Careers Help at LEH

Careers Help at LEH. The Careers Programme runs sequentially throughout the students’ time at LEH. The main points of the programme are as follows:

Thirds

A Life Advice session using a group quiz to look at gender stereotyping and equal opportunities in the workplace. Consideration of the skills and qualities needed for different careers.

Lower Fourth

A year group talk from an inspirational speaker about a specific area of Careers.

Upper Fourth

• Life Advice sessions, including talks from Heads of Departments about

GCSEs. • GCSE Information Evening. • Questionnaire and follow up interview organised and conducted by

Careers staff to help with GCSE choices. • GCSE subject choices. • Forum with the Upper 5th regarding subject choices.

Lower Fifth

• Information Evening for parents. • Life Advice sessions: 1. Using the resources in the Careers Room and various platforms to research potential careers. 2. An introduction to our Meaningful Connections programme. • Meaningful Connections Day. • A year group talk from an inspirational speaker about a specific area of

Careers. • Introduction to Morrisby.

Upper Fifth

• Computerised questionnaire (Morrisby) followed up with an individual interview to discuss careers and A level choices. • Annual Careers Evening. • Forum with Upper Sixth Form regarding subject choices. • PSHE sessions – writing a CV; preparing for work experience. • Work experience/work shadowing in the summer holidays. • Opportunities to attend extra-curricular talks. • Annual Higher Education Fair.

Lower Sixth

• Update their Morrisby profile followed by an individual interview to discuss degree subjects/university choices. • Weekly Careers lessons. • Advice on Careers and Higher Education (involves subject staff and

Sixth Form Tutors). • Annual Careers Evening. • University Information Evening (for parents and students). • Opportunities to attend extra-curricular talks. • Link Programme (transition to university, including an Oxbridge work shop) & Higher Education Fair. • Support for applications to internships and other work-related programmes.

Upper Sixth

• Weekly timetabled lessons. • Annual Careers Evening. • Careers Forum. • Careers and Higher Education – the UCAS application procedure. • Dedicated UCAS Day. • Oxbridge Programme, including mock interviews. • Opportunities to attend extra-curricular talks. • Advice when A level results arrive. • Support for applications to internships and other work-related programmes. • Introduction to Holles Connect, LEH’s alumnae network.

Post A level

• A designated Post A level applications morning in early September. • In addition, advice is available whenever necessary.