Welcome to the Careers Department!
Mis Mitchelmore is the Careers and Enterprise Coordinator. Businesses, employers,
employees, teachers, training providers, we are looking to further develop our already fantastic career provision for our 11-18 year olds at Altrincham College. If you could deliver a career talk or workshop, deliver an assembly, provide an interview skills workshop, be an interviewer at our mock interview day, have a stand at our careers fair, provide site visits, work placements or any other career and enterprise related activity. Please contact careers@altrinchamcollege.com
Mrs Court is our Careers Adviser at Altrincham College and provides 1:1 guidance interviews with
students. Every student should have at least one such interview by the age of 16, and the opportunity for a further interview by the age of 18. Mrs Court is level 6 qualified, and with a background in higher education, she is also the UCAS Adviser for our sixth form students.
"Pupils benefit from very effective careers education, information, advice and guidance."(Ofsted 2017)
| The main areas of work that we carry out in school are | |
| 1:1 careers guidance interviews | Helping students explore their skills, abilities and interests and to identify appropriate progression routes after leaving school. |
| Motivational interviews | To enable students to aspire to reach their full potential in terms of achieving qualifications and progress onto further/higher education or into employment. |
| Provision of up-to-date information on | Further and higher education courses |
| Qualifications e.g. A-levels, BTEC and degree courses | |
| Apprenticeships including higher and degree apprenticeships | |
| Voluntary work and work experience opportunities | |
| Group work activities | Year 9 - help with option choices |
| Years 10 and 11 - Post 16 options (6th form, apprenticeships or college | |
| Years 12 and 13 –Post 18 options (university, apprenticeships or taking a year out.) | |
| Introduction to Careers software and resources | e.g. eClip |
| Help with | Applying for apprenticeships |
| Compiling CVs | |
| Completing application forms | |
| Practice interviews | |
| Looking for part-time work | |
| Attendance at | Year 9 - 13 parents’ evenings |
| Year 9 Curriculum Evening | |
| 6th Form Open Evening. | |
For further information, please don't hesitate to contact us on:
Email: careers@altrinchamcollege.com
Tel: 0161 980 7173
