Careers Information & Guidance
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Please note that this page contains careers guidance and information for students of Robertsbridge Community College. If you are seeking information about opportunities to join our staff team please visit our Vacancies page.
The School Careers Leader is Laura Linch 01580 880360 ext. 297
Please feel free to contact Laura Linch in regards to opportunities, support and guidance relating to careers provision at Robertsbridge Community College. We are actively seeking input and support from our local community. |
Commitment to the Quality in Careers Standard
Robertsbridge Community College Re-Applying for the Quality in Careers Standard.
At Robertsbridge Community College, we are proud to announce our commitment to re-applying for the Quality in Careers Standard, the national quality award for careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG).
The Quality in Careers Standard, delivered by CSW Group, recognises excellence in careers provision in secondary schools across the country. It ensures that students receive the best possible support in understanding their future options, developing employability skills, and making informed decisions about their next steps in education, training, or work.
We are passionate about preparing every student for life beyond school. As part of our re-application, we will continue to strengthen our careers programme in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks and ensure that our guidance is personalised, impartial, and embedded across the curriculum.
We welcome the involvement and support of:
- Parents and carers – who play a vital role in helping students navigate choices and aspirations.
- Students – whose voices, ambitions and progress remain at the heart of our work.
- Staff – who contribute daily to inspiring futures across subjects and pastoral care.
- External partners – including local employers, colleges, training providers and universities, whose collaboration enriches our provision and opens real-world opportunities for our students.
We are excited to be working toward this prestigious accreditation once again and look forward to sharing our progress throughout the year.
If you would like to find out more about our careers programme or support our journey, please contact our Careers Leader, Laura Linch (llinch@robertsbridge.org.uk)
Together, we are building brighter futures for every learner.
Careers Padlet
Please follow this link for all up to date Robertsbridge Community College Careers information, news and events. This virtual "notice board" is updated regularly so please check weekly for important updates!
https://padlet.com/llinch2/robertsbridge-community-college-careers-padlet-qd1pub8ac2y31h8n
Careers Annual Programme
Our Careers Programme is available to download via the link below. A number of FAQs are also answered in the document.
We would love your feedback on our Careers Programme, so if you have time, and are able to, we'd welcome your comments on the form linked below:
Careers Programme Feedback Form
Robertsbridge Community College Provider Access Policy
We welcome visiting professionals to our College to broaden our students learning opportunities and enhance their knowledge of future career options. The policy, available for download below, sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.
The provider access legislation is new guidance that has come into force from January 2023. It is a key mechanism to further help learners understand and take-up, not just apprenticeships, but wider technical education options such as T-Levels and Higher Technical Qualifications.
The updated provider access legislation (PAL) specifies that we must provide at least six encounters for all our students:
- Two encounters for pupils during the ‘first key phase’ (year 8 or 9) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend
- Two encounters for pupils during the ‘second key phase’ (year 10 or 11) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend
In the context of the provider access legislation, a provider is an organisation that offers approved technical education qualifications or their representative, for example an FE college or training provider.
A provider, to whom access is given, must deliver an encounter that includes the following:
- Information about the provider and the approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships that the provider offers
- Information about the careers to which those technical education qualifications or apprenticeships might lead
- A description of what learning or training with the provider is like
- Responses to questions from the pupils about the provider or approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.
Would you like to help us?
If you would like an informal chat about how you could support our careers programme in school then please email llinch@robertsbridge.org.uk You could share our careers events on your social media, you could join our alumni network of past students, you could come in and give a talk about your career and life journey so far, you could help us out with an event. Whatever it might be, we’d love to hear from you!
Robertsbridge Community College Aquinas Careers Policy
Careers Provider Access Policy
Alumni
If you are an ex student and would like to join our Alumni please complete this form:
Notices
All students in Yr 10 are expected to go on work experience. Please complete all your forms and enter your placement details at the following website.
Many thanks
Careers Guidance 1-to-1 Sessions
Unsure of your next steps? What you need to do to get your dream job? Have no idea what your dream job might be?
Our level 6 Careers Guidance Councillor Mrs Wendy Coxeter is in school twice a week and is available for all students who would like advice to have meetings. If you would like a meeting please see Mrs Linch to book or email llinch@robertsbridge.org.uk.
Current OpportunitiesAny current opportunities for careers can be found on the careers student noticeboards in college. These are situated in the C block corridor and upstairs in the Sports Hall outside the Careers Hub. Opportunities will also be linked from this page when appropriate.
New Careers E-Pack Available
A new Careers E-Pack is available to view for help, advice and in-depth information. Please click the link below to access:
National Careers Service E-Pack
Careers Policy
In keeping up to date with recent developments with CEIAG in school we have updated our Careers Policy. You can download the latest version from our Policies page on this website.
Morrisby Careers
As a school we have paid to sign up to this interactive online programme called Morrisby Careers If you are unsure about your future career choices take part in the quiz and you will be matched with a selection of careers that may suit you. This will also give in-depth information about a whole range of career choices with videos and online guidance available.
Please see Mrs Linch or email llinch@robertsbridge.org.uk to request our schools code. This information will also be displayed on the careers board in school.