Links

icould:

Explore careers - icould   Practical guides on post-16 choices and real-life career videos giving personal insights into jobs and career paths by job type, theme or subject.

Career Pilot: 

Careerpilot : Plan your future work & study  This great careers website provides quizzes to find out what careers suit you, gives opportunities for you to explore your future options and plan your next steps.

National Careers Service: 

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/   Lots of useful information including job profiles, points to consider when choosing the subjects to study, and available options including apprenticeships. It also includes a search button to find courses in your area.

BBC Bitesize:

Careers - BBC Bitesize   Explore careers by job sectors.  Check out the job profiles to help you get careers inspiration.  Hear from people working in areas that interest you, see how much you could get paid for different roles and find out what qualifications you might need to follow in their footsteps.

Surrey County Council ‘Youth Voice’:

Your future - Surrey Youth Voice - Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk)  A great place for general information on Post 16 education and training, apprenticeships and traineeships.  It includes an interactive map on the all the colleges, schools and training providers in the area.

Barclays Life Skills:

What job should I do – Wheel of Strengths | Barclays LifeSkills  Use the wheel of strength to discover which jobs could suit your skills, interests and personality traits.

NHS Careers:

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/  The NHS is one the largest employers both locally in Redhill and nationally. Find out about the wide range of careers available using this website.

University choices - UCAS:

http://www.ucas.com/  If you are thinking that university might be something you would consider post 18, you can find out what A level and BTEC subjects are required to gain entry onto specific courses on the UCAS (University College Admission System) website. The website Informed Choices | Informed Choices provides specific information about subject choices for top tier ‘Russell Group’ universities.

Apprenticeships:

The Apprenticeship Guide What is an Apprenticeship | Amazing Apprenticeships 

An apprenticeship offers a mixture of on and off the job training and paid work. They can be a wide range of employment areas. It is the responsibility of the student to find an employer willing to offer an apprenticeship, but school can offer support with this.  Opportunities often do not become available until after April, so it is a good idea to apply for a place at college as well to make sure that you have a back-up option.

T Levels:

T Levels Resources For Teachers (amazingapprenticeships.com)  T Levels are a new career focused alternative to A Levels, they involve a combination of college learning and work placements.  They are offered by Further Education Colleges such as East Surrey College.

Careers in Stem:

STEM Careers Support Destination STEM provides support, advice, and opportunities to help young people aged 13-19 to explore pathways into STEM careers, develop their STEM skills, and connect with STEM employers.

Here's what we do in Year 11 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:

• 121 Careers Guidance interviews by appointment
• PD lessons on Post 16 pathways, decision making and making applications
• Presentations by local Further Education and Sixth Form colleges
• Talks by apprentices and learning providers
• College Open Days/Evenings
• Workshop on Apprenticeship applications
• Fast Forward careers feature in student weekly newsletter
• Opportunities to engage in virtual and in person work experience in school holidays
• Classroom learning and employer talks to link curriculum to careers

Post-16 Education Options

Our Partner Colleges

Beyond Carrington - A Self-Help Guide

College and Sixth Form Open Events 2025 to 2026

How to make an application to Reigate College

How to make an application to East Surrey College

Preparing for the College Interview - Worksheet

After Year 11, the options available include taking a more practical, work-based route:

Apprenticeships are based in the workplace and are a mixture of earning and learning.

What is an apprenticeship? 

Apprenticeships: Dispelling the Myths

Hints and Tips for Parents and Carers

How to apply for an apprenticeship

You can click here to find apprenticeships in the local area Find an apprenticeship - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The Apprenticeship Assembly Film - Amazing Apprenticeships This video answers some of the key questions around apprenticeships and covers what you can expect and the range of opportunities available.

There are some excellent examples of real-life apprenticeship success stories here which explain why this is sometimes the perfect route for a student: 

Apprentice Stories - Amazing Apprenticeships

T-Levels are 80% based at college and 20% based in the workplace.

What are T Levels?

T Levels - A Guide for Parents and Carers

Training Provider Access

At Carrington School, all students have the opportunity to explore what it is like to learn at the full range of learning providers, including colleges, universities, apprenticeship and training providers. We ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access all students for the purpose of informing about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.  If you are a training provider and wish to have access to students at Carrington School, please read the following:

Application for Provider Access

Here's what we do in Year 10 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:

• Trip to Surrey Festival of Skills career event
• PD lessons on value of employability skills, CV writing, interview skills and Post 16 pathways
• Assemblies, small group work sessions with SEN on Post 16 pathways
• Talks by apprentices and apprenticeship learning providers
• 121 Careers Guidance interviews by appointment
• Classroom learning and employer talks to link curriculum to careers
• Fast Forward careers features in our Student Weekly newsletter
• Opportunities to engage in virtual work experience programmes in school holidays
• Work Experience

Here's what we do in Year 9 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:

• Assemblies, small group work sessions with SEN on Subject Option decision making
• Talks by apprentices and learning providers
• Subject Options information booklets and videos
• Subject Options information evenings
• 121 Careers Guidance interviews by appointment
• Widening participation and outreach events at the University of Surrey
• Classroom learning, employer talks and trips to link curriculum to careers
• Fast Forward careers features in Student Weekly Newsletter

Here's what we do in Years 7 & 8 to help our students understand the world of work, the range of opportunities available and the skills and qualifications required:

• All year round students can visit the Careers Office (2-29) for a Careers Drop-In Session on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday break and lunchtimes
• Classroom learning, employer talks and trips to link curriculum to careers
• Talks from apprentices and learning providers
• Widening Participation & Outreach events at the University of Surrey
• Information available on careers noticeboard
• Information & guidance available under the careers section of the school website
• PD lessons and Year group Assemblies – self-development, exploration, career management, learning about the world of work and learning about vocational pathways (apprenticeships and T levels)
• Fast Forward careers features in Student Weekly Newsletter

Insights April 2023 Newsletter

LMI For All - Careerometer

The LMI For All Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.

It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the 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. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.

Explore LMI data - LMI for all

Eve Wilcox left our school to study at Reigate College and has now just started a DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP in Business and Management with the BBC! 

Check out Eve's story HERE 

Here's where our Leavers have gone on to:

Reigate College have provided us with this Destination Information for all the Carrington School students (Class of 2023 Leavers) who completed Advanced Level courses with them and have begun their Higher Education courses in September 2025: