Post-16 / College Open Days 23/24
College |
Open Event Dates |
Stockport College |
0161 296 5000 Thursday 28th September 2023 - 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm Saturday 11th November - 10.30 am - 12.30 pm Thursday 21st March - 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm
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Aquinas College |
Tel: 0161 483 3237 Saturday 23rd September 10am to 1pm Saturday 4th November 10am to 1pm |
Tameside College and Tameside One |
0161 908 6600 Monday 2nd October 5pm - 8pm Saturday 14th October 10am -2pm Monday 13th November 5pm - 8pm |
Clarendon sixth form college |
0161 908 6800 Monday 2nd October 5pm - 8pm Saturday 14th October 10am -2pm Monday 13th November 5pm - 8pm |
Loreto college |
0161 226 5156 Saturday 7th October Sunday 15th October Check website for times |
Marple Sixth Form |
0161 486 4602 Thursday 28th September 4.30pm - 6.30pm Saturday 11th November 10.30 - 12.30 pm Thursday 21st March 4.30pm - 6.30pm
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The Cheadle College |
0161 486 4600 Thursday 28th September 4.30 - 6.30pm Saturday 11th November 10.30 -12.30pm Thursday 21st march 4.30pm - 6.30pm |
Xaverian College |
0161 224 1781 Saturday 7th October Sunday 15th October |
Hazel Grove Sixth Form |
https://www.hazelgrovehigh.co.uk 0161 549 7700 Check website for details |
Cheadle Hulme High School |
https://www.chhs.stockport.sch.uk 0161 485 7201 Thursday 2nd November 6pm - 8.30pm |
Ashton Sixth Form College |
0161 330 2330 Tuesday 26th September 5-8pm Saturday 14th October 10am - 1pm |
Trafford College Centre for Science & Technology (Stretford) |
0161 886 7070 Thursday 21st September 4.30 - 6.30pm Saturday 4th November 10.30 - 12.30pm Thursday 14th March 4.30pm - 6.30pm |
Trafford College Altrincham Campus |
0161 886 7070 Thursday 21st September 4.30 - 6.30pm Saturday 4th November 10.30 - 12.30pm Thursday 14th March 4.30pm - 6.30pm
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Growth Company Greater Manchester Skills Centre |
Students can register their attendance at - https://www.gceducationandskills.ac.uk/open-events/ Please visit website various events |
Loreto Sixth Form |
0161 226 5156 Saturday 7th October Sunday 15th October Check website for times |
Macclesfield College |
01625 410 000 Thursday 19th October 5.30-8pm |
Poynton HS Sixth Form |
01625 871 81 Thursday 16th November 5.30 -8.30pm |
City Campus Manchester |
https://www.tmc.ac.uk/locations/city-campus-mancheter/ Thursday 12th October 5pm - 7pm |
Shena Simon Campus |
https://www.tmc.ac.uk/locations/shena-simon-campus/ Thursday 12th October 5pm - 7pm |
Harpurhey Campus |
https://www.tmc.ac.uk/locations/harpurhey-campus/ Thursday 12th October 5pm - 7pm |
Wythenshawe Campus |
https://www.tmc.ac.uk/locations/wythenshawe-campus Thursday 12th October 5pm - 7pm |
Openshaw Campus |
https://www.tmc.ac.uk/locations/openshaw-campus Thursday 12th October 5pm - 7pm |
Reaseheath College |
01270 613 242 Saturday 7th October Saturday 4th November Saturday 2nd December Saturday 13th January Check the website to register for an event |
UTC @ Media City (Salford) |
0161 661 3947 Wednesday 18th October 5.30 - 7.30pm Thursday 28th March 5.30pm - 7.30pm |
BIMM Manchster |
www.bimm.co.uk/open-days/manchester Check the website for details |
Parrs Wood Sixth Form |
Check the website for details |
Manchester Access Creative College |
https://www.accesscreative.ac.uk/
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Debut Studios | |
Access Creative College
Esports/ Games/ Mucic |
https://www.accesscreative.ac.uk/
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Greater Manchester Skills Centre |
Thursday 19th October 4.00pm-6.00pm Unit 32 Wheelforge Way Trafford Park Manchester, M17 1EH |
Apprenticeship and Skills Centre |
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The Manchester Grammar School Sixth Form |
Sixth Form Open Evening, 6-8pm, on Thursday 9 November
This event is for boys who display considerable potential at GCSE and wish to pursue academic study at a high level, for example those boys looking to achieve at least a grade 8 in most subjects.
Admissions Department (Tel: 0161 224 7201 ext 234, Email: admissions@mgs.org). |
college open days
Careers
Careers Leads -
Hannah Massey - hannah.massey@wernethschool.com
Hannah Cain hannah.cain@wernethschool.com
Pamela Mason - Careers Development Officer Pamela.mason@wernethschool.com
Careers contact for employers
We are always keen to extend our careers programme. If you are a business or employer and feel you can help provide excellent careers information or opportunities for our students, then please contact the school's careers leaders: Mrs Rhiannon Chantler or Mrs Natalie Smith-O’Connell.
The aims of Careers Education at Werneth are to:
- Develop a careers guidance system that is right for our students, personalising our provision to their needs as individuals.
- Raise students’ achievement to allow them to develop aspirational but realistic paths into the workplace.
- Support inclusion and promote equality of opportunity and encourage students to contribute positively to their communities.
- Encourage participation in lifelong learning, including further and higher education as well as learning through apprenticeships and work.
