Careers Information

Our Careers Leader at Aureus School is Miss Jayne Langley - j.langley@aureusschool.org / 01235 313713.

Please see the downloads section below for our School Provider Access Statement.

Our students will take part in the following careers activities at Aureus School:

Year 7

• Careers assemblies
• Employer workshops
• Careers INSERT lessons

Year 8

• Careers assemblies
• Information on career routes assembly
• Use of up-to-date career and labour market information to help inform study/career decisions
• Employer workshops and visits (Human Library)
• Citizenship

Year 9

• Careers assemblies
• Spin-off careers assemblies
• University aspirational visits
• Employer workshops and visits
• Citizenship
• Take Your Child to Work Day
• Support for option choices for students and parents at Options Evening

Year 10

• Careers assemblies
• Spin-off careers assemblies
• Work experience, Boss Day, assemblies
• Assemblies on information about independent training providers
• Use of up-to-date career and labour market information to help inform study/career decisions
• College visits
• University aspirational visits
• Employer workshops and visits
• Open day visits to prestigious colleges
• Citizenship

Year 11

• Mock careers interviews
• Careers fair
• Apprenticeship assembly
• Lunchtime sessions – to complete college application forms
• Sessions for MAS student – completing application forms for prestigious colleges
• Meeting with parents, if requested
• Support & advice in completing college application forms by a qualified careers adviser        
• Advice and guidance for college applications
• College visitors to assemblies and drop-ins
• Citizenship

Aureus School uses student and parent voice to assess the impact of the careers programme and continues to adapt and reflect after each year.

Useful Links

Careers:

Amazing Apprenticeships	This website contains some useful resources for apprenticeships.
Career Pilot	Use Career Pilot to research a wide array of different roles and sectors.
Labour Market Information	This website helps to understand the sectors in demand within Oxfordshire, by developing Labour Market Information.
National Careers Service	The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance on learning, training, career choice, career development, job search, and the labour market. It can be accessed online and by telephone.
Prospects	Have a look at Prospects for information on different job roles.
Start	Use the free Start tool to get personalised suggestions of careers suited to your personality interests and skills.
Success at School	Looking at how subjects link to careers with the Gatsby Subject Guide.
The WOW Show	The WOW Show is an online channel creating real-life encounters with the world of work to inspire young people about their futures.
UCAS	Take a quiz to find out what jobs are suited to you.

Jobs:

All About School Leavers	CV Template
E4S	Finding a Job
How to write a CV	Job Interviewing techniques
Starting Work Guide	Student Job
What Employers Want

 

If you require any further information about our careers programme, please contact Miss Jayne Langley - j.langley@aureusschool.org / 01235 313713.