Beyond Dulwich College: Care ers
The Careers department encourages pupil-led, independent learning. Our aim is to provide all students with a tool kit of skills and knowledge to help them make informed choices and successfully secure opportunities in the future. A launch pad of careers profiling and lessons starts in Year 10 as we encourage each pupil to pursue his favourite academic subjects and his interests beyond, but frequently connected to, the curriculum. As pupils discuss their thoughts, they are taught how to contact professionals within their selected area. From the conclusion of GCSEs, through to the submission of UCAS applications, research is undertaken, activities pursued and external visits made. This comprises our Professional Insight Programme.
Frequently these external visits (which can vary from insight days, lecture attendances, volunteering, a work placement or open days), either confirm or correct pupils ideas or their misconceptions – all more food for thought! And the entire community benefits as they subsequently make relevant contributions in classes, write articles or invite their new contacts to speak at Society meetings.
Teamwork at the Structural Engineering Summer School, Coventry University.
‘This summer I did a wood carving course, where I created a poppy for a War Memorial, followed by a Structural Engineering camp at Coventry University. We built bridges made of thin wood in teams to see which would withstand the most pressure before breaking, and my team won with our bridge
Insight Visit to National Grid Wimbledon Substation in June 2018.
withstanding 93kg before collapsing!’ Matis, Year 12, Professional Insight Visits
‘I think the most interesting part of my work experience was seeing how the company solved real problems. As Genesis is an oil and gas consultancy, their job is to do evaluations on all sorts of energy related activities; making plans and estimating costs. We also got the chance to chat with many of the engineers in the company, which was pretty inspiring.’ Jierui, Year 13, work placement at Genesis Oil & Gas Consultants
Following any external career-related visit, boys see the Dulwich Careers Adviser and are encouraged to reflect on their insights, to record their experiences consultation. I learnt that mental health is an increasingly prevalent problem in society and it often presents itself in GP surgeries.’ Sebastian, Year 13, work placement at a GP Practice ‘Spending time with a GP was an eye-opening experience. Being able to multi-task is essential as often patients throw a lot of problems at you in a short ten minute
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