Career Aims

The Lansdowne School careers programme aims to:

• Encourage students to be ambitious, broaden their horizons and explore their own career aspirations throughout their life at school.

 

• Ensure students’ readiness to take their next step in their learning or career.
  help students to understand the changing world of work.

 

• Facilitate meaningful encounters with employers for all students.

 

• Support positive transitions post-16 and post-18.

 

• Enable students to develop the research skills to find out about opportunities.

 

• Help students to develop the skills, attitudes and qualities to make a successful transition into the world of work.

 

• Encourage participation in continued learning, including further education and apprenticeships
  support inclusion, challenging stereotyping and promoting equality of opportunity.

 

• Contribute to strategies for raising achievement, particularly by increasing motivation.

 

Careers Leader:

Mr Tim Flannigan

email: tflanninigan.208@lgflmail.org

telephone: 0207 7373713 (school phone number)

Advice Company:

Education Development Trust provides independent career guidance. Any requests or quires please contact the Careers Leader.

 

Lansdowne School Careers Programme

You can view the Lansdowne School Careers Programme as a pdf file over here.

 

Useful Careers Resources for Pupils and Parents

The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help students make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. The service offers confidential and impartial advice and is supported by qualified careers advisers.  You can chat with an adviser using webchat (8am to 10pm, 7days a week).  Or you can call 0800 100 900 to speak to an adviser (8am to 10pm, 7 days a week).  Calls are free from landlines and most mobile numbers.
 

The National Apprenticeship Service website offers guidance on how to apply for an apprenticeship as well as listing current local apprenticeship opportunities.  More information on apprenticeships can be found at amazingapprenticeships.com.

CareersBox is a free online library of careers related videos, news and information.


Careers Advice for Parents aims to give parents an easy-to-read overview of all the essential facts on finding jobs and apprenticeships or choosing further and higher education courses which could make a real difference to their child’s future career prospects.


The weekly CfBT LMI Bulletin provides up to date information on regional developments and vacancies
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Parental Guidance offers advice and information on all aspects of the process of career choice for young people aged 13 to 25.