Many of our upcoming events are supported by...

               

The Dorchester Hotel, 45 Park Lane, Wildhearts Group, The Money Charity, Lord's Cricket Ground, The Brilliant Club, Harris Experience, Unifrog,  Forage , InvestIn, Access Creative College,Captial City College Group, Construction Youth Trust, London Business School, and HASJW is a member of the Central London Careers Hub 

This week:

• Ongoing throughout the year:

  • Year 12/13 Medicine & Dentistry Society (student-run)

  • Drop-in careers clinic (lunchtimes, Thursdays, Career Office)

  • Careers appointments (1 to 1 and small groups) with Ms Phillips

  • Model UN (Y12)

  • Text messages (weekly) parents of Y11 students (target group), including advice on open days for colleges, and Y13 parents of students who haven't applied on UCAS (advice on apprenticeships)

  • London Business School Talks (Y12)

  • Year 12 weekly Community Service/Work Experience

  •  Year 12 Career Reading Groups (NEW, Term 5 onwards)

Week beginning 15.7.24

• Year 10 = Department of Work and Pensions workshop - select group of students

• Year 12 = The Dorchester Hotel staff workshop on Business Manangement - select group of students

• Year 12 = UCAS virtual assembly

• Year 12 = UCAS preparation talk 

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Earlier this half-term:

Week beginning 8.7.24

• Year 10 & 12 = work experience assemblies

• Year 10 = Department of Work and Pensions meetings - select group of students

• Year 12 = Oxbridge and Medicine and Dentisty application one-to-one coaching 

• Year 12 = LSE LinkIn workshop - select group of students

• Year 12 = VisionPath summer school and work experience - select group of students

• Year 9 = Christie's Art Project trip - select group of students

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• Year 10 = Capital City College Group introduction - select group of students (postponed)

• Year 8 = talks from:

  - London Ambulance Service 

  - Metropolitan Police 

  - London Fire Brigade 

• Year 8 Lord's Cricket Ground trip to play on pitch, meet coaches and watch Test Match (select group of students)

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

 

Week beginning 1.7.24

• Year 8 = DELL Technology workshop or Johnston Matthey workshop 

• Year 7 = DELL Technology workshop or Johnston Matthey workshop

• Year 7 = Money Management workshop delivered by The Money Charity (2 x Year 7 Maths classes this week)

• Year 12 = Careers and Higher/Further Education Speed Networking event

• Year 12 = Medicine conference at UCL – Monday 

• Year 12 = Oxbridge conference at UCL – Tuesday 


• Year 12 = Russell Group online conference (online) – Wednesday 

• Year 12 = Business and Entreprise workshop  - select group of students - Tuesday

• Year 12 = UCAS personal statement workshops - select group of students - Wednesday

• Year 11 = "Freshers' Week" including visit to Queen Mary University

• Year 12 = VisionPath summer school and work experience - select group of students

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 24.6.24

• Year 10 = work experience letters sent home

• Year 7-12 = Careers Student Panel feedback

• Year 10 = Team building day, developing employability skills, such as communication - Wednesday

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• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

 

Week beginning 17.6.24

• Year 8 Unifrog Launch 

• Year 8 = Careers Advisor Introduction session - select group of students

• Year 7 = Careers Advisor Introduction session - select group of students

• Year 8 and 9 virtual assemblies with Capital City College Group

• Year 10 = Wednesday period 6, post-16 options session - select group of students

• Year 10 = Tuesdays for 4 weeks to attend their coaching sessions at their business (Fortnum and Mason) - select group of students

• Year 10 =  Thursdays for 4 weeks to attend their coaching sessions at their business (RealAtkins) - select group of students

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 10.6.24

• Year 12 guest speaker = The Dorchester Hotel staff

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• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = Are A levels right for me?

• Year 10& 12 students and parents: 'Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Insight Session’ on Wednesday 12th June at 6pm-7pm.

• Year 8 Unifrog Launch - postponed until next week

• Year 10 tutor time = meet your careers advisor (one tutor group)

• Year 10 = Wednesday period 6, post-16 options session - select group of students

• Year 12 Oxbridge Society = Making applications

• Year 10 = Tuesdays for 4 weeks to attend their coaching sessions at their business (Fortnum and Mason) - select group of students

• Year 10 =  Thursdays for 4 weeks to attend their coaching sessions at their business (RealAtkins) - select group of students

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 3.6.24

• Year 12 guest speaker = Imperial University Environmental Society

• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = Are BTECs right for me?

