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Key Stage 4 & 5

Year 10 and 11 pupils receive information about careers pathways as part of the PSHE/Citizenship Programme Pupils are also supported with making applications to college and apprenticeships and with CV writing.

Pupils in Year 10 visit the Work Skills Live exhibition in the Autumn and participate in UniFest, a programme of University Summer Schools offered by Universities in the West Midlands in the Summer Term. They have the opportunity to participate in an Interview Day with professionals from a variety of organisations. There is also an Employability Programme organised by Job Centre Plus who focus on CV writing and interview preparation as well as organising employer participation and involvement.  

All Year 11 pupils receive a 30-minute careers interview and as part of this process an action plan is created. Holte School employs its own careers adviser. In addition to a formal one to one interview, advice and support is available for all at lunchtime in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC). SEND pupils are seen at the end of Year 10 as well as during Year 11.

Years 10 and 11 pupils have Taster visits to local Post 16 colleges for advice on vocational pathways and courses. They are given the opportunity to participate in the Work Experience programme. Participation is voluntary and students must source their own placements which will be verified by the school.

Year 12 students are also taken on University visits, as part of the PSHE/Citizenship programme and are encouraged to participate in Open Days. They also have the opportunity to visit The Young Professionals Conference in the Autumn Term, which highlights alternative routes for students and preparing them for the working environment when they leave school.

All Year 12 students are given the opportunity to participate in the Work Experience programme. Students can source their own placements but can also be provided with a place by the school.

Year 13 students who choose not to go to University have regular information sessions on Apprenticeships from Project ASK as well as local companies, such as JCP, Lendlease and Barclays Life Skills.

All students are given additional information through the dissemination of information during form periods most importantly during National Careers Week and National Apprenticeship Week.

All students have access to a Resource library which can be found in the LRC.