Y11 Key Information – You Only Leave Once!
You have to remain in education or training until you are 18. This does not mean you have to stay on at school after Year 11. You can:
- Stay in full time education at any sixth form or college.
- Do full-time work-based learning such as an Apprenticeship.
- Do part-time training alongside working (including self-employment) or volunteering for over 20 hours a week.
In school, in your PD/PSHE lessons, you will put together a career portfolio including a CV and use Unifrog which will prepare you for the next step in your career. This will include visitors from local colleges and providers who will be able to give you lots of advice. You will all have the chance to meet with a careers adviser from Careers South West to talk through your options and some of you will have more than one appointment, this decision is yours, the more work you do the happier you will be with your choice. Remember you need to do all you can to achieve at least grade 4 in Maths and English else you will have to redo these wherever you go.
You need to begin your research NOW, all providers will have Open events and they will open at different times for applications.
Duchy College
Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Stoke Climsland, Callington PL17 8PB
Tel: 0330 123 4784
Email: stoke.enquiries@duchy.ac.uk
Open Events at Duchy College Stoke Climsland
16-19 Apprenticeship
- 21st September 2022, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
- 28th January 2023, 10:00am – 12:00pm
- 22nd March 2023, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Discover courses, apprenticeships, tour the campuses and meet their teams at one of the Open Days!
Taster Days at Duchy College Stoke Climsland
16-19 Apprenticeship University
- 25th October 2022, 9:00am – 3:30pm
- 14th February 2023, 9:00am – 3:30pm
- 6th April 2023, 10:00am – 2:00pm
- 30th May 2023, 9:00am – 3:30pm
City College Plymouth
https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/events/list/
Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 5QG
Tel: 01752 305300
Email: info@cityplym.ac.uk
Year 11 Course Taster Sessions – 25 October @ 11.30am – 27 October @ 4.00pm
Careers Open Day – 5 November @ 10.00am – 1.00pm
Careers Open Day – 28 January 2023 @ 10.00am – 1.00pm
Apprenticeships Open Evening – 8 February 2023 @ 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Year 11 Course Taster Sessions – 14 February 2023 @ 11.30am – 16 February 2023 @ 4.00pm
Apprenticeships Open Evening – 9 April 2023 @ 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Careers Open Day – 6 May 2023 @ 11.00am – 4.00pm
Open Day – 25 August 2023 @ 11.00am – 2.00pm
Plymouth College of Art
https://www.aup.ac.uk/open-days
Arts University Plymouth, Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AT
Tel: 01752 203434
Email: enquiries@aup.ac.uk
OPEN DAY – PRE-DEGREE
- SATURDAY 22 OCT 11:00AM — 1:30PM
On Demand open days – Stream pre-recorded Open Day talks when it’s convenient for you.
https://www.aup.ac.uk/visit/on-demand
Scott College
https://www.scottcollege.co.uk/
Scott Medical and Healthcare College, Somerset Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BZ
Tel: 01752 987 010
Email: Info@scottcollege.co.uk
OPEN EVENING SEPTEMBER 2022
First Open Evening of the new academic year will be on Thursday 29th September 2022.
UTC
UTC PLYMOUTH, Park Avenue, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4RL
General enquiries on 01752 284250 or email: reception@utcplymouth.org
No open days scheduled
Callywith College
Callywith College, Old Callywith Road, Bodmin, PL31 2GT
Tel: 01208 224000
Email: enquiry@callywith.ac.uk
https://www.callywith.ac.uk/open-events
Open Events
Open Days
- Saturday 12 November 2022, 10am – 3pm
- Saturday 28 January, 2023, 10am – 3pm
Open Evenings
- Thursday 2nd March 2023, 5pm – 8pm
- Thursday 11 May 2023, 5pm – 8pm
Year 11 Information Evenings – dates to TBC
Skills Group
Western Wood Way, Langage, Plympton, PL7 5BG
Tel: 01752 332 442
Email: info@skillsgroupuk.com
With over 25 years’ experience, Skills Group specialises in delivering apprenticeships, full-time courses and bespoke career development programmes across the South West.
Discovery College
https://discoverycollege.co.uk
Email: enquiries@discoverycollege.org.uk
Honicknowle Lane, Plymouth, PL5 3NG
Tel: 01752 761011
No open days currently scheduled, but you can watch their virtual open day here: https://discoverycollege.co.uk/virtual-open-day
Apprenticeships
You can do an apprenticeship in anything apart from medicine. If you are interested, please see Mrs Gue.
In the meantime, you need to work hard to find an employer that will take you on, eg a garage if you want an Apprenticeship in mechanics. You will also need to register with a training provider, which may be Cornwall College or City College – see their prospectuses. You should also register on the National Apprenticeships website, all interested students will have specific talks on apprenticeships and support with applying, it is principally the same as applying for a job, CV’s are very important, remembering you will be studying alongside working: www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Other useful websites:
www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
https://cswgroup.co.uk/home/young-people/ – Careers South West – lots of information on all aspects of education & training.
https://www.volunteercornwall.org.uk/training
Other useful contacts:
egue@saltashcloud.net – Careers leader within the school
tparry@saltashcloud.net – Careers Co-ordinator
fsamuel@saltashcloud.net – Teacher of PD
thogan@saltashcloud.net – Teacher of PD
nevans@saltashcloud.net – Head of Sixth form
Dates for your planner:
6th Form Information coming out – Launching November 2022
Year 11 Parents’ Surgery – 4th January 2023
Deadline for application to Saltash 6th form – 16th December 2022