Information for Students

The Careers Team is here to help you throughout your time at the school and will organise events and activities each year to support you; this is especially important at transition points where you need to make key decisions about your next steps such as choosing the subjects to study during Years 10 and 11 and then progressing on to Post-16 or Post-18 study.

All students will have a 1:1 Careers Conversation during KS4 with a qualified Careers Adviser, and an additional meeting during KS5 if attending Bay House Sixth Form. You will be advised of the date and time of your meeting by email and via your Tutor; after the meeting you will receive a personalised Action Plan with useful links and next steps. If you need to speak to someone urgently, contact careers@kgabayhouse.uk.

We encourage all students to use the Unifrog platform. You will have an account linked to your school email address – follow the link to reset your password if you need to. Unifrog has a wide range of information to help plan for your future study and work, including:

• Your choices at 14, 16 and 18
• Different sectors and the skills employers are looking for
• Routes to different qualifications, including apprenticeships, college and university
• Your skills and how to use them
• Online careers sessions and stories.

Our Bay House Careers microsite is regularly updated and contains key information, links to colleges, universities, employment and training options together with live apprenticeship vacancies.

Students can drop in to the Careers Rooms for an informal chat with a Careers Adviser at lunchtime or after school, to discuss their future options, check an application form, collect a prospectus or browse the wide range of information available. Advisers are usually available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The Careers Rooms can be found on the ground floor in O Block. Careers Room 2 is on the left hand side as you enter the building, Careers 1 is through the double doors and on the right.

If you need to speak to the Head of Careers and Futures, or the Careers and Work Experience Administrator, their office can be found on the first floor of O Block, or email careers@kgabayhouse.uk.

It is vital that we deliver the support you need at the right time to help you build your future so we ask for regular feedback to assess our programme. If you would like to make a suggestion about the Careers programme, ask a question, request a 1:1 guidance session or give us any feedback, please email us at careers@kgabayhouse.uk.