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Alumni Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1831007020477958/?ref=bookmarks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8506763
Aquinas College has a team of professionally trained career advisers who assist individuals in their choice of career, learning, work and life goals, ensuring students receive impartial and confidential support. They help students to gain a place at University, an apprenticeship, employment or further training.
In today’s world there are increasing pressures on young people. Progression options have become more challenging so the importance of high quality impartial Careers Guidance is crucial in helping young people make the right choices. Appropriate guidance can raise aspiration, awareness and motivation to achieve. We will give accurate, independent, timely, clear advice and information, on a wide range of careers and educational issues.
To inspire, encourage and inform via accurate and timely careers advice.
Our Key Values:
A copy of our full Statement of Service can be viewed from the following link:
Service Level Agreement [PDF File]
Careers are located on the ground floor of the learning centre near student information. During term time we are open from 8.30pm – 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and to 4pm on a Friday. You can also contact us by email, Twitter or telephone – 0161 483 3237
We have three highly qualified careers advisers – Marina Bowden and John Morrison (who work full time) and Louise Wilson (who works part time Monday, Tuesday and Friday). Richard Hackney, from SMBC also attends the college every Wednesday. Their primary role is to enhance the students’ knowledge of the full range of options available to them. Through workshops, group sessions, one to one interviews, employer and university visits and talks; the aim is to ensure each student has the resources and support available to them to make informed choices about their career and education choices.
Carol Mayall, also a qualified careers adviser, is Head of Careers, a senior tutor and oversees the careers education material in the tutorial programme.
Teresa, a senior librarian oversees resources and maintains the opportunities board.
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The Careers team provides a wide range of services to students and partners. We
An overview of the Careers Education programme can be viewed here. Detailed information is emailed to students during their induction programme. Careers Programme
The quality of the careers education programme and the services offered by the careers department are subject to the college’s self-assessment quality review procedures. Each year careers review the service offered over the past 12 months and write a new quality improvement plan. The quality review meeting usually takes place in November. Feedback from students, parents, staff, training providers, employers and other partners are reviewed and used in order to help make the programme relevant to the students. Destination data, information from UCAS and local labour market are also reviewed to help measure impact on the services we offer.
We pride ourselves on our extensive range of partnerships which includes UCAS, many Universities and colleges across the country, local training providers, local and national employers and the Student Loan Company. We work closely with Stockport Alliance and the Chamber of Commerce and are members of the Gander project which brings ‘employers and education together’. The careers team are also part of the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) helping students from areas where there is a lower than average proportion of young people going to University. We have also been selected (one of only four colleges in Greater Manchester) to be part of the new Careers and Enterprise Hub for Greater Manchester working together using our expertise to help improve careers education for all. Members of the team have also presented at national conferences and have attended a working group on social mobility at the Houses of Parliament.
The Careers Team
We are always looking to enhance the employer engagement activities across the college and would welcome any support you are able to offer. As an employer you can play a significant part in helping our students understand and being prepared for the world of work. If you are interested in providing any of the following we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please email careers: [email protected]
Parents play an important role in guiding students in their progression from Aquinas College. There is information on the links below which you may find useful – especially details of the employment areas where there are skills shortages – the labour market information. Aquinas students are given login details to further online packages including Unifrog, which can be accessed at home; we would encourage you to use them together.
Students participate in the Careers Education programme via the 10:10 tutorial. They all have access to their own career plan which helps guide them make their decisions for After Aquinas. We encourage students to complete it on a regular basis. Through this information we can then email direct to students details about events, talks and activities which would suit their needs.
It is important for students to have contact with employers so we encourage students to undertake a period of relevant, career related work experience/work shadowing from half a day to a week towards the end of the summer term in the lower sixth. Participation in work experience could take place during college holidays. Any work experience that students complete should be recorded on their career plan and student information informed. There is minimal paperwork to be completed beforehand.
From time to time we email parents asking for feedback on events we hold; we would really appreciate if you can take the time to complete one of our surveys so we can improve the service for all its users. If you are able to contribute to our careers programme by giving a presentation to our students, offering a period of work experience or a visit, please contact Careers.
If at any time you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact Careers at Aquinas College via email [email protected] or by telephone 0161 483 3237.
Parents, Carer, Guardian guide to University 2020
Apprenticeship Information for Parents and Carers September 2019
Apprenticeship Information for Parents and Carers October 2019
Apprenticeship Information for Parents and Carers November 2019
Apprenticeship Information for Parents and Carers December 2019
http://www.aquinas.ac.uk/app/uploads/2020/06/summerholidays.pdf
Teachers are a valuable source of career information for students helping them understand the importance of their subject in the real world. Through class activities employability skills can be developed. Careers welcome feedback from all subject teachers on the careers education programme. If further information about careers relating to a particular curriculum area is required then please contact careers. We value feedback from subject teachers on the career education programme and encourage them to complete our annual feedback survey. If any issues arise we would value their contact immediately.
Careers Newsletter December 2019
Having an understanding of where the jobs in the future may be could help students make decisions about their next steps. Labour Market Information uses current and historic industry and occupational data for labour markets, in order to enable a better understanding of trends, structures and demands of local and national economies. Using this information may help those important decisions as you explore the opportunities that may be available in future. The following links may help with your research;
Use the Unifrog package within college
http://www.aquinas.ac.uk/app/uploads/2018/07/Stockport-Economic-Overview-2018.pdf
http://www.aquinas.ac.uk/app/uploads/2018/07/Stockport-Salary-Survey-2018-2019.pdf
Labour Market Information July to September 2019
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/home
https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/uklabourmarketstatisticsapr2018
http://www.aquinas.ac.uk/app/uploads/2018/07/Work-Experience-to-Improve-Employability-Skills.pdf
http://www.aquinas.ac.uk/app/uploads/2016/08/Careers-Day-2018-Booklet.pdf
http://www.aquinas.ac.uk/app/uploads/2016/08/GuideToStudyingAbroad.pdf
Student Finance Poster (JPEG image)
Guide to Career Options 2019 (PDF)
After-Aquinas-Booklet-2019 (PDF)