Positioning for launch
From the moment she sets foot in our senior school, your daughter will be part of a programme designed to introduce her gently to the opportunities that await her.
At Year 7 and 8 she will attend careers assemblies and can drop into our World of Work (WoW) sessions at lunchtimes. And she can read up on the subject, too – with age-appropriate careers articles which we publish termly in our WoW e-Newsletter, cascaded to all pupils from Year 7 to Year 11.
From Years 9 to 11, careers information is offered through careers-based PSHEE lessons. Lessons which work alongside pupils getting to know themselves, understand what their strengths are and how best to direct these through their GCSE choices. In Year 9, pupils will all have the chance to experience a day in a local business, to see at first hand how things work.
In Year 10, your daughter will be introduced to the idea of employability, skills for life and transferable skills. She will also gain a deeper understanding of herself and her abilities through Morrisby psychometric profiling.
By Year 11, careers guidance is one-to-one working from her Morrisby profile and career planner, with the opportunity of applying for work experience placement.
Employability skills workshops, mock interviews and attending careers-specific Insight Days form a valuable part of the Sixth Form experience. One to one careers appointments are regularly arranged with the Head of Careers, and all guidance is bespoke and personal to each girl.
University admissions
University admissions preparation is a key part of the careers service and the school works closely with admissions tutors from Oxbridge, Russell Group Universities and specialist Higher Education Institutions. Every year A Level students have their UCAS Personal Statements read by an expert in the field to which they aspire and are interviewed by the same expert to provide valuable interview experience and feedback.
Highly experienced tutors, in partnership with the careers department, provide invaluable guidance regarding potential courses and destinations and provide a sounding board for a decision making process that treats each A Level student as an individual with her own unique aspirations for her future.