Mr Berry's slides from 5th March 2008, together with links to other resources.

On March 2nd some 30+ companies and professions were on show at the senior school careers fair. Business and industry mixed with healthcare and leisure as the students worked their way through the fair, talking to professionals from architects to veterinary surgeons. The Royal Engineering Academy brought engineering to life with working prototypes of radio tagging, together with a production model to show the difference, Dell Computing demonstrated leading edge computing, while the North Hants Hospital demonstrated the power of radiology and Blinx Opticians showed just how cleverly the human eye operates.

The prep school takes seriously its responsibility to prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. The broad, balanced curriculum and rich range of educational opportunities on offer are designed in part to equip pupils to make the most of the experiences of later life, instil a lifelong love of learning and prepare them for the next stage of their educational journey.

Clearly in the prep department the immediate relevance of much careers education is reduced. However, pupils are given an insight into a variety of professions and jobs through the normal course of their lessons, through educational visits and through occasional presentations from external speakers. The presence within the school of a religious community emphasises the importance of a sense of vocation in choosing careers, and that material success need not be the only factor to be considered.

The Careers Education Programme, along with PSME and Citizenship, aim to provide an environment and opportunities whereby students can

a) discuss the options concerning their future education,

b) prepare for Further Education and the Labour Market, and

c) be encouraged and helped to explore options concerning their future well-being.

Aims of Careers Guidance

a) to help prepare students for a responsible working life;

b) to help support the school mission statement

Objectives

The Alton Covent School Careers Programme aims to enable students to: