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18/05/22

Day 3 of the GCSE exams…well done for what you have already achieved Yr 11s and ‘Good luck’ for today!! https://t.co/qFy0B2CjLE

13/05/22

The day has finally come to say farewell to our amazing year 11 students. It has been a pleasure to watch you grow into the wonderful young adults that you are today. You will be greatly missed! GOOD LUCK WITH ALL OF YOUR EXAMS!! https://t.co/qVlmCxYB9X

13/05/22

GCSE and A-level exams 2022: What you need to know... https://t.co/JySkwqv3qu

11/05/22

Aureus Year 9 Rounders team enjoyed an away fixture at Gillotts. They played several teams, losing three and winning two against Wallingford and Ickneild. We had some great hits against Ickneild from Charlotte, Zarah, Isabella, Morgan and Nandini. https://t.co/eybN2CPUYg

11/05/22

Now that the caterpillars have stored enough energy, they have climbed to the top of the cup and attached themselves to the underside of the lid. There they will hang in a "j" shape, moult one last time and harden into chrysalises. https://t.co/KnYC7Z2f4e

10/05/22

Our year 10 students were fortunate to have a guest speaker in school today; Lorraine Ousley gave them an introduction to apprenticeships. Apprenticeships are becoming increasingly popular and are a great way to gain hands-on experience while studying. https://t.co/VnkVaWg7af

06/05/22

The tents are up and there are plenty of smiling faces, all ready for the evening ahead! The Yr 9 DofE practice run is well underway! https://t.co/XfvE7FLIlZ

06/05/22

Students travelled to Trinity College, Oxford University to experience a lecture in a brand-new auditorium this was followed by question and answers from current university students. https://t.co/xeFpAcKGn5

06/05/22

This week, our Key stage 3 students enjoyed a day in Oxford seeing iconic sights and taking in the culture They experienced a private viewing of the Tutankhamen Exhibition and were then treated to a roof top tour, taking in the Oxford spires. https://t.co/Za4RN2KBrJ

06/05/22

This morning we waved goodbye & good luck to 54 of our Yr 9 DofE students. They will be camping out overnight; hopefully the temperature won't drop too much for them! https://t.co/sufEL7PF4p

03/05/22

We are currently studying caterpillars in Science and observing how they transform into butterflies. Over the next few weeks they will be growing up to 10 times their original size and then forming chrysalis. We will update you on their progress. https://t.co/7yTMv8C4MP

29/04/22

Our talented Yr 10 GCSE artists are currently doing studies of tea cups and tea pots as part of their Alice in Wonderland project. They have been using different media to create stunning observational drawings in their sketch books. https://t.co/x7kq6oaq6K

29/04/22

Mrs Bakers' Yr 9 science class have been busy dissecting and identifying the different parts of a sheep's heart. https://t.co/DURAZjBGvy

26/04/22

Adrian Griffiths CEO of Recycling Technology, joined us this morning, courtesy of the 'Speakers for Schools' programme and talked about his engineering career and how this is being used in the recycling business. He also touched on how important being an empathetic employer is. https://t.co/DYuMqs9L3X

09/04/22

Last Saturday, April 2nd, eight of our courageous and talented Aureus students performed at the Mayor's Ball at the Civic Hall. The students, not only have amazing talent, but they showed great maturity & respect at such an important event. They are true Aureus ambassadors! https://t.co/lhIxSVb84K

08/04/22

A special prize was given to Gabby in Yr11 . Gabby has had 100% attendance to all of our Tuesday/Wednesday Period 6 sessions, he was awarded a brand new laptop and headset kindly donated by ASDA. This is the third laptop we have gifted to our Year 11 students this academic year! https://t.co/jYttmdigLZ

08/04/22

Congratulations to all our worthy winners at this week's Celebration Assemblies! There were lots of amazing certificates and awards given out, including gift vouchers for those students that had the highest positive points, 100% attendance and were overall exemplary students. https://t.co/rLUxNG6UuP

07/04/22

Congratulations to our two star bakers: Isabella (Yr9) and Ellie (Yr7), who entered the Spring baking competition to design and decorate a spring themed cupcake. They did a fantastic job! https://t.co/MolKDyKWk6

01/04/22

Well done to our DofE students for making it through their first night of camping. Despite the cold weather, they are in good spirits and are ready for day 2! Well Done! https://t.co/YmZyVXi20m

01/04/22

We attended a session this week on 'The Camps; Spaces and Places of Nazi Persecution and Murder' with Helen McCord from UCL. https://t.co/JKbT1Cv5WN

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 Map

KS3-KS4 Careers Map

  • 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

CEiAG Mapping

CEiAG Mapping Diagram

  • 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.

Documents

Page Downloads Date  
Aureus Futures March Careers Update 1 10th Mar 2022 Download
Careers Date  
Aureus School Provider Access Statement 2021-22 16th Nov 2021 Download
CEiAG Mapping 16th Nov 2021 Download
Careers Map KS3-4 13th Jan 2021 Download