Careers
Careers Information and Guidance
Parkfield aims to fully prepare students for a fulfilling adult life in a rapidly changing society, with an awareness of the next steps in their education, employment, or training. Now settled into our new location the school aims to build strong partnerships with local businesses.
Every pupil will leave Parkfield having received independent and impartial career guidance, helping with choices in learning, work, courses and qualifications, jobs, apprenticeships, and universities.
Students can access career advice in the form of up-to-date prospectuses from colleges and universities in our school library, alongside advice and resources for different career and education options where possible. Outside speakers from employers, colleges and universities bring further information to pupils directly through school assemblies and careers lessons and online.
Our careers contact is Ms L Walton who can be reached through our office at office@parkfield.bournemouth.sch.uk or by calling the school on 01202 592530.
Careers Parents Guide
It may be helpful for parents and carers to access these additional websites aimed specifically at helping them gain career information to help their students.
Careers Convention
Traditionally Parkfield is delighted to join up with the larger schools of both Parkstone Grammar School and Highcliffe School for their outstanding Careers Conventions in the Spring and Summer Terms. These are important and exciting events in our school calendar for students from Year 9 upwards to attend with their parents.
The Careers Convention is a valuable opportunity for students and parents alike to explore the wide scope of career options open to them.
It is a chance to keep up to date with career prospects, entry requirements, courses of study and professional and vocational training by talking individually to those currently involved in their specialist area.
We await further guidance for this year.
Key Stage 3 Careers Years 7 & 8
An awareness of possibilities and an understanding of the working world around us is introduced through talks from a variety of employers and educational establishments. Speakers and events will be online until further notice.
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
Assembly speakers from local employers and universities |
Assembly speakers from local employers and universities NCS Webinars, Digital workshop |
Assembly speakers from local employers and universities Enterprise Day |
Key Stage 4 Careers Years 9 & 10
Building on the learning and skills gained across KS3, pupils now look towards having the opportunity to complete meaningful work experience and volunteering. Speakers and events will be online until further notice.
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
Assembly speakers from local employers and universities Festival of Enterprise, BU |
Assembly speakers from local employers and universities NCS Webinars, Digital workshop Careers Fair, Parkstone Grammar SEND visit to BU |
Assembly speakers from local employers and universities Enterprise Day Work Experience July |
Careers Year 11
Work Experience Week provisionally takes place the third week of term, based in school for this academic year.
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
Assembly speakers from local employers and universities Work Experience Week Career progression CVs Personal Statements Interview Skills Interviews with advisor College information from speakers |
NCS Webinars, Digital workshop Apprenticeship Tool Kit Careers 4 Me Info, Quizzes Exam Revision Stress Busting SEND visit to BU Careers Fair, Parkstone Grammar |
Employer Engagement
At Parkfield we are always looking for new ways to engage our young people with the world, and we would like this to continue in a new form. As part of our careers program, we focus on employer encounters. This can be assemblies in bubble groups following guidance and where possible visits out to companies for our young people to experience the working world first hand. The whole senior school is in the region of 200 pupils.
Individual one-hour class lectures can be arranged with a focus on particular year groups and themes.
If you feel you can offer time to support us in any way please get in touch with Miss Walton via the email below:
office@parkfield.bournemouth.sch.uk
I look forward to hearing from you!