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Careers Support
Our programme of careers education and guidance aims to equip our students to plan and manage their own careers effectively by teaching them to develop skills, attitudes, knowledge and understanding necessary to make informed and realistic choices about their learning as they progress through school into Higher Education and the world of work.
The School arranges a bi-annual careers conference consisting of approximately forty five speakers from different areas of industry.
Students also have unlimited access to a fully equipped and resourced careers library offering:
- A range of CD ROMs on many careers
- TV and video for viewing career and university videos
- A library of university prospectuses, updated each year
- A good selection of books on a large variety of careers, updated and maintained each year
- A large number of resources available to help plan Gap Years
Sixth Form students receive two lessons per week consisting of the following, plus much more.....
- Creating a personal Action Plan for their future
- Guest speakers on careers and Higher Education
- Opportunity to attend individual subject courses
- University visits attended by the school and individuals
- Attendance at Higher Education fairs
- Work experience placements
- Training in interview techniques
- Personal development strategies
- Transferable skill building
- Oxbridge preparation
- Individual interviews
- Presentations on all aspects of UCAS application
- Post 16 choices
- Evaluating, discussing and exploring their choices
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