Careers, Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
Welcome to the Careers, Education, Information, Advice and Guidance department at St. Dominic’s Sixth Form College. Please refer to the options to the right to navigate your way through our CEIAG information.
What do we offer our students?
All students are offered a planned programme of impartial Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) to inspire every student whatever their background, gender, ethnic origin or ability through the Student Entitlement in Year 1 and 2. This includes:
- Access to a qualified impartial and independent careers adviser
- Help to recognise your likes, dislikes, influences, strengths and preferences in relation to career decisions through the Year 1 Career Development Programme (CDP)
- Information about the world of work, business operations and ethics and how the labour market is changing
- Information about Higher Education, training, apprenticeships and employment
- Activities which challenge stereotyping and raise your aspirations
- Activities to develop skills and qualities to improve your employability
- Support to prepare you for different transitions and the world of work
- Help to develop personal budgeting skills and knowledge of financial aspects affecting everyday living, further study, HE, training and work
- Help to develop and strengthen your personal presentation skills for selection processes
- Sign posting to relevant up-to-date and impartial sources of careers information and advice (via weekly Student News, tutorial, Opportunities & Work Experience Portal, notice boards, events and email)
- Weekly access to a Personal Tutor
- Activities to understand the impact of how the world of work is changing and implications for your own career planning
- Opportunities to investigate career pathways and university requirements to develop knowledge of post-18 options
- Support to make decisions about your future, discuss your plans at a careers interview if you wish and set targets in an action plan
- Opportunities to develop a C.V. and other strategies to improve your success in selection processes
- Advice and support on gaining work experience
- Work experience arranged for you if studying a BTEC programme
- Opportunities to develop and apply enterprise and employability skills in your approach to learning, work and career planning
Contact information:
Assistant Principal – Naomi Lester
Careers Leader – Anna Scarampi
Careers Advisor and Events Coordinator – Lisa Harper
Work Experience Coordinator – Lorna Wilkins