All staff at Stockton Sixth Form College are passionate about Careers Guidance and Student Progression. The careers information, advice and guidance provided to students at Stockton Sixth Form College are based on the Gatsby Benchmarks and in line with the governments Careers Strategy for secondary schools and colleges, we have updated our Careers Strategy and Programme. We have also created a useful careers information guide for parents/carers, all documents are available below.
In addition to students receiving support from teachers and tutors, the college has dedicated careers advisors (Carrie Sargeant-Earl and Lauren Greenwood) who are available to provide students with relevant, up-to-date and one-to-one careers guidance and guide them through their next steps, we also work closely with Stockton Careers Services, who hold on-site confidential career guidance appointments with students on a weekly basis. To book an appointment with a Careers Advisor or Youth Direction, please email Carrie c.sargeant-earl@tvc.ac.uk
Here at Stockton Sixth Form College we have excellent links with employers across the Tees Valley, from schools and hospitals to law firms and accountancy practices, supporting students with work placements and visits. For many competitive careers, such as veterinary science, dentistry and teaching, work experience is required for entry into higher education. Therewith, Heads of Department and tutors work closely with students wanting to progress into these sectors to ensure these placements are secured in advance of applying to university or apprenticeships. Our links with local universities are equally as strong. Students interested in progressing to university are offered the chance to visit open days, residential visits to Oxford and Cambridge, trips to Russell Group institutions and taster sessions at Teesside University, the University of Sunderland and Northumbria University. Universities from across the UK also come in to college to deliver a wide range of enrichment workshops and they also attend our annual Careers and Progression Fair.
We have dedicated areas for Careers in our Learning Resource Centre, where students can source lots of information on university open days, HE progression routes, apprenticeships and so on. In addition to university enrichment workshops, we organise life skills workshops, 1-2-1 teaching and pastoral support, careers fairs and we also share LMI job sector and role information to all students via tutorial.
The ultimate Results Day Guide
Amazing Apprenticeship student Apprenticeship Guide
Amazing Apprenticeships parents Apprenticeship Guide
UCAS Parents Guide to Apprenticeships
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
Useful Apprenticeship Websites
Useful Labour Market Information Websites
Virtual reality to experience a day in the life of an allied health professional working in the NHS
NHS Financial Support at University
A Guide to Finding Work Experience
Finding Work Experience in Biology – Royal Society of Biology
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation – Volunteers
Royal College of General Practitioners Virtual Work Experience
Brighton and Sussex Medical School Virtual Work Experience
Virtual Work Experience and Exploring the Veterinary Profession
Education, Health Care & Public Services