Careers Education
St. John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School aims to offer a comprehensive programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG). We have developed our offer in order to ensure an outstanding provision as outlined in the Education Act 2011, the Gatsby benchmarks and the Government’s 2018 statutory guidance.
CEIAG is a key component in the education that we provide for our students. Through a planned programme of careers activities from Year 7 through to Year 13, we empower our students to leave school equipped with the skills, attitudes, knowledge and understanding to manage their lifelong career and learning – preparing them, as much as is possible, for their adult life in the working world.
Our careers programme ensures a progressive and tailored development of careers skills, knowledge and understanding in all students. The aim of the programme is to inspire all of our students to pursue their chosen career path and appropriately plan the next stages in that pathway using expert information, quality resources and up to date labour market information.
In all year groups, CEIAG should provide students with a focus to encourage them to gain outstanding academic results and to enable them to succeed in their chosen career path.
Our programme is internally reviewed by the Careers Leader and Head of Sith Form annually each July after gaining feedback from students, staff, parents / carers and external providers.
Please click the links below for the following documents:
useful university websites
The Universities and Colleges Admission Service has a wealth of information to look at. We have detailed some more specific parts of the site below.
This is an excellent resource which allows students to speak with others currently at university and get an inside perspective of what things are like.
Detailed information regarding tuition fee loans, maintenance loans and other funding advice.
Sign up for updates straight to your email address.
A comprehensive list of potential future careers outlining skills and qualifications required to pursue them.
Guidance on how to write a personal statement.
Guidance on UCAS tariff points and how they are used by some universities.
This website offers a list of the open days [virtual] available around the country.
A useful site for looking at and comparing universities who also host online and in person, university fairs.
This YouTube channel has a host of informative videos dedicated to all things university.
apprenticeships and work
The government website for apprenticeships has the most comprehensive list of apprenticeships in the UK.
A search engine that allows you to search a variety of apprenticeships, particularly higher and degree level.
KTA provide many local apprenticeships as well as courses to ensure that you are work ready.
The national careers service gives in-depth information on potential careers; including potential earnings, hours and qualifications required. They also have an online skills health check which will support with CV writing.
The government website providing comprehensive search tools to find employment.
This ‘amazing’ website has a host of resources to help you explore apprenticeships and the skills needed to be successful.
