Castle Hall Careers department is particularly proud of holding the Quality Standard in Careers Education and Guidance. This is awarded to schools that meet certain criteria including cross curricular careers links, have a comprehensive and up to date careers library and involve outside agencies - either bringing them into school or taking the students out on visits.
In the Careers department we:
- Make students aware of their choices, both with Year 9 options and at post Year 11
- Have a two week Work Experience placement, with full preparation in lessons and a de-brief session at the end
- Have a comprehensive and up to date Careers Library, with books, leaflets, computer programmes and videos
- Introduce Year 9 students to the Careers Library and show them how they can use the resources to help themselves
- Organise a 'Post 16' evening for Year 11 students and their parents, inviting representatives from local colleges, universities and training providers
- Recruit Year 9 students to act as Careers Librarians for a year.
For the future we are hoping to find time in the school timetable to be able to have a short introduction to the Careers Library for Years 7 & 8.
In the Careers department we:
- Make students aware of their choices, both with Year 9 options and at post Year 11
- Have a two week Work Experience placement, with full preparation in lessons and a de-brief session at the end
- Have a comprehensive and up to date Careers Library, with books, leaflets, computer programmes and videos
- Introduce Year 9 students to the Careers Library and show them how they can use the resources to help themselves
- Organise a 'Post 16' evening for Year 11 students and their parents, inviting representatives from local colleges, universities and training providers
- Recruit Year 9 students to act as Careers Librarians for a year.
For the future we are hoping to find time in the school timetable to be able to have a short introduction to the Careers Library for Years 7 & 8.