Careers AT FREEMANTLES
Freemantles is committed to delivering Careers using the Gatsby Benchmarks as guidance. We have a trained Careers Lead, are members of the EnterpriseM3 LEP and use the Compass+ programme to track of individual progress.
We will meet the careers needs of the students in the following ways:
- Students will have opportunities to learn the skills needed in the work place and the wider community.
- There will be opportunities to learn about money and finance.
- Enterprise opportunities will be given.
- Functional skills will be taught that will include form filling and interview skills as appropriate.
- There will be opportunities to visit different places where people work and meet a variety of people working in a range of jobs.
- Visitors will be invited to come and talk about their jobs in assemblies and workshops.
- As they get older students will learn vocational skills and have opportunities for work experience.
- Parents and students have yearly opportunities to learn about Life after Freemantles with visiting speakers from colleges and other agencies.
- Students will be encouraged and taught how to contribute to meetings relating to their future.
- Links are made with mainstream colleges to aid transition.
- Every student has tutorial time when individual skills and needs can be identified and developed.
These skills have been broken down into pathways. This table shows what different cohorts will encounter and when we will deliver careers learning:
For more detail please see the Freemantles Careers Policy.
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Vocational Pathway |
Careers sessions |
Lifeskills Pathway |
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Y7 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions |
Termly Careers linked Assembly |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions |
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Y8 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions |
Termly Careers linked Assembly |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions |
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Y9 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions |
Termly Careers linked Assembly Nov – Life After Freemantles |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions |
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Y10 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions GASP WE |
Termly Careers linked Assembly Nov – Life After Freemantles Feb - Apprenticeship show Career Guidance |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions Community visits |
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Y11 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions Guildford Bike Project |
Termly Careers linked Assembly Nov – Life After Freemantles |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions Community visits In School WE |
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Y12 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions Sainsbury’s WE Normandy Therapy Garden WE |
Nov – Life After Freemantles Weekly Vocational Day |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions Community visits |
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Y13 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions University Surrey WE Brooklands Link Course
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Nov – Life After Freemantles Feb - Apprenticeship show Weekly Vocational Day Career Guidance |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions Community visits In School WE |
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Y14 |
Weekly Skillsbuilder sessions University Surrey WE Chosen Transition Link course |
Nov – Life After Freemantles Weekly Vocational Day |
Weekly Lifeskills sessions Community visits In School WE |
Provider Access:
Providers wishing to request access should contact: Phil Leach (Careers Lead) or Kate Ball (Head of School – Secondary & FE) Telephone – 01483 545680 email at pleach@freemantles.surrey.sch.uk or kball@freemantles.surrey.sch.uk
We welcome providers to contact the school to meet with us to see how they might be able to support our pupils’ transition from Freemantles School into the world of work or further education. Please speak to our Careers Leader to identify the most suitable opportunity for you.
Careers Lead:
AHT for Secondary and FE – Phil Leach: pleach@freemantles.surrey.sch.uk
Life After Freemantles:
Please click here to read updates from some of our past students.
School phone number: 01483 545680