• Year 10 tutor time = meet your careers advisor (one tutor group)

• Year 12 Oxbridge Society = Making applications

• Celebration of LBS's work with HASJW: this video, featuring our students, has been posted on the LBS LinkedIn and Instagram page: Link to video

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Last half-term:

Week beginning 20.5.24

• Year 12 guest speaker = LSE International Relations Taster Lecture

• Year 7, 8, 9 Careers PSHE lessons based on the Careers Development Institute's framework and mapped against Gatsby Benchmarks

• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = Making Plans for 6th form

• Year 7, Money Management workshop delivered by The Money Charity (2 x Year 7 Maths classes this week; other Maths classes booked for later in the term)

• (Postponed) Year 12 1 Million Mentors - launch session (select group of students)

• Year 12, PwC talk on Data Science in Computing lessons

• Year 10, Future Frontiers launch

• Talk with a pilot (select group of Y11)

• Year 7, Brilliant Club trip to Goldsmith's University (select group of students)

• Year 10, Boys' Network, Launch event

• Year 12 Oxbridge Society = Writing a Personal Statement, part 3

• Year 9, PwC talk on The Rise of AI in Computing lessons

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

​Week beginning 13.5.24

• Huge congratulations to Zainab, Ahad, John in Year 13 who have received offers for Medicine/Dentistry and IGY scholarships.  Congratulations also to Vardell for receiving an IGY schlorship to support her course at a Russell Group university! (See image, below, of Ahad and John, along with other Harris offer holders).

• Year 12 guest speaker = my career: a talk by a Chief Financial Officer 

• Compass+ evaluation review meeting with REED in Parentership

• Year 12 workshop on employablity skills run by Lord's Cricket Ground (select group of students) - Friday

• Year 7, 8, 9 Careers PSHE lessons based on the Careers Development Institute's framework and mapped against Gatsby Benchmarks

• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = In Person, Hybrid, Remote - What Work is Best For Me?

• Year 12 Civil Service Employability Workshop (select group of students) - Monday

• Year 12 Oxbridge Society = Writing a Personal Statement, part 2

• Year 11 and 12 Duke of Edinburgh award launch

• Year 9 Christie's event/trip, Life as an autioneer (select group of students)

• Year 12 Career PSHE in tutor time on UCAS and Introduction to the Forage scheme

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

• Year 7, PwC talk on The Rise of AI talk in Computing lessons

Week beginning 6.5.24

• Visit from The Dorchester Hotel and 45 Park Lane staff to launch our partnership

• Year 12 guest speaker = Talk from guest speaker on careers at Lord's Cricket Ground

• Year 7, 8, 9 Careers PSHE lessons based on the Careers Development Institute's framework and mapped against Gatsby Benchmarks

• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = Wellbeing in the Work Place

• IGY Scholarship interviews, Tuesday (select group of Y13s)

• Year 8 & 9 assemblies = Talk from guest speaker about careers and employability skills needed at Lord's Cricket Ground

• Year 10 assembly = Talk from Access Creative College

• Year 12 talk on apprenticeship routes into law, led by the City of London Law Society (select group of Y12s)

• Year 12 Oxbridge Society = Writing a Personal Statement

• Year 12 Career PSHE in tutor time on UCAS and apprenticeships

• Year 11 one-to-one sessions with Department of Work and pensions (select group of students) - Friday

• 1 Million Mentors recruitment of students for mentoring programme - Year 12

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 29.4.24

• Year 12 guest speaker = Talk from guest speaker on Life Since Leaving QK/HASJW

• Year 7, 8, 9 Careers PSHE lessons based on the Careers Development Institute's framework and mapped against Gatsby Benchmarks

• Year 7, Money Management workshop delivered by The Money Charity (2 x Year 7 Maths classes this week; other Maths classes booked for later in the term)

• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = What Type of Career is Best for Me?

• Year 7 tutor time = Unifrog launch

• IGY scholarship interview practice (select Y13 students)

• Year 12 Career PSHE in tutor time sessions on: UCAS and Is a UK apprenticeship Right for Me?

• Year 11 one-to-one sessions with Department of Work and pensions (select group of students) - Friday

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 22.4.24

• Year 12 guest speaker = Talk from guest speaker on careers in the field of Science

• Year 7, 8, 9 Careers PSHE lessons based on the Careers Development Institute's framework and mapped against Gatsby Benchmarks

• Year 7, Money Management workshop delivered by The Money Charity (2 x Year 7 Maths classes this week; other Maths classes booked for later in the term)

• Y13, Support with applications from Lord's Cricket Ground representative (select group of students)

• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = complete Compass+ Future Skills Questionairre

• Year 12 Oxbridge Society Launch

• Year 12 Career PSHE in tutor time on UCAS

• Year 11 workshop with Westminster Employment Services (select group of students)

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 15.4.24

• Year 12 guest speaker = Talk from guest speaker on Civil Service Fast Stream

• Year 7, 8, 9 Careers PSHE lessons based on the Careers Development Institute's framework and mapped against Gatsby Benchmarks

• Year 10 tutor time, Wednesday = Reflecting on my Career Journey

• Year 10 and 12 parents and students, Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Insight Session, Wednesday  6pm-7pm

