KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP

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KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP
POST 16 OPTIONS

• WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES AT THE END OF YEAR 11?

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JOIN THE POST 16 CENTRE BECOME A KINGSWOOD
PARTNERSHIP POST 16 STUDENT

• Find out about the courses
• available
• www.kingswoodpartnership.org.uk
• Talk to relevant teachers
• Talk to advisers
• (Connexions interview application
• forms available from your tutor)
• Research into good
• combinations of subjects and
• where these might lead in
• the future

Get a copy of the KINGSWOOD PARTNERSHIP
PROSPECTUS or look at it online
www.kingswoodpartnership.org.uk Attend the POST
16 OPEN EVENING Prepare in advance and ask
questions!
GET THE NECESSARY GRADES! Look in the Kingswood
Partnership Post 16 Prospectus for information
about entry requirements
Complete the Kingswood Partnership POST 16
APPLICATION FORM and have a successful POST 16
INTERVIEW
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APPLY TO COLLEGE
Find out about and attend College Open Days /
Evenings and discuss courses with college staff.
Ask questions!
Get prospectuses from your tutor, careers
teacher, or direct from the college these are
usually available from September
Complete College application forms and attend
interview prepare in advance! (Use the skills
you will develop when you practice your interview
technique!)
GET THE NECESSARY GRADES!
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DO AN APPRENTICESHIP
Find out about the apprenticeships available
locally and think about the occupational area(s)
youre interested in (Partnership IAG website
apprenticeships)
Take part in an APPRENTICESHIP i-careers WORKSHOP
think about what youd like to know and find
out by asking questions of real apprentices!
Complete apprenticeship application forms and
prepare for interview
GET THE NECESSARY GRADES! (Lots of young people
want Apprenticeship places youll need to get
good results)
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GET A JOB WITH TRAINING
Update your CV, practice completing application
forms and make an extra effort when you do MOCK
INTERVIEWS
Find out about LOCAL JOB VACANCIES (Evening
Post, Job Centres, Agencies) What training is
offered?
Apply for jobs that start from July 2012
GET THE NECESSARY GRADES!
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TAKE A GAP YEAR OR DO VOLUNTARY WORK
Plan out your activities and what you want to do
at the end of the year
Find out about travel, employment and
volunteering opportunities
PLAN AHEAD what will you do after your break
from education or work? What skills will you
develop that you can use in employment or
education?
Apply for volunteering, work, save and organise
travel, etc