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Careers Guidance


We encourage our pupils to believe in their talents and abilities, and never discard a dream without chasing it first. 

The Careers Department is supported by a strong team of Year Heads, Heads of Department and subject tutors. To contact the Careers department please use KMoir@csfoundation.org.uk

Careers Programme

Upper Sixth

Participation in our Mock Interview Workshops. This allows pupils to test their interview technique and receive advice from our expert volunteer interviewers.

Help is given on constructing a convincing Personal Statement if pupils are applying via UCAS for a degree. For those looking at universities outside the UK, seeking employment or applying for places on competitive gap schemes after A levels, our advice and contacts could be essential. We fully recognise the strengths and advantages of apprenticeships at 16 and 18, and offer advice on alternatives to university at 18. 

We work with pupils on an individual basis according to their needs. While our expertise lies with the 11-18 age category, we actively keep in touch with former pupils, offer advice where suitable to former pupils of any age and are always delighted to receive offers of help from former pupils. Our parents too are an invaluable support network.


Lower Sixth

We talk formally to the year regularly in Life Choices: these sessions will usually cover 'The Options at 18', 'Not Going To Uni', and 'The University application process' and 'Gap Years'.

At the end of Lower Sixth, we present formally to the year group about 'Staying Ahead' and invite experts in CV Technique and Personal Statement writing to deliver sessions.

In the final week of the Summer Term, all pupils have the opportunity to plan a programme to suit their future beyond Bablake. 


Year 11

In September, we talk formally in Life Choices about the Options available at 16, both within Bablake and outside the school. 

A careers review allows each pupil to talk about his/her own action plan for life beyond GCSE.


Year 10

We organise a programme of insight talks from a range of professions taught throughout the year.

The Year Head organises an excellent Key Skills day based around vital business concepts of leadership, teamwork and communication.


Year 9

There is a formal Life Choices session where the options at GCSE are set out by the Deputy Head- Academic.

All pupils take the Buzz challenge, on I Could, and we send a selection of our Upper Sixth pupils to answer questions from Third year pupils in an extended registration.


Year 8

In the formal Life Choices programme, a booklet is issued early in the year, asking pupils to think about their future choices, compare job trends across generations and consider the range of jobs in every profession.


Shells/Year 7

Pupils are made aware of the Careers department and where we are situated in school. Where possible, as well as introducing visitors to the Senior School, especially if they are former pupils of note, we also work with our Junior School. Most recently an author and illustrator, actor and musician have spoken to these younger pupils.

My employers are all impressed with how confident I am, even when dealing with senior executives and board members. I put that totally down to Bablake.

Sarah Brown