Enrichment Opportunities: Careers Education

Enrichment and super-curricular activities take place to support careers and the wider development of students. Mr Meredith our teacher in charge of careers, works closely with the Sixth form with regard to careers education.

The Year 12 and 13 Careers Education Programme has been devised to help students to:

Understand more about themselves (self-development).
Know where to look for useful information (careers exploration).
Plan for the future (career management).

Within this programme, students will cover the following key areas:

Post 18 Options.
Action planning.
Careers exploration.
Changes in the Labour market.
Personal learning and thinking skills.
Student finance.
Writing a CV.
Interview preparation.
Post 18 pathways (Higher Apprenticeships).
Alternatives to HE.

Careers guidance takes many forms:

Through our partnership with Youth Enterprise who run a yearly Employability Masterclass to Year 12 and 13 students.
‘Transition Thursday’ in tutor time – tutors support conversations and thinking around Post 18 options.
Students benefit from a unique programme of information, advice and guidance, including careers advice, a mock interview day and attendance at the UCAS Conference 2024.
Highly successful progression routes to universities and apprenticeship schemes, including Russell Group and Oxbridge.
Participation in Sutton Trust Programme and summer schools.
Participation in Pathways to Birmingham (P2B) which aims to support students in learning more about university and accessing degrees at the University of Birmingham.

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