Careers & Pathways
Links
icould:
Explore careers - icould Practical guides on post-16 choices and real-life career videos giving personal insights into jobs and career paths by job type, theme or subject.
Career Pilot:
Careerpilot : Plan your future work & study This great careers website provides quizzes to find out what careers suit you, gives opportunities for you to explore your future options and plan your next steps.
National Careers Service:
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/ Lots of useful information including job profiles, points to consider when choosing the subjects to study, and available options including apprenticeships. It also includes a search button to find courses in your area.
BBC Bitesize:
Careers - BBC Bitesize Explore careers by job sectors. Check out the job profiles to help you get careers inspiration. Hear from people working in areas that interest you, see how much you could get paid for different roles and find out what qualifications you might need to follow in their footsteps.
Surrey County Council ‘Youth Voice’:
Your future - Surrey Youth Voice - Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk) A great place for general information on Post 16 education and training, apprenticeships and traineeships. It includes an interactive map on the all the colleges, schools and training providers in the area.
Barclays Life Skills:
What job should I do – Wheel of Strengths | Barclays LifeSkills Use the wheel of strength to discover which jobs could suit your skills, interests and personality traits.
NHS Careers:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/ The NHS is one the largest employers both locally in Redhill and nationally. Find out about the wide range of careers available using this website.
University choices - UCAS:
http://www.ucas.com/ If you are thinking that university might be something you would consider post 18, you can find out what A level and BTEC subjects are required to gain entry onto specific courses on the UCAS (University College Admission System) website. The website Informed Choices | Informed Choices provides specific information about subject choices for top tier ‘Russell Group’ universities.
Apprenticeships:
The Apprenticeship Guide What is an Apprenticeship | Amazing Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship offers a mixture of on and off the job training and paid work. They can be a wide range of employment areas. It is the responsibility of the student to find an employer willing to offer an apprenticeship, but school can offer support with this. Opportunities often do not become available until after April, so it is a good idea to apply for a place at college as well to make sure that you have a back-up option.
T Levels:
T Levels Resources For Teachers (amazingapprenticeships.com) T Levels are a new career focused alternative to A Levels, they involve a combination of college learning and work placements. They are offered by Further Education Colleges such as East Surrey College.
Careers in Stem:
STEM Careers Support Destination STEM provides support, advice, and opportunities to help young people aged 13-19 to explore pathways into STEM careers, develop their STEM skills, and connect with STEM employers.
The support available to pupils when making choices for the next steps in their education is very effective.
Ofsted 2019
We run a varied programme of careers education, support and guidance for all of our students. The programme fulfils the requirements of the Government statutory guidance for careers (May 2025).
Activities across all year groups of the school inform and inspire students about a wide range of career areas, and help to build essential employability skills so they can move forward in their career journey.
Trips and events are organised to understand where studying particular subjects could lead in the future, and to illuminate the wide range of opportunities for further study and future employment.
01737 764356 extension 232
Come and find me in Room 2-29 in the Astra Building to chat about your future options!
Here's what we do in Year 11 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:
- 121 Careers Guidance interviews by appointment
- PD lessons on Post 16 pathways, decision making and making applications
- Presentations by local Further Education and Sixth Form colleges
- Talks by apprentices and learning providers
- College Open Days/Evenings
- Workshop on Apprenticeship applications
- Fast Forward careers feature in student weekly newsletter
- Opportunities to engage in virtual and in person work experience in school holidays
- Classroom learning and employer talks to link curriculum to careers
Post-16 Education Options
Our Partner Colleges
East Surrey College (Further Education College) |
01737 78844 |
Reigate College (Sixth Form College) |
01737 221118 |
Other Options |
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Specialist Post 16 Providers |
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The Brit School (Performing Arts, Croydon) |
020 8665 5242 |
Merrist Wood College (land-based studies & sport courses) |
01483 884000 |
Plumpton College (land based studies) |
01273 890454 |
Crawley College (wide range of courses including catering) |
01293 442200 |
School Sixth Form (smaller, more nurturing environment) |
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St Bede’s School (Redhill) |
01737 212108 |
Royal Alexandra and Albert School |
01737 649000 |
Reigate Grammar School |
01737 222231 |
Sixth Form Colleges (further to travel, but may have specific course you are looking for) |
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NESCOT College (Ewell) |
0208 3943038 |
Brooklands College (Weybridge) |
01932 797700 |
Coulsdon College |
01737 551176 |
Thomas Bennet Community College |
6th Form - Thomas Bennett Community College (thomasbennett-tkat.org) Information about the Football Academy in association with Chelsea FC Foundation |
Dorking Wanderers Football Academy |
Beyond Carrington - A Self-Help Guide
After Year 11, the options available include taking a more practical, work-based route:
Apprenticeships are based in the workplace and are a mixture of earning and learning.
Apprenticeships: Dispelling the Myths
Hints and Tips for Parents and Carers
How to apply for an apprenticeship
You can click here to find apprenticeships in the local area Find an apprenticeship - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Apprenticeship Assembly Film - Amazing Apprenticeships This video answers some of the key questions around apprenticeships and covers what you can expect and the range of opportunities available.
