Career Advice & Guidance

• Clear impartial advice and information about all of the options available, so that they understand what they involve
• Support and guidance to help make choices and devise a career plan for the future
• Regular personal support or information on how well they are doing
• Help to decide what to do when they complete their course, including further learning, training or employment
• A programme of careers education which helps them to develop skills and knowledge to make choices and the transition to work and learning
• The opportunity to be involved in making decisions about things that effect their learning
• An opportunity to set out an individual learning plan, and
• An opportunity to learn about the world of work.

This entitlement is delivered through the tutorial programme, subjects across the school, work experience (Year 10), themed events (e.g. Enterprise Days) and access to the Connexions service.

Information, advice and guidance on careers and related topics is available within school. Further information is given in a leaflet on careers and life info, which is available in the LRC, tutor bases and on the VLE.

Routes Ahead is the local online prospectus. It gives information on courses, apprenticeships and other learning opportunities.	Universities and Colleges Admissions Services - UCAS is the central organisation that processes applications for full-time undergraduate courses at UK universities and colleges.
Kudos Online is designed to give you career ideas. It can also help you find out how suitable your own careers ideas are. If you have not been given a username and password, then please contact Mrs Durkan in the LRC.	Search and apply for the latest apprenticeship vacancies.