Welcome to the Careers Department
Introduction
As a school we are committed to providing your child with up to date and relevant careers information so that they can make informed decisions at each transitional stage of their education. To this end school are currently going through the process of applying for the Investors In Careers Quality Award.
Provision
The school has a dedicated Careers Library containing a range of resources for pupils to conduct research into careers and courses.
The library is open each lunch time from 12:40 to 1:10 and is located on the ground floor of Kolbe House.
The Careers Coordinator is available to speak to during lunch time on Mondays to Thursdays. On Fridays it is staffed by our Careers Personal Advisor.
Careers lessons take place within our Personal and Social Development programme.
Careers Information is also available on the schools computer system in the form of the Keyclips programme. Here pupils can research specific jobs as well help on general items such as writing a CV, interview tips and job market trends.
All pupils carry out a 2 week work experience in year 10 pupils during the summer term. This is organised in collaboration with the Redbridge Education Business Partnership (Rebep)
| www.pathfinderlive.co.uk | A website with the ability to search for university courses and subjects, a job matching sections and job information (please see Mr Morris for the access code) |
| www.mychoicelondon.co.uk | A website that has careers information, a c.v. builder and a course search facility |
| http://ucas.com | Information about colleges and universities |
| www.14pluspathways.com | Help and advice for year 9 courses |
| www.16pluspathways.com | Help and advice for post 16 options |
| www.unistats.com | A university comparison site |
| www.fasttomato.co.uk | A site for pupils to log into which provides a careers matching tool and information about jobs and careers |
| www.connexions-direct.com/whichwaynow | An interactive version of the booklet handed out on the Learning Review Day for year 9 pupils |
| www.connexions-direct.com/itsyourchoice | An interactive version of the booklet handed out on the Learning Review Day for year 11 pupils |
| www.connexions-direct.com/parentcarer | A parents and carers guide to 14 to 19 options |