How we support your child's future

Work experience programmes tailored to the individual

Students

Year 11 pupils are given the opportunity to take part in our well-established work experience programme. We take great care to tailor work placements to pupils’ needs, fitting the industry, role and placement duration around the individual. For example, some pupils will carry out their work placement one day per week for half a term, whereas others will complete their work experience in a week-long block. Some may require a staff member to work shadow them for the duration of the placement, whereas others may need help travelling to/from their workplace.

We offer a broad range of placements which is particularly unusual for an ASC school. Our pupils have previously undertaken work experience in a variety of industries, including:

• Catering
• Conservation (e.g. Pond Head Conservation Trust)
• Horticulture
• Hospitality
• Leisure (e.g. Golf Clubs)
• Local riding stables
• Retail (e.g. a cycle shop)
• Stud farm

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Retail

Life Sciences

Hospitality and Tourism

Health and Social Care

Financial & Professional

Engineering & Manufacturing

Energy and Low carbon

Digital & ICT

Creative, Media & Film

Construction

 

Parents

Young people today are living in a rapidly changing world and so preparing our students for the challenges and opportunities out there is a vital aspect of their education. Clay Hill School is committed to developing and arming each individual student with the most up to date research and knowledge as they progress through the different key stages.

A key element to aiding a students development is instilling the valuable ideals of responsibility and independence to forge their own paths forward. Working in partnership with parents, the Careers Department guides and supports students in an enthusiastic and professional relationship throughout their time at Clay Hill School.

How can you help?

• Talk about careers regularly at home – the different jobs you may have had, how you decided on your current career path and what you have learned from all of your combined experiences.
• Share your CV and help them in producing their own. Going through the motions of detailing their skills, experiences and qualifications on paper can really help students to see their current development clearly.
• Run through typical interview questions and talk about your own encounters – both good and bad! Learning how to present themselves professionally and keeping a cool head in an interview situation is a valuable skill which will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
• Attend our events such as the annual Careers Fair and Apprenticeship Fair for the opportunity to speak in person with employers and further education institutions. A good tip is to take a ‘backseat’ for this occasion and let your child take control of the event and ask the questions directly themselves.
• Attend College and University Open Days to explore what different establishments have to offer. Prospectuses are always available but there’s nothing quite like walking around a campus to really get the feel of a place.
• Give us feedback! We are always looking to develop and evolve our careers education provision so please do get in contact if you have any comments or suggestions.
• Get directly involved yourself! If you work for an employer who would be willing to support our careers education providing, be that through presenting an assembly, attending a Fair as an exhibitor, or being a practice interviewer, we would love to hear from you.

Work Experience letters to parents

‘Get Inspired’ Day at Clay Hill school – Letter to parents Y9,10,11

 

Employers

The support of our local community is key to the Careers Education that Clay Hill School is able to provide. We are so lucky to have the backing of so many willing and enthusiastic employers, keen to get involved with our school calendar of activities every year. Sharing career experiences and providing opportunities to develop employability skills is invaluable to a young person’s progression and we cannot thank our existing partners enough.

Do you work in a business that could help provide work experience or opportunities for our students?

We are always looking for local businesses that are wanting to inspire and educate our students about the world of work and expand and develop our careers programme. If you think you could help us with practice interviews, talks/presentations to students, provide invaluable work experience or any other opportunities that give students the chance to develop core skills and motivation, please contact our Careers Lead – David Taylor at Clay Hill School.

If you’re an employer and are curious about how you could get involved, we would love to hear from you! There are many ways you could contribute to the Clay Hill School community and we are always open to new ideas and opportunities.

Please get in touch!

Clay Hill School Careers offer

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Teachers

We are using Compass (Compass +) as a tool to demonstrate that we are successfully meeting the Educators | The Careers and Enterprise Company which is how schools measure their CEIAG provision.

Clay Hill School is keen to develop meaningful relationships with education providers, employers and businesses to ensure our students gain the qualities, skills and qualifications required to fulfil their ambition and aspirations.

As staff, your role is to continue to provide dynamic and inspirational opportunities to bring careers learning both inside and outside of the classroom.  We are very lucky at Clay Hill School/College to have a dedicated Careers Lead, David Taylor (davidtaylor@aspriscs.co.uk) who will answer any questions you may have, share opportunities and resources to help staff build careers into the curriculum.

See the Welcome to the CEC Resource Directory | CEC Resource Directory for information and links that can help staff support careers education within their curriculum areas.

 

College Destinations

2024 – 2025 LEAVERS

Totton College – 2 Students

Skills Centre – 2 students

SWRAC – 1 Students

Farnborough Technology College – 1 Student

 

2023 – 2024 LEAVERS

Farnborough technology college – 1 student

Totton college – 4 students

The skills centre – 3 students

Wiltshire college – 1 student

2022 – 2023 LEAVERS

Summerwood campus – 1 student

Cambion wing – 1 student

The skills centre – 2 students

Fareham and Gosport college – 1 student

Bournemouth and Poole college – 1 student

Itchen college – 1 student

2021 – 2022 LEAVERS

Wiltshire college – 2 students

Brockenhurst college – 2 students

Totton college – 1 student