On the 5th February we will be holding a careers,
guidance and advice morning to support all year 12 and 13 students as they
consider their post 18 options. The morning will include 3 sessions focusing on:
Session
1: Post-18 Options: A Presentation Explaining Pathways at 18.
(Focus Group: All of Y12 and
Y13)
Aim:
All students to gain a better understanding of all routes
available to them and possible advantages and disadvantages of each option.
Session
2: Careers Exploration
(Focus Group: All of Y12 and Y13)
Aims:
i) To understand what skills and
qualities are needed for progression into work or higher education and to be
able to identify skills and qualities within ourselves.
ii) To be able to use a range of resources to research employment
sectors and to generate ideas about their future.
Session 3: Alternatives to University
(Focus Group: All of Y12 and Y13 not applying to University (or seeking an
alternative))
Aims:
To enable students to consider the
range of options available to them if they do not want to go to University, and
to be able to use tools to research opportunities, including:
Apprenticeships and Traineeships,
Gap Year, Sponsored degrees / School Leaver Programmes, Other Education
(includes College Higher Education, College Further Education, distance learning,
part-time learning) and Employment.
Students will present back on a
'live' opportunity.
Please note normal lessons will be collapsed
on the morning of the 5th February to enable all students to participate
and gain from this invaluable opportunity. Also, for those Y12 students focused
on Higher Education, there are additional HE research sessions arranged for the
Curriculum Focus Day (9th March). These will include a 'Why
Go/Employability Benefits of HE' talk from the University of the West of
England.