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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.
​If you have any queries please contact Luke Carney at l.carney@allhallows.net
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​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.

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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.

Quick Links

Alumni
St Josephs Careers Newsletters​Events & Opportunities
Labour Market Information
Post-16 Options
Post-18 Options

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Work Experience

Student Work Experience Placement Response Form​
How to Find a Placement

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Parent/Carer Work Experience Placement Response Form
​Finding Work Experience - A Parent Guide

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Employers - Form 3 Agreement to Placement
​Year 10 Work Experience Employers Guide

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