Careers
We aim to provide our students the following in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks:
With the assistance of Year 9 and a local business advisor Astor's careers programme has been rebranded to #aspire. This programme's fundamental aim is to raise the aspirations of our students and give them information about all the opportunities open to them when they leave the school. By the time our students leave Astor, we want them to be in the position to make informed and ambitious decisions about their future, to have secured a place on the route that is right for them and to possess the skills and mind-sets that will help them succeed throughout their lives.
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A stable careers programme
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Learning from careers and labour market information (LMI)
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The needs of each pupil
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Links between curriculum learning to careers
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Encounters with employers and employees
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Experiences of workplaces
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Encounters with further and higher education
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Personal guidance
You can get more information about the Gatsby Benchmarks here;
http://www.gatsby.org.uk/uploads/education/reports/pdf/gatsbygoodcareerguidance8pagea5.pdf
The national careers strategy;
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/
Astor is an active member of the Enterprisers Advisors Network, part of the Careers and Enterprise Company, working along side a business advisor from a local employer to ensure the best out comes for our students.
We hold the Quality in Careers Award for 2019. For more information about this please use the following link;
http://www.qualityincareers.org.uk/
For further information regarding careers please contact:
Careers Leader
Mrs V Chamberlain
victoria.chamberlain@astorschool.com
There are a wide variety of websites and services that can provide guidance on future careers.
The LMI Careerometer provides access to a selection of headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects. The data are organised by occupation - simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you:
The Parents' Guide: School Newsletter
Employer and Business Engagement
At Astor Secondary School, we are proud to support the career progression of our students from the day they arrive. In order to do this successfully, we have built a comprehensive programme which not only supports them throughout the various junctions of their educational career, but allows them to make informed choices with all the relevant information available to them.
In order to provide our young people with the most current and up-to-date information, we strive to work with local, national and international businesses to build purposeful connections and opportunities, with are both productive and reciprocal.
Some of the companies we have worked with recently include:
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The Army |
NuSteel | Kent Fire and Rescue | The RNLI |
| Kent Police | The RAF | Clear Voice Interpreting Services | The Executive Butler School |
| Exclusive Household Staff | Cactus Graphics | Dover District Council | Beyond Travel |
| Merchant Travel | Dover Counselling Centre | Tallulah and Hope Fashion Designer | Port London Authority |
| Border Force | The Royal Navy | Home Office Intelligence | Her Majestie's Prison and Probation Service |
| The Talent Foundary | Jasmine Vardimon | The Educational Business Partnership |
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We also work closely with a range of Further and Higher Education establishments, including:
| University for Creative Arts | University of Kent | Canterbury Christchurch University | Greenwich University |
| St Marys College/University of Cambridge |
The companies and universities we work with provide a range of support, including:
| Careers Fairs representation | Presentations in assemblies | Mock Interviews | Links with associated departments to embed careers in the curriculum |
If you feel you are able to support the young people at Astor in any of the above professional capacities, or any others which you feel would be beneficial, please register your enquiry through the link below:
