Personal adviser
Termly one-to-one meetings for every pupil from Year 8, with parents welcomed into the conversation twice a year.
Programme four
Guided to the right future
From the Middle School onward, every Hollow pupil has a dedicated adviser who knows their strengths, their ambitions and their worries. Together they choose subjects, shortlist universities, rehearse interviews and plan a life beyond the Hollow — whether that means Oxford, an art conservatoire or an apprenticeship.
Our advisers visit campuses on four continents each year, so their counsel is first-hand, current and honest about fit — not just prestige.
What is included
Inside the programme
Application studio
Personal statements, portfolios and admissions tests drafted, redrafted and polished in small supervised studios.
Futures fair
Eighty universities, colleges and employers on campus each autumn, plus alumni panels from every profession.
The pathway
How guidance unfolds
- 01Discover. Strengths profiling, careers taster days and honest conversations about what a good life could look like.
- 02Choose. Subject combinations mapped to university requirements, with campus visits and summer schools.
- 03Apply. Mock interviews with real academics, test preparation and calm, organised submission weeks.
Parent voice
“Our son’s adviser knew him better than we feared and guided him better than we hoped. Three offers, and the right choice.”
The Osei family — Upper School parents
Questions, answered
Where do Hollow leavers go?
To leading universities at home and abroad, to conservatoires and art schools, and to degree apprenticeships — most to their first-choice destination.
When does advising begin?
Light-touch discovery from Year 8, subject-choice guidance in Year 9, and intensive application support in the final two years.
Do you support non-university routes?
Wholeheartedly — our futures fair and alumni network cover apprenticeships, gap years, sport and the creative industries.