School Leavers Options Guide for Summer 2021 – South Essex
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School Leavers Options Guide for Summer 2021 – South Essex Employability and Skills Team Extension to Child Benefit If you are a school or college leaver, under 18, A guide to support a young person’s next unemployed and do not have a course or training steps. programme to start in September 2021, your The ongoing Corona Virus epidemic may have parent/carer may be entitled to claim Extension left many young people unsure about their to Child Benefit. There is a time limit in which you next steps, where to go for advice and maybe can register your claim. For more information even unsure about their future career choices. contact the Employability and Skills Team on 0800 With this in mind, we have produced this guide 707 6384 to be put in touch with an Adviser in your to support young people. The way that these local area. opportunities are delivered may be subject to change. College and Further Education Many of you will expect to achieve the grades options needed and will be staying in your school sixth form, have secured a place at college, or have If you have not already applied, then we suggest a start date agreed for an apprenticeship. If you that you make applications quickly. There are do not have any firm plans in place then please broadly two different types of college course: read on: Academic Courses (e.g. A levels/ International Baccalaureate) Planning • Usually involves studying multiple subjects. When considering your next steps, it can seem This may provide increased progression confusing as there are so many options to options at the end of the course. choose from. Whether you are looking at further education, apprenticeships, work or training, we • Assessment is usually weighted towards exams recommend that you research thoroughly. There with less emphasis on continuous assessment. are several websites listed in this resource which can help you to explore courses and careers. In • Entry Criteria: Typically, applicants will be addition, it is important to identify existing skills expected to achieve at least five GCSEs at as well as your hobbies and interests to help you grades 9 to 4. The specific requirements vary to make a good match. You could also speak across schools and colleges. with school or college staff, careers advisers and • Some schools and Sixth Form Colleges may family networks to help you to make a strong offer GCSE resit options for young people that choice. Remember to have a backup plan. have narrowly missed out on GCSE grades. Vocational courses (e.g. BTECs/ T Levels/ Brentwood Ursuline Convent School NVQ/ CACHE) Telephone: 01277 277156 Website: www.brentwoodursuline.co.uk • Vocational courses are typically designed around a specific industry/ occupation. Greensward Academy Hockley • Courses usually range from Level 1 and go up Telephone: 01702 202571 to Level 3 and higher. Website: www.greenswardacademy.org • Vocational courses are an opportunity to specialise early in a subject that interests you. Mayflower High School Billericay • It often means studying one main subject Telephone: 01277 623171 (some schools and colleges allow you to blend Website: www.mayflowerhigh.essex.sch.uk academic and vocational options). Unified SEEVIC and Palmers College • If you have not achieved Grade 4 in GCSE Benfleet/ Grays Maths or English, you will be required to Telephone: SEEVC 01268 756111 complete these qualifications alongside your Telephone: Palmers 01375 370121 main course. Website: www.uspcollege.ac.uk Shenfield High School Telephone: 01277 219131 Sixth Form & College options Website: www.shenfield.essex.sch.uk for summer 2021 South Essex College Basildon, Canvey, Leigh, Southend and For more information about course availability, Thurrock application procedures, open events and Telephone: 0345 52 12345 entry requirements, please contact the Website: www.southessex.ac.uk establishment directly. St Martins School Anglo European School Hutton Ingatestone Telephone: 01277 238300 Telephone: 01277 354018 Website: www.st-martins.essex.sch.uk Website: www.aesessex.co.uk The Appleton School Basildon Academies Benfleet Telephone: 01268 552536 Telephone: 01268 794215 Website: www.basildonacademy.org.uk Website: www.theappletonschool.org Beauchamps High School The Billericay School Wickford Telephone: 01277 655191 Telephone: 01268 735466 Website: www.billericay.essex.sch.uk Website: www.beauchamp.org.uk The Bromfords School Becket Keys Wickford Brentwood Telephone: 01268 471201 Telephone:01277 286600 Website: www.bromfords.essex.sch.uk Website: https://www.becketkeys.org/ The FitzWimarc School Brentwood County High Telephone: 01277 238900 Rayleigh Telephone: 01268 743884 Website: www.bchs.essex.sch.uk Website: https://www.fitzwimarc.com/ The Ongar Academy 6 