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               STOCKLAND GREEN SCHOOL

CAREERS ADVICE – Year 11

My name is Jo Rasmin and I am the Careers Adviser at Stockland Green School.  I work on a freelance basis and have 14 years experience as a Careers Adviser.  I would like to inform you of what advice I can offer your child, what they should be doing now and how you can support them in reaching their full potential.

Career planning is about choosing a career that most likely matches a persons skills interests and abilities and what they want from work.  As a Careers Adviser this is how I encourage all young people to plan for their future career.

A careers interview will be offered to your child to talk through their ideas and help them with their decisions and next steps.  This support is on going whilst your child remains in school.  After this interview your child will be given a copy of their career plan which summarises what has been discussed and what their next steps should be.

 What should your child be doing now?

·         Researching their ideas, this helps to broaden their knowledge and understanding of opportunities and gives details of entry routes.

·         When planning their career they should work backwards – look at the careers that interest them and then find out what they need for that career – degree, A levels, vocational (job related) qualifications, apprenticeship.

·         At this stage they should find out about all of the options open to them, college, sixth form and apprenticeships to find the best route for them and their chosen career.

·         If they haven’t already, they should be going along to sixth form and college open days/evenings and finding out as much as they can.  Talk to tutors, and other students, pick up course information.  Check school/college websites for details of open events/taster days.

·         Applying to any other school sixth forms or colleges as soon as possible.  They can apply to as many places as they want and don’t need to make a decision until August when they have received their results from school.  They are not committed to anything until they enrol in September.

·         Registering with the Apprenticeship website www.apprenticeship.org.uk

·         It is useful to look at the UCAS HE website www.ucas.com to research possible degree courses as this can help them find out what A level subjects/BTEC courses they will need to study.

·         Taking the opportunity of having a Careers Interview in school.

·         Producing a CV

·         Gaining work experience, this is really important, so many young people gain qualifications but then struggle to get a job due to a lack of work experience.

How you can help?

 

 

·         Encourage them to have a Careers Interview in school.

·         Talk to them about their career ideas and aspirations.  You know them better than anyone and so are the best placed to help them to understand what their skills, abilities and personal qualities are.

·         The National Careers Website https://nationalcareesservice.direct.gov.uk has careers information and job market information on over 750 jobs.  This is a good starting point to research.

·         Encourage them to do some paid/unpaid work, ask your family, friends, neighbours if they know of any opportunities.  Work experience and voluntary work always looks good on a CV or Personal Statement.

·         Search for school/college courses on the UCAS Progress website.

·         Go along with them to school/college open events as you may think of questions to  ask that they haven’t.

·         Ensure they have a backup plan.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or queries.  You can contact either by informing school or via my email jorasmin@hotmail.com.