We want Beths students to . .
be empowered
achieve within the world of work
have successful, rewarding and fulfilling careers
be motivated and happy to engage with the challenges of life.
Careers in Key Stage 3
Year 9 Option choices, April/May: What’s the relationship between options and careers? Equipping our students to understand what is right for them as an individual and the flexibility of their choices. In a changing work market, we will share insights on what employers are looking for, how jobs will change in the future, and how they can be prepared going forward.
Careers Spotlight Form time activities throughout the academic year for years 8 and 9, encouraging engagement with Unifrog.
Careers in Key Stage 4
Student Voice - Careers Survey and Careers Prefects
As the students begin years 10 and 11 we encourage them to share their views about careers and aspirations for the future in our Careers Surveys. The results of these surveys, combined with strategic discussions with the Head of Year and Key Stage 4 Co-ordinator, allow us to reflect the interests of the students and their aspirations for the future, whilst broadening their horizons with alternative opportunities. The Careers Junior Prefects are a group of year 11 students who work with the Careers Team.
Careers Guidance
We have two trained Careers Advisers from Prospects who run 1-1 guidance interviews with our year 10 and year 11 students.
Careers in Key Stage 5
Information and Guidance
The Careers team shares key information and resources with the Sixth Form, to students to help them make informed choices. We do this in a variety of ways but one of the main ones is via the Careers channel on Teams. This is updated all the time with information that we receive from universities and career companies and covers a wide range of topics including open days, apprenticeship opportunities, employability tips and events. When required, the Prospects Careers Adviser advises Sixth Form students on potential pathways and concerns.
Student Voice – Careers Survey
We have a large number of external students who start Beths in Year 12, and our Careers Survey gives us the opportunity to discover their career and post-18 aspirations. The most popular careers identified were medicine, law, economics, banking and finance. Engineering, particularly software engineering was frequently mentioned, as was computer science.
Trips, talks and events
National Apprenticeship Week, 5-9 February 2024
Apprenticeships are an increasingly popular pathway for our students. Apprenticeships are 80% work and 20% study and are a partnership between an employer and a training provider like a university. A degree apprenticeship gives students the opportunity to gain a paid-for degree while getting industry experience and earning a salary. They are available in lots of industries, from hands-on fields like engineering to more office-based roles like business administration, finance, and law. Find out more about apprenticeships Beths Grammar School - Apprenticeships
During National Apprenticeship Week (5-9 February) all year groups explored apprenticeships in PSHCE, form times and assemblies. On Wednesday 7 February we held our first Apprenticeship Fair. Almost 200 Sixth Form students and parents were able to speak with employers offering apprenticeships in a variety of sectors. Former students representing Morgan Stanley, Glaxo Smith Kline, Bromley Healthcare, Keltbray, EY, IBM and Deloitte were able to share their knowledge of the pathway they took from Beths to their apprenticeships with the next generation of Beths Scholars. The Sixth Form students discussed work experience opportunities with local and national firms, including Baily Garner, Balfour Beatty, JGF Electrical, CIS Security, Frankham Consulting and BP.
Harry Henderson, Architect, 26 January 2024
Former student, Harry Henderson, made a return to School to share his experiences of training to be an Architect. Harry, now a Part II Architectural Assistant at Studio Egret West, spoke to Year 12 Art and DT students and gave them an insight into the world of Architecture.
Green Careers Week (6th-10th November 2023)
The Engineering and Design Institute
In October 2023 The Engineering and Design Institute London invited some of our 6th form students to a tour of their facilities and campus in Canada Water, followed by an engineering activity.