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Following our post 16 opportunities evening, please find attached a booklet containing details of all the open evenings at local colleges as well as detailed information with regard to the range of qualifications and options available to students after leaving Oathall.
Please also find attached the presentations from the evening.
Post 16 Opportunities Presentation
Please note the deadline for applying to colleges is Friday 6th December 2019.
We advise students to apply to at least two colleges.
Any students considering an apprenticeship should also apply for a college course as a back-up measure.
Following attendance at the further education colleges’ open evenings in October and November, Year 11 students will be completing their application forms.
Please note the following:
- It is advisable to make applications to at least two colleges.
- Students considering an apprenticeship should also make a college application as a back-up measure.
- MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2018 – The deadline for all paper application forms to be given to Mrs Ferros in Reception, as grades and references need to be attached before they are sent to the various colleges.
- FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER 2018 – The deadline for all online applications to be submitted.
Please find attached a booklet that has been produced to help guide you through the post 16 transition. It includes information on the processing of applications and dates of all the colleges’ open evenings and detailed information on the wide range of qualifications and options available to you when you leave Oathall, including work-based learning and Apprenticeships.
Post 16 Opportunities Booklet 2018-19
Post 16 Opportunities Evening Presentation 2018
Careers Drop-In Service
If you require any help with completing application forms or have queries regarding which subjects or courses to take etc, you are very welcome to attend our drop-in service in the Careers Office on Wednesdays after school throughout October and November.
In addition to these sessions, Mrs Ferros is always available in Reception if you have any general queries.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: If you are planning a summer holiday, please be aware that students are required to be available soon after the GCSE exam results are issued on 22 August 2019 as colleges hold taster days, interviews and enrolment sessions before the beginning of the autumn term.
Following the recent Post 16 Opportunities Evening, students in year 11 should be planning their choices for continuing their education after their final year at Oathall. A booklet containing advice and information about colleges, qualifications, apprenticeships and the application process is available under ‘Work Related Learning’.
Students are advised to check course information and entry requirements on the colleges’ websites as prospectuses are printed some time before and details do change.
The deadline for all paper application forms to be given to Mrs Ferros in Reception is MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2018.
The deadline to submit online applications is FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER 2018.
If you are unsure about anything connected with this process please speak to Mrs Ferros.
Year 11 students and their parents are invited to the Post 16 Opportunities Evening on Wednesday 12 September at 6.00pm in the hall.
This important event will begin with a short presentation about the range of routes and choices that young people can make post 16. There will then be the opportunity to talk to representatives from all the local further education colleges and other training organisations about the range of courses that they have to offer. This can be followed up by attending open evenings at the colleges during October and November. A booklet with further details, including dates for college open evenings, will be distributed during the evening.
On Friday 12th January, year 9 students attended the annual Careers Speed Dating event where they had the opportunity to speak to business representatives from across the county and beyond. It is organised to inspire our future workforce about real jobs; practise those all-important communication skills, and hopefully dispel some myths and challenge gender stereotypes. This event complements the year 9 options process and students’ feedback is always very positive.
In fast paced 5-minute slots, students asked a barrage of questions of the 32 different volunteers representing a wide range of employment sectors including banking, engineering, medicine, hospitality, hairdressing, publishing, veterinary medicine, uniformed services, scientific research, sport, childcare, retail, nursing, architecture, physiotherapy and many more!
Feedback from the employers has been extremely positive. Year 9 students did themselves proud.
Reflecting on his first experience of Oathall’s Careers Speed Dating, Jon Parry – Geologist commented: ‘I was genuinely impressed by the level of engagement and enthusiasm of the students. Thank you for inviting me to take part in the experience, which was both enjoyable and rewarding.’
Sarah Breeze – Architect, said: ‘The students had some great questions. Many were interested in creative subjects, especially art and design technology, and we discussed various careers that are linked to these. They were also interested in university life and also travelling as part of a job.’
Claire Batchelor – Primary School Teacher (and former head girl at Oathall) commented: ‘The students were a credit to the school and showed interest and respect the entire time. It made me feel proud to be a teacher, and after selling the profession to the students I came away remembering why I do the job.’
Thank you to all the business volunteers for giving up their time so generously to support our students. It was especially pleasing that some of the participants were former Oathall students and members of the school’s Alumni Association.
Following the recent Post 16 Opportunities Evening, students in year 11 should be planning their choices for continuing their education after their final year at Oathall. A booklet containing advice and information about colleges, qualifications, apprenticeships and the application process is available under ‘Work Related Learning’.
Students are advised to check course information and entry requirements on the colleges’ websites as prospectuses are printed some time before and details do change.
The deadline for all paper application forms to be given to Mrs Bird in the Careers Office is MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017.
The deadline to submit online applications is FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER 2017.
If you are unsure about anything connected with this process please speak to Mrs Bird.
Are you interested in finding out about Apprenticeships? Check out this link on YouTube for more information and to hear apprentices’ stories :
www.youtube.com/user/ApprenticeshipsNAS
and visit the Apprenticeship website https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship to learn about the different types of apprenticeships and how to find and apply for apprenticeships.
Plumpton College offers Taster Day Courses in 2017/18 during the October and February half-term holidays, for students in years 10 & 11. Please click on the link below for further details and application form.
Year 11 students and their parents are invited to the Post 16 Opportunities Evening on Wednesday 13 September at 7.30pm in the main hall.
This important event will begin with a short presentation about the range of routes and choices that young people can make post 16. There will then be the opportunity to talk to representatives from all the local further education colleges and other training organisations about the range of courses that they have to offer. This can be followed up by attending open evenings at the colleges during October and November. A booklet with further details, including dates for college open evenings, will be distributed during the evening.
