Careers and Work Related Learning
Careers and Work Related Learning
Face-to-face advice and guidance should be arranged by a school where it is the most suitable for young people to make successful next steps — particularly for students at risk of disengaging from education or training, or those with special educational needs. UCAS
Careers Information advice and guidance:
- Individual interviews with a specialist careers advisor for students in years 9, 10, 12 and 13.
- A dedicated careers area in our library with a range of careers, post 16 and university-related reference material.
In addition to services offered by our external partner the following additional sources of advice and guidance are offered at Thomas More Catholic School.
- Regular parent / teacher consultation events.
- GCSE options information assemblies and parents evening.
- Post 16 Information evening.
- Individual mentoring by form tutors and inclusion team.
Reviewing careers provision:
- Interim / annual review of specialist careers advice.
- Intended Destination Data compiled and supplied to Local Authority.
- Quality review of visits to providers in line with School Trips policy.
Links with Providers
Pupils have regular opportunities for contact with organisations representing a range of career / academic pathways. Recent examples include:
- Key Stage 4 - Campus visit to Goldsmiths University.
- Key Stage 4 - Campus visit to Mansfield College Oxford.
- Key Stage 5 - What Career Live? What University Live? (Exhibition)
Work-Related Learning
Work-Related Learning at Thomas More Catholic School is addressed in the Citizenship programme and through activities outside of lessons.
The WRL programme allows students to:
- learn through work, by providing opportunities for students to learn from direct experiences of work (work experience offered to students in year 12).
- learn about work, by providing opportunities for students to develop knowledge about the working world.
- learn for work by developing skills for enterprise and employability (mock interviews year 10).
Department Members
- Mr. Calvert
- Mr Pitt
- Ms. Wodu – Specialist Careers Advisor