Careers Advice and Guidance

Careers programme

Our initiatives aim to deliver a range of employment-related activities and information alongside regular studies and to be accessible for all years and abilities. Our careers programme includes:

Employer encounters, such as speakers to inspire students.
A dedicated Careers Advisor in school weekly, providing 1:1 sessions for Year 10 and Year 11 students.
Career-related events such as networking and mock interviews.
Work experience.
A Human Careers Library (see below).

We use Unifrog software to support careers education and research. Crew time offers a dedicated opportunity for students to:

understand their own strengths, characteristics and skills
learn about opportunities
investigate career pathways – including Post-16 options and employment sectors/subject areas
explore and book work experience

Our Careers Lead in school is Steph Humby, supported by Nicola Newman, an external advisor on careers who works with our governing body.

Please contact the school office by phone on 01929 500599 or by email with any careers-related enquiries.

Human Careers Library

Young people tend to have an adult network limited to family, carers and friends. At The Swanage School we are establishing a Human Careers Library and the more "human library books" we can recruit, the more likely our students will be to meet with someone who can talk to them about their passion and their best next steps.

What is a Human Careers Library Book?

Simply put, it's a person that volunteers to represent an employment sector or job and who, based on their own personal experiences, answers questions from students and helps inspire them in relation to a potential career path.

WINNER: Outstanding Careers Education Programme

On behalf of myself and the whole team, we would like to thank you for your commitment, passion and hard work, in careers education. What you do is amazing, the results and impact is fantastic, and our young people are lucky to have you on their side.

Rebecca Phillips, Strategic Lead, Dorset Careers Hub

Provider Access

This section sets out the school's arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at The Swanage School for the purpose of giving them information about the provider's education or training.

All pupils in Year 7-11 are entitled:

to find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point;
to hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships - through events, assemblies, group discussions and visits;
to understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

Provider access requests

A provider wishing to request access should contact the School Office on 01929 500599 or by email.

Opportunities for access

The school offers a comprehensive Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance programme. Please speak to the School Office in the first instance, contact details above, to discuss a suitable opportunity to discuss your provision with students. The school can make available audio-visual and IT equipment to support provider presentations. Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other course literature with the Careers Lead so that they are available for students.

Careers Provider Access Policy Statement