Parents

Students at Beauchamp City Sixth Form will have access to a wide range of support & guidance with their next steps and pathways. We have an internal Pathways team within our Student Support alongside some external partners who provide some more specific types of support. 

The support on offer to students includes:

• Assistance with university applications

• Assistance with apprenticeship applications & assessment centre preparation

• 1:1 Careers Guidance

• Support with CV writing and applications.

• A regular newsletter containing a wide range of post-18 opportunities

• Access to our Alumni network for support & guidance

While with us, students will also have access to work experience, careers fairs, trips to colleges and universities and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities to support their skill development. 

Careers information is communicated to students and parents on the digital notice board Beehive. Posters and flyers about careers events are also posted throughout the school and students are made aware of events via tutor time.

All year 12 students are given the opportunity to take part in work experience to develop their knowledge and skills. Students are encouraged to find a self-placement which will be tracked and monitored on Unifrog. 

ADVICE FOR PARENTS

• World of Work Guide - Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) labour market guide for young people, ‘What Work Leicestershire’ summarises: the different work sectors across the LLEP area, numbers of people employed in those areas, which jobs are in demand, skills that employers value, suggested links to find out more about working in that sector & what employers look for in prospective employees
• Advice on UCAS for parents and guardians - Lots of resources and information dedicated to helping parents and guardians support students applying to uni.
• Paths to Professional Careers – a Parent’s Guide - Get advice aimed at parents on careers, university and school leaver programmes such as higher apprenticeships and sponsored degrees.

types of employment

• National Careers Service.
• icould.
• Career Pilot.
• Apprenticeships

Local opportunities

• Short video guide to the labour market.
• A series of short videos on a range of careers.

CHILD EMPLOYMENT

• The youngest age a child can work part-time is 13 - except children involved in areas like: television, theatre, modelling. Children working in these areas will need a performance licence.
• Children can only start full-time work once they’ve reached the minimum school leaving age - they can then work up to a maximum of 40 hours a week.
• Once someone reaches 16, you may need to pay them through PAYE.
• Once someone reaches 18, adult employment rights and rules then apply.

In England, a young person must be in part-time education or training until they’re 18.

Source: gov.uk

You can find out more via the following links. 

• Child Employment - UK Government
• Child Employment - Leicestershire Council
• Child Employment Licence - Leicester City Council

For more information and resources on qualifications and careers journeys that may be useful to discuss with your child, please browse the student area of our careers website.