There are some excellent examples of real-life apprenticeship success stories here which explain why this is sometimes the perfect route for a student:
Apprentice Stories - Amazing Apprenticeships
T-Levels are 80% based at college and 20% based in the workplace.
T Levels - A Guide for Parents and Carers
Training Provider Access
At Carrington School, all students have the opportunity to explore what it is like to learn at the full range of learning providers, including colleges, universities, apprenticeship and training providers. We ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access all students for the purpose of informing about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships. If you are a training provider and wish to have access to students at Carrington School, please read the following:
Application for Provider Access
Here's what we do in Year 10 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:
- Trip to Surrey Festival of Skills career event
- PD lessons on value of employability skills, CV writing, interview skills and Post 16 pathways
- Assemblies, small group work sessions with SEN on Post 16 pathways
- Talks by apprentices and apprenticeship learning providers
- 121 Careers Guidance interviews by appointment
- Classroom learning and employer talks to link curriculum to careers
- Fast Forward careers features in our Student Weekly newsletter
- Opportunities to engage in virtual work experience programmes in school holidays
- Work Experience
Here's what we do in Year 9 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:
- Assemblies, small group work sessions with SEN on Subject Option decision making
- Talks by apprentices and learning providers
- Subject Options information booklets and videos
- Subject Options information evenings
- 121 Careers Guidance interviews by appointment
- Widening participation and outreach events at the University of Surrey
- Classroom learning, employer talks and trips to link curriculum to careers
- Fast Forward careers features in Student Weekly Newsletter
Here's what we do in Years 7 & 8 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:
- All year round students can visit the Careers Office (2-29) for a Careers Drop-In Session on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday break and lunchtimes
- Classroom learning, employer talks and trips to link curriculum to careers
- Talks from apprentices and learning providers
- Widening Participation & Outreach events at the University of Surrey
- Information available on careers noticeboard
- Information & guidance available under the careers section of the school website
- PD lessons and Year group Assemblies – self-development, exploration, career management, learning about the world of work and learning about vocational pathways (apprenticeships and T levels)
- Fast Forward careers features in Student Weekly Newsletter
Insights April 2023 Newsletter
LMI For All - Careerometer
The LMI For All Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.
It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.
Explore LMI data - LMI for all
Eve Wilcox left our school to study at Reigate College and has now just started a DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP in Business and Management with the BBC!
Here's where our Leavers have gone on to:
Class of... |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Reigate College |
59% |
59% |
57% |
East Surrey College |
31% |
26% |
27% |
Other colleges and Football Academies |
5% |
6% |
9% |
Apprenticeships |
1% |
4% |
2% |
Working (not official apprenticeship) |
2% |
1% |
- |
Other/Not Known/NEET |
2% |
4% |
5% |
Reigate College have provided us with this Destination Information for all the Carrington School students (Class of 2022 Leavers) who completed Advanced Level courses with them and have begun their Higher Education courses in September 2024:
Interior Design (Professional Placement Year) |
Bath Spa University |
Law |
Royal Holloway |
Sports Journalism |
Birmingham City University |
Sports Development |
University of East Anglia UEA |
Law |
University of Portsmouth |
Law |
University of Sheffield |
Psychology |
University of Leicester |
Plant Biology (with integrated year in industry) |
Aberystwyth University |
Computer Science |
University of Brighton |
Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status |
University of Portsmouth |
Accounting and Finance |
Cardiff University |
Computer Science |
University of Portsmouth |
Primary Education 5-11 with QTS |
University of Brighton |
Law |
University of Portsmouth |
Business Management |
University of Surrey |
Law |
Cardiff University |
Contour Fashion |
De Montfort University |
Biomedical Sciences with professional placement |
University of Bath |
Economics, Finance and Banking |
University of Portsmouth |
Actuarial Science |
LSE |
International Relations and History |
SOAS University of London |
Marine Biology with Oceanography |
University of Southampton |
Hospitality |
The Sportsman Pub |
English Literature and Creative Writing |
University of Surrey |
Law |
University of Birmingham |
Medicine |
University of Nottingham |
Biological Sciences |
Cardiff University |
Computer Science |
University of Exeter |
English Language and Literature |
University of Oxford |
Occupational Therapy |
London South Bank University |
Law |
University of Westminster |
Children's Nursing |
City, University of London |
Economics and Management |
University of Portsmouth |
Criminology |
The University of Law |
Media Production |
De Montfort University |
Sport and Exercise Science |
University of Portsmouth |
Aerospace Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) |
University of Brighton |
Medicine |
Queen Mary University of London |
Robotics (with Foundation Year) |
Bristol, University of the West of England |
English Literature |
University of Surrey |
English |
Queen Mary University |
Law |
The University of Law |
Computer Science |
University of Southampton |
Veterinary Nursing |
Nottingham Trent University |
Physiotherapy |
University of Liverpool |
Primary Education 5-11 with QTS |
University of Brighton |
Equine Performance Science |
ARU Writtle |
Psychology |
Bournemouth University |
Law with Criminology |
University of Portsmouth |