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Careers Information and Guidance

Parkfield aims to fully prepare students for a fulfilling adult life in a rapidly changing society, with an awareness of the next steps in their education, employment or training.  Now settled into our new location the school aims to build strong partnerships with local businesses.

Every pupil will leave Parkfield having received independent and impartial careers guidance, helping with choices in learning, work, courses and qualifications, jobs, apprenticeships and universities.

Students can access careers advice in the form of up to date prospectuses from colleges and universities in our school library, alongside advice and resources for different career and education options where possible. Outside speakers from employers, colleges and universities bring further information to pupils directly through school assemblies and careers lessons and online.

Our careers contact is Ms L Walton who can be reached through our office on office@parkfield.bournemouth.sch.uk or by calling the school on 01202 592530.

Careers Parents Guide

It may be helpful for parents and carers to access these additional websites aimed specifically at helping them gain Careers information to help their students

https://www.careersadviceforparents.org/

http://www.parentalguidance.org.uk/

 Apprenticeships: a parents‘ guide

Careers Convention

Traditionally Parkfield is delighted to join up with the larger schools of both Parkstone Grammar School and Highcliffe School for their outstanding Careers Conventions in the Spring and Summer Terms.  These are important and exciting events in our school calendar for students from Year 9 upwards to attend with their parents.
The Careers Convention is a valuable opportunity for students and parents alike to explore the wide scope of career options open to them.

It is a chance to keep up to date with career prospects, entry requirements, courses of study and professional and vocational training by talking individually to those currently involved in their specialist area.

We await further guidance for this year. 

Key Stage 3 Careers Years 7 & 8

Speakers and events will be online until further notice. 

An awareness of possibilities and an understanding of the working world around us is introduced through talks from a variety of employers and educational establishments

Key Stage 4 Careers Years 9 & 10

Speakers and events will be online until further notice. 

Building on the learning and skills gained across KS3, pupils now look towards having the opportunity to complete meaningful work experience and / or volunteering

Careers Year 11

Work Experience Week provisionally takes place the third week of term, based in school for this academic year. 

Employer Engagement

At Parkfield we are always looking for new ways to engage our young people with the world, we would like this to continue in a new form. 

As part of our careers program we have a focus on employer encounters.  This can be assemblies in bubble groups following guidance and where possible visits out to companies for our young people to experience the working world first hand. The whole senior school is in the region of 200 pupils. 

Individual one hour class lectures can be arranged with a focus on particular year groups and themes.

If you feel you can offer time to support us in any way please contact Miss Walton via the email below:

office@parkfield.bournemouth.sch.uk

I look forward to hearing from you!

We review our careers information in the Autumn Term each academic year.  We also measure the impact by carrying out surveys across the year to students on the various activities that have taken place.

Careers Information

Parents Careers Education Questionnaire 

Questionnaire

Happy with your results and next steps?  Still need to decide? 

Contact the College to discuss any queries you may have. The College is also open all day, 10am-4pm, Thursday 25^th, Friday 26^th.

https://www.thecollege.co.uk/about-us/contact-us