Careers Education and Guidance Programme
The Guidance programme begins formally in Year 11 but in the two years before that one of the emphases in the Tutorial programme is to enhance students self-awareness of their strengths, weaknesses, skills and interests and then to work to eliminate weaknesses and to develop skills which will enhance their personal profile. GCSE subject choices made at this stage will be informed and appropriate and will not ‘close the door’ on key career areas.
Year group | Aim | Provision |
Remove (Year 11) | To build on all the work that has been done in the first two years in a more formal way. To start focused research on possible future careers. To enable informed and appropriate AS level subject choices | ISCO Futurewise programme utilising the Morrisby tests and interest questionnaires. Individual interviews for each student based on the test results. Follow-up work in tutorial investigating suggested career areas. ‘Sunday Careers Talks’ programme |
Middle Sixth (Year 12) | To enhance students’ awareness of the importance of, and opportunities in, Higher Education To show students how to access information relating to Higher Education and to enable them to conduct methodical research into the huge variety of courses and institutions available to them To help students to see which courses and institutions are best suited to their strengths, abilities and interests To ensure that students have made initial decisions about courses and have a draft Personal Statement completed by the end of the year. To allow parents to be fully informed about the options available to their sons and daughters To inform students about the possibilities available for GAP years | Tutorial programme to introduce ideas about Higher Education Morrisby Coursefinder questionnaires Higher education Conference ‘Life after Ampleforth’ file Individual interviews on request UCAS Day with presentations about how to write Personal Statements followed by work in tutorial groups. Hosting of ISCO GAP Fair ‘Sunday Careers Talks’ programme |
Upper Sixth (Year 13) | To enable students to apply in good time for the Higher Education courses of their choice to increase their chances of successful applications To guide students on the process of accepting offers, making contact with appropriate bodies to deal with university fees and loans and to ensure that they meet UCAS deadlines for this To be available to advise on appropriate responses to A level results and how they affect University places | 'Life after Ampleforth’ file Work in tutorials Individual interviews on ‘Sunday Careers Talks’ programme Staff available in school for publication of results |