- Allow students to develop a broad understanding of the world of work and an ability to respond to changing opportunities through labour market education and independent research.
- Empower students with access to information and guidance to allow them to independently research their paths into work, college, sixth form, further education, Higher Education and Apprenticeships.
- Allow students, the opportunity to enhance their skills for work and core competencies in line with our Academies values through the curriculum and independent learning.
- Allow the students an opportunity to be self-aware of their individual skills and qualities as well as their development needs when researching and making future choices.
- For our learners to be enthusiastic about their future opportunities and embrace their future.
- Embrace the Gatsby benchmark model to support our strategic goals in achieving an outstanding school wide careers provision for our learners.
Amazing Apprenticeships
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/
A leading organisation in the education sector. Explore information and advice about apprenticeships, T-Levels and Traineeships.
Explore key information, guidance and resources all about Apprenticeships https://amazingapprenticeships.com/apprenticeships/
Find out about T-Levels, a new career-focused alternative to A Levels https://amazingapprenticeships.com/t-levels/
Discover how Traineeships help prepare individuals for apprenticeships or work https://amazingapprenticeships.com/traineeships/
Apprenticeship Store
https://www.stockport.gov.uk/apprenticeships
Email: apprenticeships@stockport.gov.uk
Contact: 0161 474 4745
Stockport Apprenticeships Store is the country's only independent apprenticeships hub. Trained staff are on hand Monday to Friday from 10am to 4:30pm, with a wide range of apprenticeship resources and regular events to help you in your apprenticeship search.
Use the links and discover information on Traineeships and Apprenticeships.
https://www.stockport.gov.uk/apprentices
https://www.stockport.gov.uk/traineeships-and-work-experience
The Growth Company, Stockport Training centre
https://www.gceducationandskills.ac.uk/locations/stockport-training-centre/
- Apprenticeships and vacancies
https://www.gceducationandskills.ac.uk/apprenticeship-vacancies/
Are you looking to get a head start in your future career and earn money at the same time? If the answer is yes, then see how an apprenticeship can get you ahead of the competition.
- Pre-Apprenticeship/Study Program
https://www.gceducationandskills.ac.uk/pre-apprenticeshipstudy-programme-offer/
A Pre-Apprenticeship/Study Programme is designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours which you will need to progress on to an apprenticeship, employment or further study
Rate My Apprenticeship
'RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk invites students to a FREE Apprenticeship careers virtual event on Tuesday 21st February. This information-packed virtual event is perfect for students in years 10-13 who are exploring their options and want to learn more about Apprenticeships.
The Festival of Apprenticeships
The Festival of Apprenticeships is back in 2023, kickstarting the year during National Apprenticeship Week with a week-long online event for schools and colleges. Click the link to find out more and register your place. https:// |
Greater Manchester Higher
GM Higher – Greater Manchester Higher is a collaboration of universities and further education colleges from across the region working together to provide impartial information, advice and guidance about higher education. gmhigher.ac.uk
Parent and Carers Guide
GM Higher Links
Why HE? – presentation (year 10-11)
https://gmhigher.ac.uk/events/why-he/
30-minute online session.
Provides a more detailed look at higher education pathways, including degree apprenticeships, and how these can be informed by decisions at age 16.
HE Uncovered- presentation (year 8-9)
https://gmhigher.ac.uk/events/he-uncovered/
30-minute online session
Introductory level activity.
Introduces the learner to higher education and links to the importance of GCSE subject choices and attainment as a gateway to success.
If you would like to book any of these please go on to the link provided and express your interest through the booking form in these links.
Post 16+
Apprenticeships
What is an Apprenticeship video Link
Amazing Apprenticeships parent pack link
- https://successatschool.org/ - this is a great starting point to help build up your CV writing. It offers so much advice on how you approach life after school and what comes next. Give it a read!
- https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/ - this is the official government site and offers information on a wide range of careers, job roles and CV writing. There are a number of career tools that support choices about future routes.
- https://www.gov.uk/education/apprenticeships-traineeships-and-internships/ – offers information about different apprenticeships and provides details of current vacancies.
- http://theapprenticeshiphub.co.uk/apprenticeship-vacancies/ - the Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub brings together partners from across the city region, working together to increase the scale, breadth and quality of Apprenticeships in Greater Manchester.
- http://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk - Information on the wide range of careers within the NHS.
- http://www.ucas.com – offers advice on course choices and options after doing GCSE’s. In addition students can start thinking about universities and course entry requirements
- http://www.icould.com - icould is an online charity providing career ideas and information for young people.
- https://icould.com/buzz-quiz/?buzz_page=0 - take the Buzz Quiz
- https://www.icanbea.org.uk/career-o-meter/ - The LMI for All project provides a tool which can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations to support the process of identifying potential careers. This tool helps you to compare national average wages and working hours for up to three occupations.
Apprenticeship helpful links
Amazing Apprenticeship Resources Link
T levels Info 21/22 Parents Guide
T Levels - Resource document Link
NHS Links
If you're thinking about pursuing a career in the NHS then the online quizzes are an invaluable way to get personalised NHS career ideas in just a few minutes! Give them a try:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.
https://www.stepintothenhs.
Digital College & Sixth Form Prospectus 2022/23 View here
'How2Become.com is the UK’s leading careers and educational information and development website. From here, you can learn how to write a CV, how to complete an application form, how to pass psychometric tests and also how to pass any job interview.'