In Key Stage 4, students make decisions about their next steps after Year 11. At 16, this could be:
- a course at sixth form or sixth form college
- a course at a further education or specialist college
- an apprenticeship or traineeship
All students can arrange to have a careers discussion in Year 10 or 11 with the careers department.
For any careers enquiries please contact Mrs E Bortoli by e-mail or via the school on 01629 812671
| The Student Room | Use this link to support your choice of A Levels. Explore different combinations and their link to career areas. |
| The Russell Group | The Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities. Access their guide to post 16 subject choices, ‘Informed Choices’. |
| Lady Manners School Sixth Form | Find out what options are available by visiting the Lady Manners School Sixth Form web pages for information on admissions, courses and how to apply. |
| Local Colleges | Click these links to see what local colleges have to offer post 16, and how to apply online: |
| University Technical Colleges | Information on the offer from the University Technical Colleges |
| Apprenticeships and employment | |
| Apprenticeships | Search the national database for local and national apprenticeship vacancies. |
| DCC Apprenticeships | Information on Derbyshire County Council apprenticeship opportunities. |
| DDDC Apprenticeships | Information on Derbyshire Dales District Council apprenticeship opportunities. |
| Find a Job | National Employment search database. |
| Self employment | |
| Shell LiveWIRE | UK’s biggest online community for young entrepreneurs (aged 16-30) who are starting or running their own business. |
| King’s Trust | Information on support available for self-employment. |
| Volunteering | |
| National Citizen Service | Volunteering opportunities during the summer holidays for 16-17 year olds. |
If you would like to explore apprenticeship opportunities, the Choices Magazine is published monthly and is available digitally at no cost – https://www.amazingapprenticeships.com/resources/choices-magazine-december-parent-carers-guide/ – you may also subscribe for the most up-to-date apprenticeship information and opportunities. Download the ‘December Choices Magazine’ by clicking this link
If your child is actively seeing an apprenticeship, please search the Government Website – https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship. You may either search by a job title, or see underneath the option to ‘browse by interest’. You can also specify whether you would prefer to stay locally or search across all of England. It will then take you to a page where you can filter (left hand side) by level of qualification you hope to achieve. For a degree level apprenticeship, you need to select level 6 or level 7. Note that new apprenticeships are uploaded frequently, so it’s worth checking back even if there’s nothing at first glance.
For Higher and Degree level Apprenticeships, there is also a published document available, with the most recent list (October 2024, next updated in January 2024) of the nationwide opportunities. Again, more opportunities may have arisen since this publication, therefore, it’s worth checking the Government website and filtering your search. You can download an apprenticeship guide from a local provider here – Download or order your BLC Prospectus | Buxton & Leek College
T-Levels
Find out about T-Levels – https://www.tlevels.gov.uk/
Local courses at Chesterfield College – T Level courses – Chesterfield College
Local courses at Buxton and Leek College – T-Levels at Buxton & Leek College
Local courses at Derby College – https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/t-levels/
Local courses at Sheffield College – https://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/courses/t-levels
| Other Sources | ||
| Mrs E Bortoli, Lady Manners School | 01629 812671 ext 262 | Support available during term time at the careers department in school. Mr Pacey will respond to emails requesting careers advice. |
| National Careers Service | 0800 100900 | Careers help and advice – on line and by telephone |
