Careers
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School has an on-going commitment to ensuring that all our students have access to good quality impartial careers advice, thereby ensuring that each student has the best possible foundation on which to base their future choices and pathways.
It is the policy of this school that all pupils should be given the opportunity to:
- Know and understand themselves better and develop their capabilities.
- Investigate education, training and career opportunities.
- Implement their career plans by making informed choices, in a supportive atmosphere, about their own continuing education and training.
Our careers team offer a wide range of activities and resources, which help our students make good informed decisions about their future as they progress through the school.
Careers lead: Mrs S Roberts
Careers support: Mrs E Darling
They can be contacted on careers@bcs.hants.sch.uk or by calling the school office.
Sample programme of extra-curricular career activities
The table below shows the range of extra-curricular activities and events carried out for each year group during an academic year.
This will vary slightly year on year and does not include subject specific activities or those aimed to meet specific individual needs.
DUE TO COVID VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL AND EXTERNAL VISITS ARE CURRENTLY NOT POSSIBLE. WE ARE INSTEAD COMPLETING A RANGE OF VIRTUAL EVENTS.
Year group | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Autumn term | Assembly on life after Challoner
Winchester university workshops (Successful Start)
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National enterprise day | Career pilot
Work place visits Engineering Employer Workshop in school
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One to one careers interviews
Maths Meets Medicine (Reading Uni)
Choices Performance (probably in Y9 if again) |
College assemblies
Mock interview evening
Pre NEET intervention |
Spring Term | Cadet Taster Session | Health reach day
LMI lessons |
Work place visits
Careers fair ( Basingstoke consortium) Business Speed Networking LMI lesson |
One to one careers interviews
Work Place Visit
LMI lessons
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College interviews |
Summer term | 3 workshops on Skills Strengths Interests
One to one careers interviews(NCOP students) Work place visits
School Careers Fair
TEEN TECH
Big Bang
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CV building
Writing a personal statement One to one careers interviews
School Careers Fair
BCOT Taster Day |
Information for Employers
Bishop Challoner Catholic secondary school is committed to creating and maintaining quality relationships with employers from the local area and has a number of links with a range of different companies who support the school in issues related to careers advice and guidance. This support ranges from STEM activities to career insights as well as attendance at career fairs and enterprise days.
Any employer wishing to discuss how they can get involved should contact Mrs Evelyn Darling in the first instance either by emailing evelyn.darling@bcs.hants.sch.uk or calling 01256 462661.
Information for Teachers
All teaching staff at Bishop Challoner Catholic secondary school are committed to embedding careers information into the curriculum. In addition to this, all staff are involved in career related PSHE lessons. Year group tutors deliver a programme of activities on a range of topics, including careers, during tutor time and control the feedback forms completed after all career related activities. Staff undergo training in aspects of careers Gatsby Benchmarks regularly.
Information for Students and parents
The Library
The library holds a wide selection of college prospectuses and career option information. This literature is constantly updated and available for students to take home as they please.
School Careers Advisor
Michael Stockwell is in school every Tuesday holding 1:1 Post 16 Option advice sessions for year 10 and 11 students in their final 12 months at school. Although all students will be offered an appointment, students may request appointment by speak to either Mrs Roberts, Mrs Darling or though their tutor.
Post 16
Y10 Summer Term
College Open Evenings are advertised in tutor time, on the school website and on posters on Careers Notice board and Career area within the library in preparation for Y11 college applications.
BCOT hold Taster Days for students to attend and students attend on a voluntary basis.
Student receive a one to one careers session with are career adviser Michael Stockwell.
Y11 Autumn Term
College/Apprenticeship Assemblies given by all local colleges, QMC, BCOT, Peter Symonds, Andover and Sparshot.
We advertise the open Evenings dates in tutor time, posters around school and on the school website. In addition to this the colleges attend Y10/11 Parents Evenings.
College application are completed by the students in their own time, however, QMC and BCOT provide application workshops for students at lunchtime (in school) to support them with the process if needed.
For those students who are still unsure of their path, they are offered a second Careers adviser interview.
This year due to COVID-19 restrictions, students have power point presentations/youtube videos from colleges instead of assemblies and all the colleges are providing virtual open evenings.
Measuring & Assessing the Impact of the Careers Programme
After each careers event we obtain student, staff and visitor feedback. This is evaluated for future reference and feedback acted on. This information is then feed into the action plan for the following academic year.
Apprenticeship Advice & Guidance
Apprenticeship – Parent Pack
The information in the above guide really breaks down the steps students need to take to try and secure an employer for their apprenticeship. The guide is aimed at parents to help them know what they can do to support a child wanting to do an apprenticeship.
The South Central Ambulance Service are delighted to let you know that they will be holding virtual open days in January for students to attend. The events will cover the main departments including 111 & 999 Call Centres. Patient Transport Service and Frontline Operations Click here
Independent Student Opportunities
Air Traffic Control… Demystified!
College Information
QMC Information- Click to Expand
BCoT information- Click to Expand
Bishop Wordsworth Sixth Form Information- Click to Expand
Peter Symonds information- Click to Expand
Sparsholt information- Click to Expand
Andover College information- Click to Expand
FCoT Information- Click to Expand
BCoT information- Click to Expand
Bishop Wordsworth Sixth Form Information- Click to Expand
Peter Symonds information- Click to Expand
Sparsholt information- Click to Expand
Andover College information- Click to Expand
FCoT Information- Click to Expand
Peter Symonds information- Click to Expand
Sparsholt information- Click to Expand
Andover College information- Click to Expand
FCoT Information- Click to Expand
Andover College information- Click to Expand
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