Year 7 -9 From the start of year 7 to end of year 9, all Lower School Students undertake a range of careers skills and careers awareness tasks at various points in the year during assemblies, tutor time and PSHE lessons. These tasks are all career related and related to developing self-awareness and self-leadership skills. Year 7 students also undertake the Lean in Girls Self Leadership Programme.

Year 9 Decisions and choices pre and post KS4, developing skills, thinking about a range of careers including areas such as STEM, Business, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare and the Creative industries.

Year 10 Employment trends, target setting, objectivity and bias, Enterprise Education, creating a CV and preparing for work experience and interview preparation.

Year 11 Decision making for post 16 options, Apprenticeships and Full-time Further Education information and individual impartial careers appointments

Lower Sixth a timetabled Futures Programme, including external speakers to present an array of post 18 options and issues, including life at university, degree apprenticeships, study abroad examples of various careers. Career skills are also taught during tutor time and PSHE using utilising resources on Unifrog; evaluating the range of options at 18; apprenticeships and Higher Education courses; evaluation and decision making; preparation for HE applications and open days; UCAS procedures; writing an effective personal statement; and our specialised Competitive Applications Preparation Programme and Future Female Leaders Programme.

Upper Sixth Finalising choices; apprenticeship application advice, using Unifrog; gap year provision and gap year safety; student finance; confirming university choices confirmation and Clearing; starting in HE or apprenticeship; and interview practice.

Higher Education The Head of Careers plays a central role in the provision of and support for the students as they make Higher Education decisions. The Head of Careers works closely with the Head of Sixth Form to produce the UCAS references. Applications are submitted and tracked through UCAS and support given to students and parents as the process unfolds. Applications to overseas universities and HE providers, and apprenticeships are also supported and tracked.

A more detailed outline of our annual careers programme can be found here: Careers Annual Programme 2005-6

We also run our work placement programmes for years 10 and 12 through Unifrog, using the Placements Tool. Work Placements are carried out towards the end of the summer term in June and July.