April-May Issue

Careers Club

So far this academic year, our careers club has been a great success with great feedback from staff, parents and students. We have invited some fantastic speakers in over the past few months, but it doesn’t stop there! During April and May we have:

Alessandro Creazza- Hull University (25th April)

Team member- Ginetta (9th May)

Elisha Ainsley- Performing Artist. (23rd May) These presentations are a chance for students to come and hear about the fantastic career opportunities out there, listen to first hand experiences and ask as many questions as they wish! It is also a chance for the students to pick up contact details for future reference such as work experience. Careers Club is held in the Lecture Theatre on the specified dates at 2:30-3:30pm, all students are welcome. So far this year we have had career talks from:

PC Clarkson- West Yorkshire Police/ The Explorers Programme

Jenny Whitehead- Daniel Yorath House/ Occupational Therapy

Rebecca Reid- Interserve/ Apprenticeships

Newcastle University- Medical Sciences/ Dentistry

Andrew Mitchell- Unilever/ Engineering/ Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships

Allison Jones- British Gas

Adam Bradshaw- British Army We are delighted with the turnout and have even had almost 100 students attend!

Work Experience

Our Year 12 Work Experience Week is quickly

approaching and will be taking place from Monday

18th – Friday 22nd July 2016.

Students will need to have a confirmed placement of

their choice by 1st July 2016 to ensure all the

relevant paper work is completed.

What do I need to do?

Find a placement for the specified week that

is relevant to your studies/ future career

ambitions.

Get a copy of their Liability Insurance for us

to keep hold of (can either be paper copy or

emailed to

workexperience@garforthacademy.org.uk )

Fill in a parent/carer consent form and leave

at the pastoral office.

Once you have done that, you are ready to attend

your placement!

Remember – Make the most of your time in a work

environment, relevant experience will benefit with

future interviews (both employment & university!).

If you are struggling to find a placement, remember

that there is more than one department in

businesses. For example: The NHS isn’t all about

Nurses and Medicine etc. they have IT departments,

business administration teams, catering staff and

more! Email, call or write to businesses specifying

what area you are looking to gain experience in;

they will appreciate the support just as much as you

will appreciate theirs!

DEADLINE FOR ALL FORMS HANDED IN

FRIDAY 13TH MAY 2016.

It is encouraged the students find their own

placements, however, we can support if needed.

What’s Been Going On?

Thanks to the Year 13

students who joined Mr

Shuttleworth & Miss Horsnail

at the University Of Leeds

lecture by Deborah Cameron.

Sixth Form Quiz – Every

Friday in the sixth form café!

Our Tutors getting involved

with World Book Day as their

favourite characters.

Sport activities run every

Wednesday lunch time in the

sports hall.

We update out Twitter page daily to ensure both

students and parents receive notices, reminders

and opportunities. We also use this to showcase

success stories and great work!

If you would like to keep informed follow our

page:

@GApost16

Apprenticeships You can find a copy of our

Apprenticeship guide here:

http://garforthacademy.org.uk/

apprenticeships

Our Apprenticeship Guide includes

lots of useful information to support

students with their search for

Apprenticeships.

It includes:

What Apprenticeships are and

the different levels.

A list of great Apprenticeship

websites.

Information about how to apply

for vacancies.

What employers look for.

CV information and template.

Useful words for your CV.

Interview DO’s & Don’ts.

Example interview questions

and tips.

The careers team contact

details.

If you would like to discuss

apprenticeships more or would like

some support with your applications,

please arrange an appointment with a

member of the careers team.

Where can I find a member of the

careers team?

Mrs Costoya

Head of Careers

Sixth Form Well Area

Miss Appleyard

Careers & Employment Worker

Sixth Form Pastoral Office

TOP TIP: LOTS OF APPRENTICESHIP

VACANCIES ARE

ADVERTISED AROUND

APRIL/MAY.

GREAT TIME TO APPLY!

Big thank you to 9WK for their

fantastic work during National

Careers Week! Here is some

of their work:

Do you want extra UCAS points for University? Would you like to develop your analysis, presentation and report writing skills before higher education or employment? Then the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is for you!! Students are required to write a 5000 word report or create an artefact on a topic of their choice. This project will start for Year 12 students after exams. Previous students have researched areas including biology, crime, natural disasters, prisons, dyslexia and much more. If this is something you think you might be interested in look out for further information in assemblies or form times. Thanks Miss Shakespeare

Thankyou for reading,

The Careers Team.