education & Development Trust
Education & Development Trust
Astrid Ley
Work opportunities in West London/Apprenticeships
Worked in Japan, worked in business … what a fascinating career.
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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
Hussain Atif,
Achieving for ChildrenHow did Hussain get where he is through an apprenticeship?
Find out more
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ApprenticeshipsVirgin Media
Apprenticeships
Kesani York
Virgin Media
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Combined Forces
Combined Forces
Army, Navy, RAF
British Army Music
The combined forces offer a huge number of apprenticeships in,
among other areas, catering, engineering, medicine, electronics etc.For security reasons, there is no video.
Come and meet Caitlin and JS at the careers fair.
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Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police
Jessica Rayment
Alan Boyle
You have all met Jessica through assemblies at school. The Police
offers many different career pathways. Come and find out more.For security reasons, there is no video.
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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
Alex Cole