Careers
The following is intended as a brief outline of the Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) that is available to students throughout their time at All Hallows. More information is available in the CEIAG policy.
Year 7
- Introduced to a variety of careers resources.
- Opportunity to think about how career choices and personal strengths should be linked.
- Meeting with people from business/industry.
- Opportunity to speak with Mr Carney about careers ideas if necessary.
Year 8
- Guidance on pertinent times to make decisions about future options, as well as being informed about the different training options that become available to me as I move through time in education.
- Using the careers resources in more detail to explore career areas and subjects of interest.
- Learning more about personal strengths.
- Matching interests to suitable careers.
- Meeting with people from business/industry.
- Opportunity to speak with Mr Carney about careers ideas if necessary.
Year 9
- Informed of the different routes and qualifications available post 16.
- Understanding the importance of developing employability skills.
- Introduction to Labour Market Information (LMI) to help properly consider future career choices.
- Working to ensure that GCSE option subjects will keep relevant options open for intentions post 16.
- Assemblies and parents meetings designed to help in the process of option subject selection.
- Having the opportunity to attend a careers fair to speak with business people, colleges and universities about future options.
- Year 9 Options Booklet linking careers to subjects.
- Continued use of careers resources to further explore career areas and subjects of interest.
- Re-visiting personal strengths.
- Meeting with people from business/industry
- Opportunity to speak with Mr Carney about careers ideas if necessary.
Year 10
- Opportunity to visit local businesses to explore how a business is run, the working environment and employment opportunities as part of a Work Experience week.
- Exploration of a number of different routes (university, apprenticeships, college, Oxbridge, Year in Industry, and less familiar routes like art, performing arts and music).
- Opportunity to speak with older All Hallows students to find out what routes they took and learn from their experiences.
- Learning about personal finance.
- Sampling A level subjects to help with post-16 decisions.
- Visits from specialist speakers about the different opportunities available post-16.
- Meeting with people from business/industry.
- Opportunity to speak with Mr Carney about careers ideas if necessary.
Year 11
- Learning where to find job opportunities.
- Producing a Curriculum Vitae to use when applying for jobs and courses.
- Learning about good interview technique and appropriate preparation.
- 1-to-1 meeting with Mrs O’Connor (Careers Guidance Counsellor) to discuss future plans and options
- Interview experience.
- Further exploration of Labour Market Information (LMI) to help consider future career choices.
- Meeting with people from business/industry.
- Visits from specialist speakers about the different opportunities available post-16.
- Talking to Mr Carney about higher education including university and A-level choices.
- Talking to Mr Carney about alternative routes for the future, including apprenticeships, school leaver programmes, college courses and other routes.
Sixth Form
- Attending Feature Lectures related to specific industry areas to find out about the world of work.
- Working closely with tutors to help make informed choices for the ‘next step'.
- Attending a HE (higher education) convention to speak to university representatives first-hand and find out about the courses they can offer.
- Guided through how to make a university application on UCAS.
- Development of a personal statement.
- Interview practice in preparation for actual interviews.
- Exploration of alternative routes to university and how to apply.
- Development of application skills.
- Student finance information.
- Visiting local businesses to explore how a business is run, the working environment and employment opportunities as part of a Work Experience week
- Continued use of the careers resources available to help with post-18 choices.
- Meeting with people from business/industry.
- Opportunity to speak with Mr Carney about careers ideas if necessary.
