College Life
We want your child to leave us as a confident, aspirational, and self-aware young person. Our careers and higher education programme is designed to fully prepare them for the key decision-making points they will reach. Your child will be equipped with the tools, skills and knowledge to deal with the challenges of, and be successful in, the world of tomorrow.
Delivered through PSHE lessons, our Life Skills initiative, and collaborative work with academic staff, our programme addresses the world of work and preparing for it; understanding strengths and weaknesses, building soft skills, and offers your child opportunities to engage with employers from a variety of career sectors and further education providers.
Our programme meets the Gatsby Benchmarks and complies with CDI Framework, ensuring we provide high quality education and guidance, tailored to the individual needs of your child.
Equipped with research tools, Morrisby allows your child to begin exploring careers and the world of work, matching roles to their individual interests and preferences. Whilst in their Upper Fifth year, your child will take an integrated psychometric assessment, so their exploration of career options is further targeted to specific strengths, personality, learning style, and natural aptitudes.
Our dedicated team of three qualified careers professionals are on-hand to offer individual guidance to your child, should they request it. Whilst our Upper Fifth pupils are invited to attend one-to-one interviews to discuss their Morrisby results, our Sixth Form students have unlimited access to our team as they prepare for life beyond our school.
Gaining a feel for what ‘real work’ is like is a valuable opportunity for your child, helping them plan and make decisions for their future with first-hand experience to draw on. Whilst work experience is a compulsory component of our programme for your child in the Lower Fifth, further opportunities may be facilitated in their Upper Fifth and Lower Sixth years.
We endeavour to provide your child with a variety of experiences to broaden their knowledge and experience of the world beyond school. Events such as university fairs, business breakfast network meetings, career sector focused employer-led breakout sessions, guest speakers, and day trips to universities are all included within our provision. These events will inspire your child and allow them to expand their perspective on future choices.
Whilst many of our Sixth Form students leave to embark on a university course, the apprenticeship route is becoming increasingly popular. Robust UCAS support is in place and accessible to your child, ensuring they receive the best advice on how to prepare their application. International applications are greatly supported, with guidance sought from a network of external experts.
Dedicated support sessions are available for those wishing to pursue the apprenticeship pathway, assisting with research and vacancies, application preparation, and the interview and assessment process.
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“A top university had been a dream. A top university is now a reality.”