New River College - Careers education

Careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) is an essential part of the support provided to students at New River College (NRC).

External organisations can access our Provider Access Policy here.

As a school, we have achieved the Quality in Careers Standard.

For students

We will support you throughout your time here to learn the new skills to be able to move forward. Year after year, more and more of our school leavers successfully move on to further education, apprenticeships/traineeships or employment with training. We have a high expectation that our students (you) will do well.

Our commitment to you

We are proud to offer you the following services to help you transition to Post-16 options:

Careers information and guidance from qualified advisers with good labour market knowledge.
Impartial and unbiased information on the qualification and career paths that suit your interests and skills.
Opportunities to meet top London employers, apprenticeships providers, explore further education options and take part in careers events and trips.
Support to enhance the key skills employers are looking for and life skills.
Help with research, applying and preparing for interviews.
Help to access work-experience placements and vocational opportunities.
Help to broaden your knowledge of the World of Work, your networks and horizons.

Your commitment to us

The effort you put into your learning and future planning will support your success. This includes:

attending school and classes. Good attendance sets you up for a strong future!
participating in Alternative Curriculum activities and considering work-experience placements as these will add to your CV and help you acquire new employability skills
engaging in constructive discussions with our careers lead, careers advisers, tutors, employers and staff about your learning, future aims and progress
taking part in events we organise so that you can learn new skills, meet employers who want to invest in you, and investigate all options to choose a pathway that suits you. It is important that you attend open events at colleges offering courses that are of interest to you so you can compare them and make the right choices for you
attending careers fairs/apprenticeship/job fairs to explore your options
offering feedback and ideas on how we can improve our careers programme.

For parents

Our programme of Alternative Curriculum and Careers Education helps our young people prepare for adult life, and this starts as soon as they arrive at New River College. Each student has access to our careers advisers. Through meetings with our qualified career team, employers, visiting speakers, off-site visits, work experience and RSHE lessons, students are supported to explore possible avenues they may take in the future so they can have the best start in life. All students from Years 7 to 11 take part in an annual Career Week, which takes place in January each year.

We foster close relationships with a number of local employers and further education providers to offer an employability-related Alternative Curriculum across all year groups.

Our professionally trained career advisers provide:

one-to-one support on and off-site
assistance with application forms
help to prepare for interviews
independent careers guidance to encourage students to consider all the options available to them at each transition stage.

We encourage all parents/carers to contact our careers team, to accept invitations to take part in our careers and information events and to use the links provided below to support their children at home.

If you require any information about careers provision at NRC, please contact:

our Careers Lead, Charlene Hornby
Our Careers Adviser Dean Ryan, Post-16 Progression Adviser, Post 16 Progression Adviser, Post 16 Progression Team, Inclusive Economy and Jobs, Islington Council, Tel 0207 527-8257 Mobile: 07719 510633 Email: dean.ryan@islington.gov.uk

Useful websites

National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. The service offers confidential and impartial advice. This is supported by qualified careers advisers.

Careers Start is a website created to help 11- to 24-year olds discover and explore careers they will love.

iCould has a range of video clips showing real people talking about their jobs and careers.

Careerpilot highlights your choices at 14, 16 and 18, explores different job sectors and how you can study and work at the same time – even to university level.

Success At School is the place for young people to explore careers, get the lowdown on top employers, and search for the latest jobs, courses and advice.

Researching and making choices 16+

Islington Council Apprenticeships

Izzy.info.com – a website for young people in Islington, set up by Islington Council, packed with information and advice on the things to do and places to go near you.