College and Sixth Form Open Events 2023 to 2024

Guide to applications to Reigate College

Guide to applications to East Surrey College

Beyond Carrington School, Self Help Guide 2023

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! 

Check out Eve's story HERE 

Here's where the Class of 2021/22 Leavers have gone on to:

Reigate College have provided us with this Destination Information for all the Carrington School students (Class of 2020 Leavers) who completed Advanced Level courses with them and have begun their Higher Education courses in September 2022:

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
• 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

Preparing for the College Interview - Worksheet

Beyond Carrington - A Self-Help Guide

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 local Careers Fair at The Harlequin
• 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
• Parent information evening on apprenticeships
• 121 Careers Guidance interviews by appointment
• Taster Days at Reigate College & East Surrey College
• Year 10 Mock Interview event
• Skills for working life workshops
• 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

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
• ‘Meet the employer’ careers talks from a range of career areas including STEM employers
• ‘Meet the apprentice’ careers talks from a range of apprenticeship areas
• 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 (2-12) 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
• 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

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.

What is an apprenticeship? 

T-Levels are 80% based at college and 20% based in the workplace.

What are T Levels?

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

Parents and Carer Pack

Links

NCS Summer Programme

Start Profile

An online careers platform with lots of useful information about what and where to study along with details of the world of work and how to build employability skills.

National Careers Service

Lots of useful information on the ‘Aged 13-16’ tab including job profiles, points to consider when choosing your subjects to study, and available options including apprenticeships.

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Real life career videos giving personal insights into jobs and career paths by job type, theme and subject. Practical guides on making your decisions for Year 9 Subject Options and Post 16 decision making. 

Careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)

There are a growing number of job opportunities in these career areas.  Visit these virtual careers fair to inspire you about the career areas available.

Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship offers a mixture of on and off the job training giving you the skills needed to get ahead in your chosen career. Apprenticeships can be a wide range of employment areas.

Further education colleges often offer Traineeships designed to provide further qualifications, confidence and work-related skills for those wishing to start an apprenticeship.

University choices - UCAS

If you are thinking that after you are 18, university might be something you would consider, 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. Look on the ‘undergraduate’ tab, then ‘find a course’.  This will allow you to search for specific courses at specific universities and will let you know what the entry requirements are. The website http://www.ukcoursefinder.com/ is linked into the UCAS website.

Which? University also provides free university advice to help students find the right degree course and university for them

Barclays Life Skills

A useful website showing films and providing tools to help young people understand and develop the key skills they need to go forward into work. Use the wheel of strength to discover which jobs could suit you by picking your current skills, interests and personality traits. 

Insights April 2023 Newsletter