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