The Expo for Teens
Education & Career Choices, plus Life Skills
Friday 27 June 9:00am-3:30pm | Saturday 28 June 2025 10am-3:30pm @ Olympia West, London
The FREE two-day Step Up Expo features three main content zones
Life Skills
Practical advice and support on the issues facing teenagers today, including:
- Building financial confidence
- Tackling a lost mindset
- Turning your passion into a pay cheque
- Why failure can be good – stepping outside your comfort zone
Education Choices
Helping teenagers and parents through the minefield of education choices from GCSEs to degrees:
- How best to revise for GCSEs
- Should I move schools or college after my GCSEs?
- A-Levels, T-Levels, BTEC or IB?
- Should I go to university?
- What’s it like to study at Oxbridge?
- What university access programmes are available?
Career Choices
Explore the different pathways towards work:
- What skills are employers looking for?
- Earn & learn: the apprenticeship route
- Careers in finance and the City
- Should I get a part-time job?
- Careers of the future: robots, AI and the metaverse
From 13:30 to 15:30 on Friday, we have a dedicated time for schools and parents bringing teenagers with additional needs.
The Expo remains open to mainstream students and parents, but the departure of the large school groups will create a calm atmosphere for this important group of students.
The afternoon talks on Friday focus on education and career opportunities for teenagers with additional needs.
What's New
Discuss your career and education choices, and develop life skills.
Plan your next steps with London’s leading 16+ sixth forms & FE colleges, discuss your 18+ options with universities, employers & training providers.
