Careers

Promoting a career development culture is an essential part of the mission and ethos of BCSF. We aim to support the aspirations of all our students and to ensure that they gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to make progress and succeed in learning and employment. We believe that effective careers education, information and guidance not only contributes to the well-being of individuals but also to the wellbeing of their families, the communities to which they belong, wider society, businesses and the economy.

“They are encouraging but also honest when it comes to future plans and what needs to be done to achieve them.”  2026 Parent Survey Quote

Our careers provision consists of the following:

  • Work experience -students are given the opportunity to gain an experience of the workplace in a chosen field including both onsite and offsite opportunities.
  • Regular careers presentations delivered by a range of professionals from a wide range of sectors
  • University visits and talks
  • 1:1 careers guidance meetings with impartial careers advisors
  • Careers information & guidance through our personal development curriculum
  • Knowledge of how careers links to their a-level subjects

All students are registered to Unifrog & have dedicated sessions throughout the year to use the platform as well as using this outside of lessons. Unifrog enables students to research their options and make informed choices about Higher Education and Apprenticeships with respect to future pathways.

Please click on the links below for further information on the following:

Our Careers Leader is Rebecca Illston. If you have any queries about our careers programme, higher education, work experience or getting involved in our careers programme please contact her on [email protected]

careers ADVICE appointments

We work in partnership with MYPATH to ensure that all students receive a personalised 1:1 Careers Guidance appointment while they are studying with us. Students will be contacted regarding the details of their appointment and may be offered additional appointments where required. 

Students

On this page we have selected some really useful websites to help you research your career ideas and help you to plan your next steps.

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Parents

Beauchamp City Sixth Form is committed to supporting students in developing the knowledge, skills and experiences that they will require to be successful in their next steps.

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Employers & Education Providers

A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers and employers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers.

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Work Experience

Students will undertake an experience of the workplace in Year 12 to support their skills and knowledge of the world of work. Students are encouraged to source a self-placement which will then be processed on the Unifrog platform

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CEIAG Programme

Information on our Careers Education, Information and Guidance programme.

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Pupil Destination Data

Find out more about our pupil destination after leaving Beauchamp City Sixth Form.

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Teachers

On this page we have selected some really useful websites to help you research your career ideas and help you to plan your next steps.

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Careers Contacts

Rebecca Illston

Rebecca Illston

[email protected]