Careers Programme Information

 

Whitefriars School Provider Access Statement

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Where can I find advice about different careers? 

The government has a very useful website about different careers.

In addition, the government has a careers guidance hotline on 0800 100 900 which is open from 8am to 10pm from Monday to Sunday.

The icould website includes a quiz which asks students questions and then suggests career areas they might enjoy based on the answers they give.

In school, students are provided with careers information in their PSHE lessons and assemblies.

Students and their families can also make an appointment with Mr Sood, the Careers Coordinator, to discuss career ideas and pathways (rsood9.310@hwfederation.net) 

Outside of school students can contact Harrow Youth Stop.

 

What are my options after Year 11?

   

 

In the UK all young people have to remain in education or training until they are 18. Students can choose from one of three options:

• Study A-Levels at a school or Sixth Form College

Information about sixth forms in Harrow (including the application process) is available here.

Our school Sixth Form opened in September 2021, details about our Sixth Form can be found here and further information is available from Mr Sood (Assistant Headteacher: Head of Sixth Form) and at our annual Sixth Form Information Evening.

All secondary schools and colleges in Harrow work together in a partnership called the Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate. This allows students to choose from many different courses and means they can also study courses that are not available at their ‘home sixth form’.

Different courses will have different entry requirements (entry requirements are the GCSE grades you require to be able to do different courses)

• Undertake a vocational qualification at College

There are two colleges within our Sixth Form Collegiate in Harrow:

Harrow College and Stanmore College.

Applications to these colleges can be made either through the central admission process (outlined above) or directly online.

There are also other colleges further away from school. For example:

Capel Manor College

West Herts College in Watford

Uxbridge College

Barnet and Southgate

• Apply to undertake an apprenticeship

An apprenticeship is where you work for a company as well as undertaking further training.

Information on apprenticeships is available here and you can click here for the application process

Additional opportunities are available here on the Student Ladder website and a summary of the different options available locally after Year 11 can be found here at Beyond 16.

 

What is included in the Whitefriars Careers Programme?

 

 

Our school follows the Jigsaw PSHE programme which includes detailed lesson plans about goal setting, careers and employability skills in every year group.

In addition, in Year 9, students receive regular careers guidance and an individual interview with a member of the senior leadership team about their option choices.

In Year 11 all students are interviewed and supported with their next steps.  This is undertaken in partnership with Harrow Youth Stop.

We are also in the process of rolling out the careers guidance platform Unifrog to all year groups.  Year 11 and Year 12 already have access to this platform which includes advice about careers, A-level subject choices, university courses and apprenticeships.

The school also provides regular STEM workshops for interested students, coordinated by Mr Sood (Assistant Headteacher: STEM).

How can I contact the careers leader?

For more information about any aspect of careers education at Whitefriars School please contact Mr Sood, Careers Coordinator via the school office (rsood9.310@hwfederation.net) or via telephone (020 8427 2080)

How do we measure and assess the impact of our careers programme on pupils?

We use the Gatsby Benchmarks to help us evaluate our programme.

 

 

Our internal evaluation is based on ensuring that every students accesses all the information they need and thus enters the correct pathways once they leave Year 11.

 

When is this published information next reviewed?

Our programme is continually being updated and will next be reviewed in April 2025