Careers 1:1 with Careers Adviser Booking Form
Our careers policy, including access arrangements for providers, can be found at http://www.hastings.school/policies/
For further access arrangements please contact graeme.bonser@hastings.school or hayley.dymond@hastings.school
In the autumn term we host a careers fair for pupils in Years 10 & 11 with local providers and some employers in attendance.
It is a statutory requirement that all pupils engage in some form of education Post 16 and cannot legally enter full-time employment until the age of 18, unless offered as part of an educational pathway such as an apprenticeship or traineeship programme.
Preparation for the next stages of education and providing pupils with the prerequisite skills to make informed careers related decisions is central to our core ethos and values.
At Hastings we work closely with local Post 16 education providers and ensure that all pupils have an appropriate destination when they leave in Year 11, and that they can make informed and appropriate decisions for their next steps in education.
Throughout KS4 students follow a programme to assist them in choosing the most appropriate pathway for Post 16 education. We provide information on courses offered locally and maintain good working relationships with providers.
In the autumn term we host a careers fair for pupils in Years 10 & 11 with local providers and some employers in attendance.
It is a statutory requirement that all pupils engage in some form of education Post 16 and cannot legally enter full-time employment until the age of 18, unless offered as part of an educational pathway such as an apprenticeship or traineeship programme.
Unifrog has a search tool for post-16 options. Students are able to research and shortlist all of their options in one place.
Post 16 Assembly Presentations 2024
23rd September Tom Sears Higham Lane Sixth Form
30th September Richard Rolfe Lutterworth College
7th October Vicky Bull The Hinckley Sixth Form
18th October Louise Holdback Bosworth Academy
25th November Amy Sandilands Etone College
12th December Debbie Partridge NWSLC
We aim for all Year 11 students to complete their 6th Form applications by Christmas, and generally expect all students to make two Sixth Form or college applications.
Post 16 providers will present to students in the Autumn Term when students are considering their Post 16 destinations as part of the pastoral programme.
Year 11 Post 16 Provider guidance interviews will begin in Autumn Term 2.
Please bear in mind providers have different deadlines for the receipt of applications, and these are shared with students and parents in the autumn term.
More information about Post 16 pathways, including FAQ's is downloadable here
Applications are to be made via the colleges and sixth forms own websites.
Destination/Intentions
Once all applications by the pupil are complete. We ask our pupils to record their Plan A and Plan B destinations on Unifrog.
Applications for providers:
College Beauchamp City Sixth Form Leicester Application webpage
Sixth Form Bosworth Academy (The Oaks) Leicester Application webpage
College Coventry College Coventry Application webpage
Sixth Form Etone College Nuneaton Application webpage
Sixth Form Etone Football Academy Nuneaton Application webpage
College KE6N - King Edward IV College Nuneaton Application webpage
Sixth Form Higham Lane School Sixth Form Nuneaton Application webpage
College Leicester College Leicester Application webpage
College Loughborough College Loughborough Application webpage
Sixth Form Lutterworth College Lutterworth Application webpage
College NWSLC - Harrowbrook Campus Hinckley Application webpage
College NWSLC - Hinckley Arts Campus Hinckley Application webpage
College NWSLC - Nuneaton Campus Nuneaton Application webpage
Sixth Form St Thomas More Nuneaton Application webpage
College SMB College Group Brooksby Application webpage
Sixth Form The Dixie Grammar School Market Bosworth Application webpage
Sixth Form The Hinckley Sixth Form Hinckley Application webpage
College WCG - Warwickshire College Group Rugby Application webpage
College WQE - Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College Leicester Application webpage
Post 16 Provision by Geographic Area
Hastings students are fortunate in that they have access to a wide range of Post 16 providers in both Hinckley and also nearby in Warwickshire. Post 16 destinations data is available at the top of this page.
A list of local providers is below
Hinckley
The Hinckley Sixth Form
Offers A Levels and some vocational courses
https://www.thehinckleysixthform.co.uk/
NWSLC
Offers vocational, BTEC and T level courses. Hinckley Arts Campus and Harrowbrook Construction Campus.
Nuneaton
KE6N - King Edward VI College
Nuneaton's only 6th Form centre offering A Levels and various vocational courses.
NWSLC
Offers vocational, BTEC and T level courses. Nuneaton Campus.
Etone College including Football Academy
Offers A-Levels and some vocational courses
https://www.etonecollege.co.uk/sixth-form/
https://www.etonecollege.co.uk/football/
Higham Lane School Sixth Form
Sixth Form in Nuneaton offering primarily A levels courses.
https://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/sixthform
Leicestershire
SMB College Group
Their Brooksby campus offers a variety of courses and many Hastings students attend here for land and animal based courses. They also offer other vocational and BTEC subjects.
https://www.smbcollegegroup.ac.uk/college-life/our-campuses-facilities/brooksby-campus
Bosworth Academy
Located in Desford offering mainly A Levels study pathways.
https://www.bosworthacademy.org.uk/curriculum/the-oaks-16-years-plus/
Leicester College
Offers vocational, BTEC and T Level courses based in Leicester.
https://leicestercollege.ac.uk/
Lutterworth College
Sixth Form based in Lutterworth providing mainly A Levels.
https://www.lutterworthcollege.com/Sixth-Form/
Dixie Grammar School
Grammar school Sixth Form located near Market Bosworth.
https://www.dixie.org.uk/sixth-form/
Coventry & Warwickshire & Birmingham
Coventry College
Offers vocational, BTEC and T level courses.
https://www.coventrycollege.ac.uk/
WCG
Nearest campus is at Rugby, with A Level and vocational courses on offer.
MGTS
Coventry based Engineering training and apprenticeships.
BOA
BOA Specialist Performing Arts Academy in Birmingham.
https://www.boa-stageandscreen.co.uk/