www.southwark.gov.uk/post16 Choose your future Southwark post 16 prospectus 2020 /21 Introduction C o n Contents t e n t s Your choices Deciding what you want to do next 4 Southwark Choices Team 6 Information on Raising the Participation Age (RPA) 8 Choosing the right pathway for you 9 Which pathway is right for me? 11 Apprenticeships 12 Where can you study or train? 15 What comes next? 16 School sixth forms in Southwark Table of school sixth forms in Southwark 18 Table of subjects offered at school sixth forms in Southwark 19 The schools Ark Globe Academy 22 Ark Walworth Academy 24 Bacon’s College 26 Harris Academy Bermondsey 27 Harris Sixth Form Homestall Campus 30 Harris Sixth Form Rye Campus 32 Kingsdale Foundation School 34 Sacred Heart Catholic School 36 St Michael’s Catholic College 38 St Saviour’s and St Olave’s School 40 St Thomas the Apostle College 42 The Charter School North Dulwich 44 The City of London Academy (Southwark) 46 University Academy of Engineering South Bank 48 Colleges BOSCO 50 Southwark College 52 Table of other colleges and sixth forms 53 Further information Local Offer 57 Financial support 58 Useful contacts 60 Map of school sixth forms in Southwark 61 2 Introduction F o Foreword r e w o r d A message from Jasmine Ali, Cabinet member for Children, Schools and Adult Care Dear student Over the next few months you will be making important choices about what you will do after year 11. It’s an exciting time with lots of options to think about. This brochure will help you through the process. It gives you the information you need about the options available to you in Southwark. Whether you want to: > start an apprenticeship > take up a traineeship > do a technical or professional course > or go on to A Levels we have opportunities for every school leaver who wants to learn, work or train. Whatever your future holds, there’s something in Southwark for you. One of the options you can look at is the great apprenticeship scheme the council runs you can earn and learn at the same time. Every year we offer lots of different placements to give people the real chance to meet their ambitions. As a Southwark Council apprentice, you will work towards a nationally recognised qualification, and will get the London Living Wage. If you are interested, you can find out more at southwark.gov.uk/apprenticeships. Don’t forget each sixth form has its own application process, either via its website or a specific form, so make sure to check each school’s individual page in this brochure. We encourage you to attend open days so that you can tour the sixth forms or colleges and meet the teachers. Whatever you chose to do, the most important thing is to spend some time discussing with your teachers and family or carers, to decide what will be right for you and best suit your skills, interest and passions. That way you know you are choosing somewhere that is right for you. Whatever you are thinking of doing you can get more information on your options by calling the Southwark Choices Team on 020 7525 4545. We wish you the very best. Jasmine Ali Cabinet member for children and schools Southwark Council 3 Your choices D e c Deciding what you want to do next i d i n g w Post 16 timetable for September 2020 intake h a t y o u w September/ > Attend sixth form/college open events a October 2019 n Consider all your options: vocational or academic study, college or school, t > t A levels or BTEC, traineeship or apprenticeship o d > Your in-school Careers Adviser can talk to you about your options and help you o make applications n e x t November 2019 > Use your school careers library to research career ideas > Talk to relatives and teachers > Visit nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk for impartial and practical help > Continue to attend sixth form/college open events > Revise for your mock exams > Attend any sixth form open day events > Phone colleges that you are interested in to get an application pack, or check to see if they can be downloaded from the website > Start to apply to colleges and sixth forms. Some colleges fill up quickly, so get application forms in early December 2019 > Need help? Speak to the Careers Adviser in your school or the Southwark Choices Team > Ensure all your application forms are complete and have been submitted > Sit your mock exams January 2020 > Sit your mock exams February 2020 > Prepare for interviews March 2020 > Attend interviews when invited 4 Your choices D e c i d i n g April 2020 > Open a bank account if you do not have one, as you will need one when you w are at college h a t > Create a revision plan and stick to it. Keep revising y o u May 2020 > Your GCSE exams will start w a n > Get your CV ready to look for part-time work. This is really important if you t want to get an apprenticeship t o Keep revising d > o n e x June 2020 > Continue to attend interviews; If you cannot attend, ring and reschedule t the interview > Continue to revise > Keep an eye out for interesting apprenticeships > Look for part-time work after the exams July 2020 > Have a break > Try to get a part-time job and develop your employability skills > Get involved in summer activities August 2020 > Make sure you are around to collect your GCSE results from school > Attend enrolment at your chosen school or college > Continue to apply for apprenticeships September 2020 > Attend enrolment at your chosen school or college if you haven’t already > Apply to the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund if you are eligible > Prepare for and attend apprenticeship interviews > Contact Southwark Choices Team if you do not have an offer of education or training 5 Your choices S o u Southwark Choices Team t h w a r k The Southwark Choices Team can offer you The Southwark Choices Team will also signpost you C independent information, advice and guidance. to other services to address any barriers to learning h i c We want to ensure that you are aware of the that you may be facing e.g. housing, social care, e choices and opportunities available to enable you health services etc. s T to achieve sustained economic independence e The service is Matrix accredited which is the a in adulthood. m international quality standard for organisations All young people identified as not in education, that deliver information and/or advice and employment or training (NEET) are allocated an guidance (IAG). education and training advisor to support them back into Education, Employment or Training (EET). Contact us to find out more. Appointments can be booked by calling the team on 020 7525 4545. The service offers support with advice on post 16 pathways and provision, CV writing, confidence building, support with making phone calls to employers, application forms (college, university or employment), job searches, national apprenticeship registration, interview techniques and preparation. 6 7 Your choices I n f o Information on Raising the Participation Age (RPA) r m a t i o What is ‘Raising the Participation Age’ [RPA]? Does this mean staying at school until n o RPA is a duty placed on all young people by the I am 18? n Education and Skills Act (2008) to participate in R Once you complete your GCSEs and secondary a education or training until their 18th birthday. education, there are a number of options available i s Supported by parents/carers and schools, the i for you to choose from: n g government expects you to make your own Continue in full time education or college t decisions about how you wish to participate. > h e We provide advice and support to young people Start a work based learning programme such as P through the Southwark Choices Team (see page 6 > a an apprenticeship r for more information on the team). t i c > Start full time work alongside part time learning i p which leads to an accredited qualification a t i Why was it introduced? o > Volunteering for a minimum of 20 hours a week n By staying in learning and training you can alongside part time learning which leads to an A g gain the qualifications and skills you need to help accredited qualification e you to succeed. ( R > If you have your own business and are self P Advantages include: employed, you can combine this with part time A ) learning which leads to an accredited Making it easier to find and stay in a job > qualification. > Having the ability to earn and give you a greater choice of career path What duty does Southwark Council have? > Being able to compete in the future local job market; providing pathways to opportunities > Sufficient suitable education and training where you can develop your qualifications and provision for all young people aged 16 to 18 in skills further in order to support your future the borough career aspirations for example, higher education > Promote the effective participation in education (university) or higher apprenticeships and training of 16 and 17 year olds in our area > You will have a greater chance to develop the with a view to ensuring that those persons fulfil knowledge and practical skills that employers are the duty to participate in education or training looking for.