From First Year upwards, the Hampton School UCAS and Careers Department offers extensive support and guidance to ensure that each pupil has a thorough understanding of opportunities in education, training and employment, and the skills necessary to make informed decisions. The Careers programme includes the offer of internal interviews with individual pupils at key decision-making times; and advice and guidance is offered from staff and external professionals.
Lower School
In the lower school regular careers lessons form part of the PSHE programme; but as boys move up the school, they will be made aware of various work experience opportunities, both virtual and in-person, run by external providers for which they can apply. First Year pupils are introduced to the Careers programme in the summer term. Second Year boys undertake a Career Investigator programme to give them some early ideas.
Middle School
Third Year pupils are given advice and guidance when choosing their GCSE subjects, and can opt to have a one-on-one meeting with a member of the UCAS and Careers team. At the end of the summer term we hold our annual Creative Careers afternoon for the Third Year where pupils hear from professionals from a wide range of creative backgrounds; in recent years, participants have included publishing, journalism, events management, architecture, music production, podcasting, documentary-making and film VFX.
Fifth Year
All Fifth Years take the Unifrog careers aptitude tests and have follow-up interviews with their Form Tutor and a member of the UCAS and Careers team if they wish. Every pupil’s suite of A level courses is checked by a group including members of the UCAS and Careers team to check its internal coherence and whether it best supports the pupil’s university aspirations. Pupils and parents may at any time make an appointment to discuss future plans with the careers staff or Head of Year.
