Higher Education and Careers
Archives and Drama
Careers team on behalf of students:
Archives Around 20 tours annually for visiting Southwark primary school classes to the James Caird housed in The Laboratory at Dulwich College. Visits by Sixth Form English students at The Charter School for Early English Theatre seminar with hands- on access to the Henslowe-Alleyn papers. Two practical tours on running an archive for the Salvation Army and London Nautical School and ten tours for external bodies, including the Sallskapet Chapter of the Swedish PG Wodehouse Society.
Regular sharing of updates, information and opportunities (e.g. Level 3 Apprenticeship, STEM placements and employer initiatives for career education within the curriculum) with maintained-sector counterparts.
Students:
A level students from The Charter School joined a Dulwich College Digital Networking event, taking advice from the 17 guest professionals. Year 10, 11 and 12 students from The Charter School, Kingsdale, Archbishop Tennison and Pimlico Academy attend the annual Careers and Courses Convention with over 30 universities
Advice and consultation shared with: groups seeking to understand how best to develop their outreach work and links with schools; E2W Enabling Futures to help link with a number of Lambeth and Southwark Schools in their mission to identify and train apprenticeship applicants; Step Forward to help develop the format and timing of paid gap employment and training opportunities; Engage CSR to help inform students of the opportunities in the financial sector for school leavers.
Drama Two major 2016 exhibitions were open to the public during Shakespeare 400: ‘Theatrical Treasures from Dulwich College’ and ‘The St. Omer first Folio’, in collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Participation in the National Theatre's 'New Views' play-writing programme, a scheme that supports collaboration with the maintained sector. Provision of facilities to local schools, including costumes and props to City Heights E-ACT Academy for its production of Bugsy Malone in July 2016. The Director of Drama sits on the Shakespeare’s Globe Council and is Vice-Chair of the Rose Theatre Trust, with the aim of engaging a range of constituents with Dulwich College’s theatrical archive. The Director of Academic Drama is a board member of Young Pleasance, a company that produces work by and for young people at the Edinburgh Festival.
Provision of a hub for after-school training for pupils from The Charter School, Kingsdale and the Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich.
Provision of free information for 300 enquiries each year.
An introductory meeting at City Heights E-ACT Academy for future Sixth Formers ahead of shared access to the Dulwich College’s Careers & HE website to provide guidance on the development of City Heights career provision.
Free access for 116 researchers.
and 27 graduate recruiting/ gap employers available for consultation.
Two careers staff provide a day each for The Big Society social enterprise for maintained schools with stretched resources.
Provision of Oxbridge/Medicine interview practice for Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets.
“The Year 13 students absolutely loved the experience of seeing the Henslowe Diary and Folio.” English teacher, The Charter School
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