Careers Team
Careers Leader:
Mr T Marks - Assistant Headteacher
Contact:
T: 01977 605060
E: tmarks@carletonhigh.patrust.org.uk
Careers Information
A breakdown of careers destinations for 2018 leavers. 2019 leavers information to follow in due course.
| National 2018 | Wakefield 2018 | Carleton High School 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any sustained education or employment | 94% | 93% | 94% |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| College | 49% | 63% | 89% |
| Sixth Form | 38% | 18% | 0% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| NEET | 5% | 5% | 3% |
Mission Statement
All students should receive opportunities to access the appropriate level of Information, as well as advice and guidance, to allow them to make well informed and realistic decisions about their future in terms of both education and careers.
Vision
At Carleton High School we believe that students should be well prepared for the choices that they make during their education and in the future. Students should feel confident in being able to make appropriate decisions when deciding how to make informed career and educational choices, across a variety of routes. This preparation could be achieved through a variety of means such as taster sessions at local colleges and universities, as well as individual sessions with qualified advisors.
Entitlement
provider access policy
This information will be reviewed in October 2020
Careers Policy
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance Policy (Summary by year group)
CIAG policy
Services for parents
Information at Parents Evenings (Years 8, 10 and 11).
Post 16 updates communicated to parents via letters and text messages.
Services for staff
Y11 Form Tutors provided with job market training, as well as Open Day information and UCAS progress support.
Useful Links
| https://www.apprenticeships.org.uk | This is the national site for apprenticeship information and applications. You will need to register an account with them (it is free!). |
| https://www.ucasprogress.com | This is a great site for finding out where the local Post 16 learning opportunities are. You can search by course, subject or even provider. You could use it to find out if a particular college offers a particular A Level or BTEC, or to locate the nearest learning provider offering a course that you are interested in. |
| https://www.icould.com | This is a really user-friendly site. The ‘Buzz’ test is especially fun to do and may assist you in career planning or help you to think in a different direction. It also has great video clips and other careers tools. |
| https://www.careersbox.co.uk | Visit this site to see short videos of lots of people talking about their career, what brought them into it and what their job is really like. |
| https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk | As the name suggests, if you are not thinking about university after Level 3 qualifications then take a look at this site. Not only is it packed with advice about options and opportunities, but it also carries live vacancies. |
| https://www.nationalcareerservice.direct.gov.uk | The National Careers Service website provides careers advice and information on a wide range of jobs, training courses, resources and funding. It also has a CV builder and profiles on almost 800 different types of jobs. |
| https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship | This site allows you to search online for current apprenticeship vacancies, with a link to online applications. |
| https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk | There are 350 careers in the NHS. Use this website to watch videos, read case studies and learn more about the largest UK employer, with over 1.3 million employees. |
| http://www.gohigherwestyorks.ac.uk/ | Provides a single point of contact for information on 12 Higher Education Provider Partners, to help with access and preparation for studying. |
| https://www.ucas.com/further-education | Provides information about a range of further and higher education options, as well as advice around many career paths. |
| https://ncpontefract.ac.uk/ | An outstanding local sixth form provider. |
| http://www.wakefield.ac.uk/about-us/ | A local education provider, providing a range of further education options including both full and part time courses, across a range of subject areas. |
| https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships | Government website with lots of information about apprenticeships, including a search function to find available apprenticeships. |
| https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund | Government website with information about the 16-19 bursary fund. |
| https://www.askham-bryan.ac.uk/ | A higher education provider based at Askham Bryan outside of York, providing a wide range of courses. |
| https://www.bishopburton.ac.uk/ | A higher education provider based at Bishop Burton outside of Beverley, providing a wide range of courses. |
| https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch | A new way to find and apply for an apprenticeship in England. |
| https://amazingapprenticeships.com/ | Apprenticeships explained. |
| https://carletonhigh.patrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GCSE-Results-Day-Service.pdf | GCSE Results Day Service - if you did not get the results that you expected or you do not know what to do next, do not panic! Click on the link for more help and advice. |
Lots of career areas have sites that belong to their industry bodies, for example; if you want to find out more about careers in Psychology then go to https://www.bps.co.uk, if it is Law then go to https://www.allaboutlaw.co.uk, if it is Health/Medicine then look no further than https://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk, for Teaching visit https://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching or for Journalism try the well-named https://www.journalism.co.uk.
Google is your friend!