Careers partners
ideas4careers
Ideas4careers is a matrix accredited career guidance company who work in partnership with DCA to provide high quality, impartial career guidance to students. Our experienced practitioners are all Level 6/7 qualified and are on the UK Register of Career Guidance Practitioners held by the Career Development Institute.
Students can have a careers appointment at school with one of our guidance practitioners:
- Rhonda Smith RDCP
- Michelle Dowling RCDP
We work with the school through the academic year and are happy to speak to parents/carers at parents evenings and provide additional support on GCSE results day.
University of Nottingham - Ambition
Pre-16 Outreach
The University of Nottingham's Widening Participation and Student recruitment Outreach Team work towards raising aspirations, attainment and progression to university, particularly among learners who are currently under-represented in higher education. This is achieved through a package of interactions, including a variety of in-school sessions and campus visits, offered to state schools across the East Midlands area. Example activities include short interactive sessions focussing on such areas as 'Is University right for me' and 'Building confidence and resilience', and full-day visits hosted on the University's award-winning campuses.
Ambition Nottingham
Pre-16 Ambition Nottingham is a free scheme for high achieving students from the local region, which aims to raise aspirations and awareness of university and enables students and their families to make informed decisions about their future studies. As part of the scheme, students can:
- attend a welcome event and visit the University of Nottingham
- attend a variety of interactive advice and guidance sessions, including subject taster sessions
- partake in a series of interactive advice and guidance sessions
- benefit from revision activities designed to help students achieve their potential
IntoUniversity
IntoUniversity is a national education charity which offers schools a free programme of educational activities which supports students' aspirations and attainment and develop key academic and social skills that promote success at school and beyond. Working in partnership with universities and businesses, IntoUniversity delivers their programme either in school, at a corporate partner or at your local IntoUniversity learning centre.