The School’s Career Guidance Department and the OA Club offer a range of career guidance and university events each year to help pupils learn about career options, make decisions about GCSE, A-Level and university subjects, and gain skills essential for securing employment and for succeeding in the world of work. We are always looking for OAs to help out at these events.

Sixth Form Careers Evening (supported by the OA Club)

Friday 21 November 2025, 6-9pm, with supper for volunteers afterwards.

OAs can volunteer on a panel and host 30-min small group discussion sessions focused on their profession. This event is invaluable to 6th form students and is a brilliant opportunity for OAs to share knowledge and experience that will help 6th formers decide upon their own career paths. To sign up please follow this link. To find out more, please contact the OA Club Office at oldabingdonian@abingdon.org.uk or 01235 849074.

Abingdon Careers Convention

Thursday 12 March 2026, 6.30pm-9.00pm, St Helen and St Katharine

The annual Abingdon Careers Convention, jointly run by Abingdon School and St Helen and St Katharine, provides an excellent opportunity for students to gather information about occupations of interest and educational routes into those occupations from a variety of working ‘career representatives’. It features parents and alumni of both schools, as well as local employers, representing a wide range of occupations. Students can meet with ‘career representatives’ one to one or in small group discussions and attend presentations. The event is greatly valued by students and parents alike, and is open to students from all secondary schools in Abingdon town. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Michael Triff at michael.triff@abingdon.org.uk or 01235 849129.