Opportunities in and near Herne Bay

Ready to map your next move? Drop into Future Focus Mondays to explore work, further study and training, get practical one-to-one guidance, and connect with other young people - build your plan, boost your skills and move towards the career or course you want.

Ready to take control of your next move? Join a one-to-one employability session to plan your steps, build confidence and get hands-on help with CVs, job applications, apprenticeships and overcoming barriers so you can move into training or work.

Meet local employers, colleges, universities and training providers face-to-face at an in-person careers event. Compare career pathways and get practical advice on apprenticeships, further education and first-job opportunities at MidKent College’s Gillingham Campus.

Train 2-3 times a week under UEFA-qualified coaches in a two-year football and education programme. Play in the Kent Academies League or National Youth Alliance League while studying A Levels, BTECs or vocational courses, with annual European tours also on the programme.

Take a 90-minute guided tour of a university campus with a student ambassador, exploring key study spaces and getting an insight into student life. Visit Augustine House, then wander green spaces, orchards and the hop garden.

Take part in business case studies, simulated boardroom meetings, team challenges and pitches while exploring strategy, finance and entrepreneurship. Build your presentation skills, then finish with a certificate of completion and a personalised letter recognising your contribution.

Debate headlines, analyse news stories and research global issues in a discussion-based English programme. Build vocabulary and fluency through presentations, creative projects and group research, with excursions and social activities on the Kent coast.

Practise diplomacy through simulations, debates and negotiations on global challenges. Work in a team to shape a response, make strategic decisions and defend your ideas in English, with excursions and social activities at a lively international campus in Kent.

Build your university application skills through guidance on choosing courses, writing a personal statement and handling interviews, alongside academic tuition, seminars and supervised projects. You’ll also sharpen research, critical thinking and presentation skills, with a guided visit to the University of Oxford.

Train as a cadet through teamwork and community activity, developing practical life skills, resilience and leadership. Parade nights run on Monday evenings from 19:30 to 21:30 at the Billericay Cadet Centre; wait for an email before visiting.

Complete a 45-minute, supervised, interactive computing challenge of age-graded tasks that are automatically marked. Join your class or register as a home-educated student, tackle algorithmic puzzles and build problem-solving skills - participants receive certificates based on participation and performance.

This hybrid lecture, organised by the Anglo-Turkish Society and hosted at the Royal Anthropological Institute, explores the personal diary of Ottoman Major Kadri Bey. The talk traces his experiences from the War of ’93 through to the foundation of the Turkish Republic, offering insight into military, social and political changes across this transformative period. The presentation will draw on primary diary material to illuminate individual perspective on wider historical events.

The session will be given by Can Çakır and is offered in a hybrid format (in-person at the Royal Anthropological Institute with an online option). Booking is via Eventbrite. The lecture is aimed at adults and members of the public with an interest in Ottoman and Turkish history, historical memoirs, and archival sources.

A.N. Wilson discusses his book The Wise and Their Works: The Legacy of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in a Historical Association webinar. The session explores the people behind the Great Exhibition, the ambitious ideas that shaped the period, and how those ideas helped to define the century. The event will consider both the historical narratives and the selection of individual stories that illustrate the broader legacy of the Exhibition.

The webinar also covers Wilson's research process and his choices in presenting the lives and works of key figures from the era. A.N. Wilson is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an award-winning biographer and novelist, with published biographies of Tolstoy, C.S. Lewis, Milton, Hilaire Belloc and Goethe, and numerous works of fiction and history.

Join the Charles Dickens Museum for a festive lunchtime talk presented by the Museum's Curator, Kirsty Parsons. The talk explores why Charles Dickens is so closely associated with Christmas, how Victorian social change shaped festive traditions and charitable giving, and how Dickens’s legacy influences how we celebrate Christmas today.

This is a hybrid event taking place at the Charles Dickens Museum (Doughty Street, London) and online via Zoom. A limited number of in-person places are available; online ticket holders will receive live access and a recording to watch later. The content is aimed at adults but is suitable for attendees aged 12 and over.

Tickets cost £6 for either in-person attendance or online access. Book via the museum website or at the museum ticket desk. Please note all event tickets are non-refundable; further terms are available on the museum's ticketing pages.

Enter as an instrumentalist, singer, composer or music video creator in an open online competition, submitting a video, audio file, PDF or other digital file. Choose from categories including Film/Game Music, Own Composition and Chamber Group; entries are judged on technique, musicianship and creativity.

Step into immersive career simulations that bring entrepreneurship to life, learn from top business professionals and explore how to build a business idea. Join in person in London or online for expert advice, networking and hands-on activities.

Hear panel speakers share personal experiences and reflections on what strengthens communities, then join questions and discussion. Explore a community marketplace and try the creative crafting station, where you can leave with something you have made.

Staff from the National Quantum Computing Centre introduce quantum computing through qubits and the unusual rules of the quantum world. Explore how these machines could tackle problems far harder for ordinary computers, in an accessible online lecture for A-level students.

Explore career pathways through workshops and classes in law, AI, medicine and more, while building leadership, teamwork and public-speaking skills in a Cambridge-style setting. The two-week programme ends with group presentations and a certificate ceremony.

Join a Discord community where you can team up around economics, finance or politics, propose your own research idea and build independent research skills. Completed projects are reviewed by students, published on the site and can enter a quarterly vote for best project.