What can you do to support the next generation of talent in your profession?
At Porter Garland, we’re proud to be playing our part. We’ve established an ongoing relationship with The Sixth Form College Farnborough and Tomlinscote School to offer selected students valuable work experience placements in a real accountancy practice environment.
Our first students of 2025 joined us in June for a three-day visit, and we were thrilled to receive glowing feedback from them—they thoroughly enjoyed the experience and learned a great deal. Since then, we’ve welcomed more students, and we’re committed to continuing this programme annually.
As a sign of commitment, Amanda, generously gave up her weekend to create a tailored work schedule for the students—ensuring they gained hands-on exposure to a wide range of client and admin tasks typical of a general practice Chartered Accountants.
And of course, the students gave a huge thank you to our entire team. Their enthusiasm and willingness to support them made all the difference. They even stepped out of their comfort zones to role-play client enquiry meetings—giving the students a genuine insight into the client-facing side of our work.
We’re already looking forward to welcoming our next ‘recruits’ from the next academic year!
