At Tomlinscote, we are relentless in ensuring that our students are fully prepared for their next steps, beyond school. As a school, our overall mission is to ensure that we create well-rounded, employable young people with a core set of transferable skills that they can take into the world of work. The Year 10 "Big Interview" is an activity that we run annually at Tomlinscote in the Summer 2 term which gives our students yet another opportunity to prepare themselves for the post-16 choices that they will make in the autumn term of Year 11. 

This activity involves all children in Year 10 taking part in a twenty minute, one-to-one interview with a business professional throughout a particular day. Last year, in July 2024, we had over 30 business volunteers who participated in the interviews. This initiative aims to provide our young people with an incredibly valuable experience which will enable them to discuss their careers aspirations, their strengths, how they can evidence particular employability skills and what their intended post-16 plans are at this point. The business volunteers provide feedback to the children which they receive in due course after the interview.

Please see the downloads below for more information regarding last year's event (July 2024) and the preparation work that students undertook in advance of the day. 

This academic year, the Year 10 "Big Interview" is running on Wednesday 16th July 2025.