Dear Parent/Carer,
Ordinarily at this time of year, we would be inviting you to attend an evening where we would outline the choices that are open to your son/daughter at the end of their post 18 education. However due to the ongoing government restrictions we find ourselves having to share information with parents/carers in different ways.
Broadly speaking, your son/daughter has the following options:
1. Apprenticeships
2. University
3. Employment
4. School leaver programmes
5. Study overseas
6. Gap year
Your son/daughter may be considering more than one of these as a choice and we would encourage that, so that once offers have been received, a fully informed decision about their future can be made.
We have been working closely with Northumbria University and Amazing Apprenticeships to provide you with pre-recorded sessions to help you support your son/daughter over the coming months. The sessions from Northumbria cover the kind of things that your son/daughter should be considering now and in the coming months along with a session on student finance. The session on student finance is relevant regardless of where you son/daughter applies. It is worth considering that each university offers a range of different bursaries and scholarships, details of which can be found on individual university websites.
Transition to HE – https://vimeo.com/565964088/aaf9247117
Student finance – https://vimeo.com/565980263/1aaef01dd4
Apprenticeships – https://ems6.bhcet.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Higher-Degree-Apprenticeships-2-1.mp4
Students are given a comprehensive support programme of careers guidance from our specialist careers team. The year 12 careers page on Teams, which your son/daughter can access, has regular updates, including opportunities open to students to participate in online events to help them research their future options.
We are hopeful that we will be able to welcome you into the college at the start of the new academic year and we will contact in September with more information about this. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at bscaife@ems.bhcet.org.uk or phone me at the college.
Best wishes,
Beverley Scaife
Careers Adviser