Still unsure? Telephone: 01277500990 Website: https://www.theongaracademy.org/ • Where possible, speak with the Careers ongar-6/ Adviser at your school or college who will have access to information about subject choices The King Edmund School and career paths. Please check websites for Rochford contact details. Telephone: 01702 545771 Website: www.kes.essex.sch.uk • From Monday 28th June: If you are aged 16– 18, do not have access to a school or college The King John School Careers Adviser and do not have a firm plan for Benfleet September, then please call the Employability Telephone: 01702 558284 and Skills Team on 0800 7076384 or email Website: www.thekjs.essex.sch.uk [email protected] The Sweyne Park School Rayleigh Telephone: 01268 784721 Website: www.sweynepark.com Apprenticeships & Traineeships Other Colleges close to South Essex Due to the Corona Epidemic, there may be fewer apprenticeships advertised. It is very important Barking and Dagenham College for you to have a backup plan. For up to date information about local vacancies, please visit: Romford Telephone: 020 8090 3020 www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship Website: www.barkingdagenhamcollege.ac.uk Chelmsford College What is an Apprenticeship? Telephone: 01245 265611 or 01245 293031 An apprenticeship gives you the opportunity to Website: www.chelmsford-college.ac.uk gain work experience, a qualification and earn a wage at the same time. Apprenticeships are New City College Havering Campus available from Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE 9-4) all Hornchurch the way up to Degree level in some occupational Telephone: 01708 455011 areas. Website: www.ncclondon.ac.uk/havering-colleges New City College Havering Sixth Form Campus What are Traineeships? Hornchurch Telephone: 01708 514400 Traineeships (sometimes referred to as Pre- Website: www.ncclondon.ac.uk/havering-colleges Apprenticeships) are work experience placements with employers (occasionally paid) lasting from six Writtle University College weeks to six months. With a traineeship, you will gain employability skills, functional skills in English Near Chelmsford and Maths (if needed) and meaningful work Telephone: 01245 424200 experience. It could lead to an apprenticeship with Website: www.writtle.ac.uk an employer. Training Providers that frequently deliver Key Training Business apprenticeship and/or traineeship Administration and Customer Service opportunities for young people in the local https://www.keytraining.co.uk/young-person- area: looking-for-an-apprenticeship/ ACL Essex County Council QA Apprenticeships Apprenticeships in Business Administration, Business Administration and IT related Customer service and more https://www.qa.com/learners/become-an- www.aclessex.com/apprenticeships-in-essex apprentice/ Central Training TCHC Apprenticeships Hairdressing, Barbering, Retail & Customer https://www.tchc.net/individual/apprenticeships Service, Digital Marketing, Teaching Assistant and Business Administration Unified SEEVIC and Palmers https://www.centraltraininggroup.com/ Accountancy, Business Administration, Early Years, Teaching Assistant and IT Crown College https://www.uspcollege.ac.uk/courses- Business Administration, Customer Service, apprenticeships/ Estate Agency, Lettings and Property Management, Learning and Development and VTS Retail Business Administration, Child Care and Health https://www.crownvocationaltraining.co.uk/ and Social Care apprenticeships/ https://vts.ac.uk/information-for-apprentices/ Debut Training Academy Multiverse Apprenticeships and funded training in Beauty and Business, Accountancy and Tech Apprenticeships Nails with a training centre/ salon in Wickford in London https://debutacademy.com/ https://platform.multiverse.io/apprenticeships Eden Training Care and Child Care Colleges that offer Apprenticeships http://edentraining.co.uk/ Barking and Dagenham College Hit Training https://www.barkingdagenhamcollege.ac.uk/find/ Hospitality and Catering courses-for-me/apprenticeship-vacancies https://hittraining.co.uk/contact-us Chelmsford College Ixion Holdings https://www.chelmsford.ac.uk/courses/ Offers Apprenticeships and Traineeships in: apprenticeships-view.asp Business, Construction, Customer Service, Digital Media, and Marketing. New City College https://www.ixionholdings.com/ https://www.ncclondon.ac.uk/apprenticeships JET: Hairdressing South Essex College https://www.j-etraining.com/ https://www.southessex.ac.uk/apprenticeships The Lightbulb Business Administration, Digital Marketing and Teaching Assistant https://www.thelightbulbapprenticeships.com/ Plan B Programme (Via Essex Youth Service) Foundation Learning Programmes https://youth.essex.gov.uk/young-people/plan-b/ Starts Autumn 2021: This is a 10-week Foundation Learning providers offer English programme includes Maths and English Functional