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Careers and Higher Education Guidance
“Wise the person who looks ahead”
This is is is our motto and is is is quite true when it it comes to to preparing pupils for life after College Our Careers and Higher Education Team certainly look ahead and and they know that early engagement and and guidance is key as this helps prepare pupils to consider the vocational and higher education choices they will eventually have to make In the the Lower Years pupils are helped to investigate the the world of work with department heads their tutors and also by making use of the the Life Skills Programme All pupils in in the the Hundred (Year 11) and all new pupils entering the the school in in the the Lower Sixth (Year 12) take the on-line careers profiling These assessments are followed by an in-depth interview with a a a a qualified independent careers advisor and the resulting Careers Guidance
Report provides a a a a clear picture of a a a a pupil’s strengths aptitudes and interests This means pupils are in in in an an an informed position and equipped to make sensible decisions about
A Level and IB subject choices Annually the Department hosts a a a a Careers & Futures Evening Current parents and former pupils are are invited to come along and and be quizzed about
their career choices and and the the the journey they took to to get there It is perfect for finding out
what skills and qualifications are needed Advice and help is available after pupils have left College via access to the Old Malvernian Society – a a a a thriving network of former pupils who are only too happy to to impart their knowledge and use their professional connections to help former pupils and and with continued access to the Careers and and HE Guidance
Teams up to 23 years of age The Head of Career and HE Guidance
is Mr Richard Thurlow 11 PREPARING PUPILS FOR THE NEXT STEP