• Year 12 Career Reading Groups Launch, Friday

• Year 12 & 13 Law/Civil Service Society = presentation by guest speaker on the Civil Service

• Year 11 workshop with Westminster Employment Services (select group of students)

• Year 12 Career PSHE in tutor time on UCAS and complete Compass+ Future Skills Questionairre

• Y10, Friday: mock trial (select group of students)

• Y10, Girls' Network - meet your professional mentor (select group of students)

• Y8 theatre trip to see The Odysessy in a professional theatre (select group of students, who earlier in the year were selected for an introductory careers session with Ms Phillips)

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

This year:

Week beginning 25.3.24

• Year 12 guest speaker = Talk from guest speaker Ms Alaweh talking about UCAS (Thursday instead of Friday this week)

• Year 13 job application support from representatives from Lord's Cricket Ground

• Year 9 Careers Day = Thursday, including Unifrog sessions, talk on Labour Markets with Ms Kopelman and Year 12 conducting mock job interviews for Year 9

• Year 10 tutor time Wednesday = Introduction to Unifrog (part 4 - researching Post-16 options)

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 18.3.24

• Year 12 tutor time Friday focus = Introduction to Pathways CTM, PLUS 3 tutor groups host job interviews for Year 7

• Launch of HASJW partnership with The Dorchester Hotel for Careers Education

• Year 7, 8, 9, 10 assemblies on Careers and Resilience by Ms Kopelman

• Year 12 guest speaker = Talk from guest speaker about working in Press Relations

• Next Steps Careers event = Year 11, 12 and 13 

• Year 10 tutor time Wednesday = Introduction to Unifrog (part 3 - using the careers library)

• Year 9 workshop with professional mystery writer and trip to see 'The Mousetrap' 

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

Week beginning 11.3.24

• Year 12 tutor time Friday focus = talk by Pathways CTM, PLUS 2 tutor groups host job interviews for Year 7

• Year 12 guest speaker = Talk from guest speaker about working in the field of Law

• Y13 mock assessment centre at Dartmouth Partners office (small group of students)

• Library display for National Careers Week (continued from last week)

• Year 10 tutor time Wednesday = talk by Pathways CTM

• Year 8 workshop with professional mystery writer and trip to see 'The Mousetrap' 

• InvestIn Young Artist and Young International Politics event (select Y12 students)

• Harris Federation Apprenticeship Programme Support for Year 10 and 12, see attachment at bottom of page

• Year 11 workshop with Westminster Employment Services (select group of students)

Week beginning 4.3.24, National Careers Week

• 13D group = presentations from Lord's Cricket Ground on Live jobs (Friday) and talk from Dartmouth Parnters (Monday)

• Year 12 tutor time Friday focus = Introduction to Unifrog (part 2 - using the quizzes), PLUS 3 tutor groups host job interviews for Year 7

• Year 7 assembly Monday = Explaining the process of Year 12 hosting job interviews (which will start for 3 tutor groups this Friday)

• Year 8-10 tutor time sessions on Careers in the Curriculum for NCW

• Year 12 guest speaker = 120 students listen to talk on from governor on Risk Managment and 40 students have talk from the Money Charity on Credit

• Library display for National Careers Week

• HEA trip to Cambridge University

• Year 10 tutor time Wednesday = Introduction to Unifrog (part 2 - using the quizzes)

• Careers & English Trip: Y9: Globe trip (following on from workshop with actors in school before half-term)

• Careers & IT Trip: Y12 and Y13 trip to Lord's Cricket Ground to find out about IT jobs there

• Y8 trip: Environment & Sustainability Group Trip to the Royal Wisley Gardens

• Y13: assembly from SEO about careers opportunities

• KS3 History sessions on careers using skills taught in History

• Visit: Y13 (small group) approved leave for Apprenticeship Fair

• External candidates: 6th form interviews

• Year 10 computer scientists (around 60):  talk about careers in tech and the possible routes for further study, including BTECs and apprenticeships.  This includes the following speakers: Ada College, a local specialist computing college, a student ambassador about his experience studying BTECs and at university, a data scientist working in industry about her route into the field 

Week beginning 26.2.24

• 13D tutor group had presentations from Pathways CTM (plus, they have the one from Captial City group tomorrow).  KKN lead a session on cover letters (using the STAR method to evidence your skills).

• Year 12 tutor time Friday focus = Training for giving Year 7s job interviews 

• Year 10 tutor time Wednesday = Introduction to Unifrog (part 1 - logging on) and student evaluation form for talk from the Money Charity on Payslips and Pensions (9^th Feb)

• Careers Trips: Year 8 and 9: Debate Mate trip (x 12 students) and Year 12 (x140 students) visit to Tottenham University and Apprenticeship Fair