Beyond Dulwich College: Care ers
A launch pad of careers profiling and lessons in Year 11 enables the next two years’ thinking and development as the Dulwich Careers Advisers encourage each boy to pursue his favourite academic subjects and his interests beyond, but frequently connected, to the curriculum. As boys discuss their thoughts, they are taught how to contact academics and 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, complemented by the annual Careers and Courses Convention with its 100-plus external representatives. ‘The Smallpeice trust Biomedical Engineering week at Southampton was a success. Another DC boy was there too, and I think they had fun staying in university halls and it was a really good experience in many ways for him. Thanks so much for putting us on to that.’ Parent of Year 11 student, Smallpiece Course, Summer 2016 Following any external career-related visit, boys again see a Dulwich Careers Adviser and are encouraged to reflect on their insights, to record their experiences and think about the next steps. A talk from Tuckers Solicitors at the College, ultimately led a Year 12 boy to pursue a visit to the same lawyers and their feedback helped shape the best options ahead of him.
Ian Powell from Tuckers Solicitors, speaking to the Law Society.
‘Micah comes across as well organised, intelligent and personable. He is quieter than a lot of the students we have here who already seem to assume that they are ‘lawyers’. He has a humbleness that made him popular here and struck up a mentor type relationship with one of the joint heads of the department. Micah was quite self-sufficient and happy to go off to any of the courts he was sent without the need of directions from us. I think that the placement did him good as he could see how he could have a future in a law firm that embraces diversity.’ Ian Powell, Tuckers Solicitors, feedback following Year 12 student placement, summer 2016 Frequently these external visits (Insight Days, lecture attendances, Open Days), either confirm or correct boys’ ideas or their misconceptions – all food for more thinking! And the entire community benefits as they make relevant contributions in classes, write articles, post pictures and invite their new contacts to speak at Society meetings. ‘ The coding challenge was quite fun and this visit taught me a lot about what it is like to work as a software engineer. As a result, I have applied to the week-long Sky
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