Careers & Work Experience

Fourth Form (Years 7 and 8)

The general programme for Lower 4 and Upper 4 includes:

Access to Unifrog to begin their pupil learning journey
Business Breakfast Invitations
Co-curricular clubs and societies
Inclusion in the Pupil Personal Development (PPD) programme
Tutors are encouraged to include careers education in tutorial time.
(Resources provided by the Head of Careers and Work Experience.)
Visits and trips

Fifth Form (Years 9, 10 and 11)

The general programme includes:

Lower 5

Business Breakfast Invitations
Co-curricular clubs and societies
GCSE Options assemblies and follow-up advice sessions
Inclusion in the Pupil Personal Development (PPD) programme
Tutors are encouraged to include careers education in tutorial time.
(Resources provided by the Head of Careers and Work Experience.)
Use of Unifrog to determine personality types and research careers
Visit to the annual Norfolk & Suffolk Careers and Skills Fair
Visits and trips

Middle 5

Annual Norwich School Careers & Networking Event
Business Breakfast Invitations
Co-curricular clubs and societies
Tutors are encouraged to include careers education in tutorial time – resources provided by the Head of Careers & Work Experience
Unifrog
Visits and trips

Upper 5

The general programme includes:

A level options sessions, including recorded information to view online
All pupils have an interview after their January mock exams with a member of the senior Advice Team to discuss future options and ensure subject choices are coherent and future-proof as much as possible.
Annual Norwich School Careers & Networking Event
Business Breakfast Invitations
Co-curricular clubs and societies
Follow-up interviews available with Advice Team and Head of Careers as pupils make A level choices, apply to alternative providers or research Further and Higher Education options
GCSE results day advice and subject confirmation
Tutors are encouraged to include careers education in tutorial time – resources provided by the Head of Careers & Work Experience
Unifrog
Visiting Speakers, e.g. Economists with the Gartley Society
Visits and Trips

Sixth Form

A level results day advice as part of the UCAS Advice Team
Bespoke Oxbridge and medical / veterinary / dentistry preparation working with the UCAS team and Oxbridge Co-ordinator
Business Breakfast Invitations
Co-curricular clubs and societies including Young Chamber
Drop-in sessions with Careers and HE staff, as required
Employer engagement via clubs and societies and interviewing L6 pupils with Heads of House
Help with CV writing, research for alternatives to university, preparation for UCAS and other university applications
Information about sector specific online events
Mock interviews for either employment or university entry, including traditional and MMI style medical interviews
Norwich School Careers & Networking Event
Sixth Form programme - FUTURES - includes weekly sessions on gap years, UCAS, apprenticeships amongst PSHE topics
The L6 Community Service programme offers a chance to all pupils to gain valuable and relevant experience through the Sixth Form
Trips and Visits
Tutors are encouraged to include careers education in tutorial time – resources provided by the Head of Careers & Work Experience
UCAS fairs and university visits to Oxford and Cambridge as well as encouraging pupils to attend Open Days independently
UCAS information sessions with parents and pupils including recorded information to view online
Unifrog

Work Experience

Whilst there is no formal programme or requirement for Norwich School pupils to undertake work experience, we encourage all pupils from U5 onwards to seek experiences in the working world to clarify and enhance their understanding, network and create opportunities. All pupils are supported with contacts and to put together CVs and application letters.

Career Guidance

In the Sixth Form, careers guidance support is managed much more on an individual basis with the pupils taking the lead.

All pupils can book individual consultations with the Head of Careers for careers guidance, support with finding and applying for work experience or volunteering, CV writing, interview techniques and any other career-related questions. The door is always open, and many pupils with simple queries just pop in for a quick consultation at break, lunch or in study periods.