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Careers Guidance
MEET THE TEAM
At EHC we are passionate about ensuring that all our students are supported in their aspirations and goals for life after college. This includes providing high-quality careers advice and guidance, and giving students opportunities to develop the skills that both employers and universities are looking for.
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Elliott Hudson College recognises that all students require expert advice in planning for their future and therefore we provide guidance from a team of qualified, impartial and experienced advisors. In 2017 the government launched its Careers Strategy outlining a range of new requirements to provide the very best careers provision in secondary schools and colleges. The Careers Team provide personalised advice and guidance services for students, in line with the government’s 8 Gatsby Benchmarks. The college has been awarded the national Quality in Careers Standard which is awarded to education providers who can demonstrate the importance they place on careers and how they support students to make decisions about their life after school or college.
CLARE LUCAS
Assistant Principal/Careers Leader careers@elliotthudsoncollege.ac.uk
NICOLA MEDLOCK
Careers Advisor careers@elliotthudsoncollege.ac.uk
HANNAH FRASER
Student Destinations Manager careers@elliotthudsoncollege.ac.uk
• Information, advice and guidance about a range of issues, such as careers, education, apprenticeships, employment, training and student finance either directly or in partnership with specialist agencies. • Support in using the Unifrog careers platform for recording skills and experiences and using these to search for and apply to post-18 opportunities. • Support in gaining and evidencing the skills required to make competitive applications for apprenticeships and employment for example CV writing, applications and interview skills and practice. • Preparation for the UCAS application process. • Information evenings for parents and carers.
• Support following exam results, to help students decide what to do next. • Specific support for students applying to highly competitive apprenticeships or courses at Universities.
• Assistance with gaining experience of workplaces, internships and learning from local labour market information.
• External trips and visits to Universities and potential employers. • Information and application support for students who are considering studying abroad. • An annual ‘Destinations Day’ which gives time for students to meet representatives from universities, employers and apprenticeship providers and attend talks tailored to their future plans. • Our tutorials are personalised in
Year 13 where students seeking employment and apprenticeships follow a bespoke tutorial programme designed to ensure they are fully informed of the opportunities available and are well prepared for the application and selection process.
Students are able to access careers support by calling into the careers office for an informal chat or by booking a one-to-one session in person or by emailing the team. Noticeboards in the careers area display current labour market information and opportunities for students, for example, higher education experience days, volunteering or work experience opportunities and this information is also emailed to students in the weekly careers bulletin.
EMAIL:
careers@elliotthudsoncollege.ac.uk
