Careers & Raising Aspirations
The Raising Aspirations Programme aims to provide all students with a wide range of opportunities that will enable them to take their next steps to university, apprenticeships or into the world of work.
Opportunities such as external speakers, talks from alumni students, university visits, work experience, mini-enterprise and our wide range of extra-curricular activities ensure that our students develop the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to stand out from the crowd.
The Raising Aspirations Programme ensures opportunities are provided from Y7 all the way through to Y13 and that they are tailored to suit different needs.
During the national Careers Week, we run a range of sessions which enable students to find out about specific career pathways such as Oxbridge applications; Medicine; Dentistry; Veterinary Science and STEM careers. We have developed strong links with local employer and national employers in a range of fields and these have been instrumental in assisting our Y12 students to undertake valuable work experience placements.
Work experience for our students takes place at the end of Y12 and many of our students have secured places in very high profile companies which have enabled them to stand out when making applications to university and for Higher Level apprenticeships.
Careers Education is additionally provided through PSHE lessons in Y8 and 11and through the Enrichment Programme which runs throughout the Sixth Form. We provide opportunities for students to access online packages such as KUDOS, UCAS Progress and Unifrog at key times such as the options process in Y8; applications for Sixth Form in Y11 and to universities in Y12/13.
Our well qualified and experienced Careers Advisor is able to provide individualised and bespoke information, advice and guidance to students and parents at any time in the school year.
The impact of this programme is measured by the range and breadth of destinations our students choose. Over the past two years the impact of the Raising Aspirations Programme has been significant. Last year’s leavers saw students taking up places at a wide range of universities including Oxford, Warwick, Exeter, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle and Glasgow. The number of students making applications to Oxbridge, high tariff Russell Group universities and universities abroad has substantially increased. Other students decided to take up apprenticeships in fields such as Finance and Accounting, Digital Media and at the Bank of England. We are very proud to say that all of our leavers, both in Y11 and Y13, have secured high quality onward destinations.
Our Careers policy can be found here
If you would like to find out more information or would like to contribute to our Raising Aspirations Programme, please contact:
Mrs Sally Doran (Raising Aspirations Lead)
01634 842359
The Raising Aspirations Programme is attached below and is review on an annual basis. The next review will take place in July 2018.
The Programme of Events
Click below to see the programme of events
Please click to see our full programme for Year 7 – Year 13
