A comprehensive Careers Information, Advice and Guidance programme is offered to help support your son/ daughter make informed choices about their future as they move through King Arthur’s. This enables them to be ambitious regarding their future plans. This programme is delivered through PSHE sessions, curriculum lessons and tutor time activities. The programme aims to inspire students to raise their aspirations; achieve their goals; be confident to make the best choices for themselves; and prepare them for a successful and rewarding future.
The aim for a King Arthur’s student should be to research careers and future pathways with confidence, write CV’s, Covering letters and Application forms. They should be aware of their options post 16 and local and wider employment opportunities; be able to talk confidently about their future; they should know their potential and predicted grades, and be able to agree an action plan with an Independent Careers Adviser.
All students have access to Careers and Work Experience (Year 10) support from the school Careers & Work Experience Co-ordinator, Mrs Sarah Legg, and have access to independent and impartial Advice & Guidance from the Independent Careers Adviser, Mr Aaron Rigby, who is available in school every Thursday. All students in KS4 will be offered an appointment to discuss their plans with him. Students considering options choices in Year 9 will also have appointments with him. Parents should contact Miss Andrews, who oversees careers provision with the school should they have any questions.
Letter to parents – Yeovilton Careers Fair
Offer to Students
All students will have access through PSHE and collapsed timetable events to the following programme as outlined:
As for Year 7 and also to include:
As for Year 7 and also to include:
As for Year 7 and also to include:
As for Year 7 and also to include:
Link to Employability Skills Guide
Link to Your Future – Choices for 16-19 year olds in Somerset
Here is some information for you and your child to use to discuss career options.
Somerset Post-16 Case Studies to update
The official Government Careers website: check out Explore Careers for specific job info and entry requirements
Real life stories about choosing and exploring careers ideas. Link them to your favourite subjects and do the Buzz Test to see what careers suit you!
Select by area of interest: real people talk about real jobs
Careers using Science and Maths: take a look, the Careers might surprise you!
Your choices at 14, 16 and 18, routes to different qualifications and job sectors, and career tools to help you decide. Includes information on opportunities in the South West
The National Apprentice Service: all you need to know. If you register on here you can search for real apprenticeship vacancies.
The University application website: research Higher Education, Universities and degree level courses in the UK using this one stop shop.
A new comparison website. Search information by university or course and find out statistics about student satisfaction, admissions, employability and much more
University isn’t the only path to success. From apprenticeships to debt-free learning, there are other opportunities out there: take a look at the options
The official graduate website: find out what jobs you could do with a degree subject and much more