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Careers at Castle School |
News, updates, Open Evenings and more
Our recent mini careers fair was a great success with a range of training providers and colleges attending. Thank you to all providers, pupils and parents who attended. We hope the event inspired pupils to think about their futures and the possibilities that are out there for them.
Careers Coffee Morning
Our Enterprise Coordinator Jo Rasmin and Amanda Robinson from Juniper Training met with parents to discuss pupil's options for the future, work experience and supported internships. Slides which were shared with pupils are below.
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| SEN Presentation 1.pdf | Download |
Students from years 11, 12 and 13 recently completed work experience placements, both internal and external. We are always looking for new opportunities for work experience and if you, or a business you have links with think you may be able to support us improving our work experience offer, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
In June, a group of Y10 pupils attended the Inspiring the Black Country Career and Skills Event at Dunstall Park. We had a brilliant time, interacting with over 30 different employers and training providers and got to try lots of different potential careers - presenting for the BBC, fire alarm technician, tram driving, engineering and being a publican amongst many others.
Primary Careers Day
Primary pupils spent a whole day exploring a range of careers, from builders and artists to fire fighters and scientists. Pupils particularly enjoyed seeing staff dressed for different jobs too, although strangely no photos were forthcoming!
Secondary Careers Morning
Secondary pupils took part in Careers morning learning about different jobs and skills for their futures. Juniper Training attended giving pupils awareness of alternatives to college.
Year 11, 12 and 13 recently attended the National School and College Leaver Festival. Here we met a range of education and training providers and employers and got to try out lots of different activities and discover education and career opportunities we had never thought of before.
Click below to see Amazing Apprenticeships' informative video to find out more about how an apprenticeship could work for your child.
Click below to see a brand new 6-minute film (with British Sign Language interpretation) following the inspirational stories of apprentices with learning differences, disabilities and health conditions. Learn how these apprentices are progressing their careers through apprenticeships and the ways that their employers and training providers are supporting them.
Keep checking the link to view Walsall College Open Day information Click here for more information.
Please check the link to view Open Day information for South Staffs College.
For Open Day information for City of Wolverhampton College please go to https://www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/events/
Click here for the new City of Wolverhampton College online prospectus.
For open day information and dates from QAC go to https://www.qac.ac.uk/future-events.htm
For careers resources, information and links from the Black Country Careers Hub, including SEND specific information click the download button below.
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| Websites_for_careers_info.pdf | Download |
The SEND My Choices Guide can be accessed here. Pupils in Years 10-13 received a hard copy last week.
ASK Apprenticeships Parent Pack
The latest edition of the Parents & Carers Pack is now available, which shares useful information about the difference between apprenticeships, traineeships and T Levels, support for your child with dyslexia and insights into post-16 and post-18 options. Please click here to download.
The Parent Perspective Podcast episode 3 is now LIVE.
Money!It's a critical part of any decision around next steps and future decisions.
Whether your child is looking to stay at school or college or pursue an apprenticeship, traineeship or work experience, you need to know the costs involved, the funding that might be available and whether a wage could possibly be earned.
On Tuesday 21st June we welcomed former pupils who now attend Walsall College to hear all about their experience of moving on to college. Years 9-13 enjoyed seeing their friends again and asked lots of insightful questions. Thanks for coming, it was lovely to see you all!
Please click the download button for more information about the Transition Hub, based in Rushall. They also have a Facebook page where you can see lots of photos and videos of their provision.
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| Transition Hub Brochure for parents & carers.pdf | Download |
Click the link below to get the latest Parent Pack from ASK Apprenticeships containing information on how to help your child search and apply for apprenticeships.
Click below to view the slides shared at our last Careers Event from Juniper Training
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Click here to see the flyer for the new Skills Tank site, Reeves St, Bloxwich.
Click here for apprenticeship vacancies from Walsall College
Hereward College provides study programmes, learning experiences, and award winning work placement opportunities for young people (age 16-25) with complex disabilities and learning difficulties.
Ambitious about Autism have launched a series of toolkits for young people, employers and professionals to help more autistic young people access sustainable and meaningful employment opportunities. Click here to access the toolkits.
The Parent Perspective is a new careers podcast from Amazing Apprenticeships. This exciting new podcast series for parents and carers will support listeners to explore their child’s careers options and will call on the insight of expert speakers and a brilliant parents’ panel. Click the image above to access the podcast.
Click here to access the latest Get Ahead newsletter from Disability Rights UK
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Careers at Castle Castle School seeks to maximise the life chances of all of our young people and so it is crucial to prepare young people for life beyond school and college. The values and principals document makes direct reference to developing:
‘Knowledge, skills and attributes they (Castle School students) need to lead successful and happy lives’
Our Objectives To ensure that all students at the school receive a stable careers programme
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Work Experience
Work experience opportunities are offered in Year 11 and Post 16. We aim to offer everyone at least one opportunity for this to be an external placement and offer placements which link to pupil's career interests.
If you work in an environment where it may be possible to offer work experience opportunities, please get in touch with Mrs Bowater or Mrs Wilson.
Links
Please click the links below to explore options for your child's future
Supported Internships and traineeships - parent guide
South Staffordshire College - Rodbaston Campus
South Staffordshire College - Supported Learning
Queen Alexandra College - Birmingham
South and City College - Birmingham
Heart of Birmingham Vocational College
icould - contains video information on a variety of careers
National Grid Supported Internships
Evenbreak - accessible job search
Please click this link for traineeship vacancies from Juniper Training
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Our Careers Programme
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Our Careers Leader is Mrs Ruth Wilson who can be contacted on 01922 710129 or rwilson@castle.walsall.sch.uk