Career Programme and Policy
Information about the different elements of the careers programme at Commonweal One-to-one IAG careers interviews are provided by our School Careers advisor and are available to you from Year 7. The careers team provide impartial and personalised information, advice and guidance, about the range of education and training options that are most likely to help …
Read moreWhat you can expect The Commonweal School believes that good careers education goes hand in hand with you achieving academic success and achieving your potential. There are many education, training and employment opportunities that you need to navigate, and it can appear confusing and complex which is why Commonweal School is committed to providing an …
Read moreThe Commonweal School believes that good careers education goes hand in hand with students achieving academic success and achieving their potential. The landscape of education, training and employment opportunities that students need to navigate is considered more complex and challenging than previous years which is why Commonweal School is committed to providing an outstanding careers …
Read moreThe Commonweal School believes that good careers education goes hand in hand with you achieving academic success and achieving your potential. The landscape of education, training and employment opportunities that students need to navigate is considered more complex and challenging than previous years which is why Commonweal School is committed to providing an outstanding careers …
Read moreWork Experience at Commonweal takes place in years 10 and 12. There are loads of reasons why work experience is really useful: It brings the working world to life. Relates your studies to the world of work. Helps you learn new skills. Take a ‘test run’ of the career you might be interested in. Improves …
Read morenationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk – This has useful tools that will help you to choose a career and give you career suggestions and create a CV. You can also talk to an adviser for free on 0800 100900. www.careerpilot.org.uk – This is a great website giving lots of information about all the different options available for future work and …
Read moreHow to find it and how to be successful on it Click here to go to the Unifrog page. Work experience is valuable for all students. It gives an insight into a professional field and can also look impressive on a CV and Personal Statement. Unifrog has put together a guide of everything you need …
Read moreThe first challenge of work experience is finding a place you are interested in working at and then writing to ask for a placement. Letters can be typed or handwritten – if handwritten ask someone to check that it looks neat enough and is easy to read. Write to more than one potential placement. If …
Read moreTip #1 Type up the information you would like to include in your application into a Word document first and don’t forget to save the document. Then you can cut and paste the information into the application form when you’re happy with how it reads – don’t forget to spellcheck and grammar check. Get at …
Read moreRuth Flame After finishing her GCSEs at Commonweal Ruth decided that she wanted to do A-levels. She thought that sixth form would be the best place because she was already comfortable there and knew lots of people already. She wasn’t entirely sure what she wanted to do at first, as she had always thought that …
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