Careers, IAG & Post 16

Welcome to the Careers, IAG and Post 16 page of our website.

Our Careers Leader is Mrs E Rehbein, who is based at Bridge learning Campus. Emma can be contacted by using the following e-mail address erehbein@blc.school or by calling 0117 3534472 Ext 2061

Emma has the Career Leader Qualification, has an IAG level 6 qualification and has achieved all 8 Gatsby benchmarks here at Bridge Learning Campus.

The Careers team have a dedicated Careers office, with many resources.  We are available Monday - Thursday 9.00 - 3.00pm and Friday 9.00 - 2.00pm.  

We are really pleased to announce our new Bridge Learning Campus Careers Zone, which can be accessed by clicking here.

The key features are simple to use and will allow our students to 

• Take a career related assessment 
• Browse courses and careers 
• Create and build their CV 
• See local Labour market information ( LMI)

The Skills Health Check is a set of quizzes and activities designed to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations.  Please click here to start.  Working through the Skills Health Check can help you decide what kind of jobs might be right for you.  You’ll be able to download your report once you’ve completed at least one assessment.

For Bristol's Post 16 Directory please click here.

And for the Bristol Post 16 Website please click here whereby you can see the range of Post 16 pathways and opportunities and events occurring across the City.

SEND Information

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/web/bristol-local-offer

https://www.rainbowresource.org.uk/

Online resources for people of all ages. Help with career pathways, course options and lots more. 

http://www.careerpilot.org.uk/   (A great online resource for people of all ages. It can help with career pathways, course options and lots more)

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles  (For careers that need a degree or similar qualification, follow this link for more information on job roles, the qualifications required and how much you can earn)

www.apprenticeships.gov.uk  (Information on Apprenticeships, what they involve and how you can find one)

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/planner  (Upper School Students? try this career quiz)

Careers Activities and Events

Work Experience 

We are proud to say that in previous years all of our Year 10 students have enjoyed the opportunity of spending a week on work experience

Work Experience 2021

Unfortunately due to Covid 19 restrictions, planning for work experience 2021 is on hold, however this will remain under review

Take a look at the photos below of previous years work experience;

Year 11 Activities Week 2021

During week 7 - 11 June, our Year 11 students enjoyed a fun, interactive week before they left BLC for pastures new, with organisations running various activities.

Students spent time with the Navy, Boomsatsuma, Access Creative, Knowle West Media and others, their week ending with a final assembly, shirt signing and collecting their Year book

General careers advice / Guidance:

https://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/focus-areas/good-career-guidance 

https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/

https://futurefinder.yourlife.org.uk/

For Labour Market 

http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors

https://www.careersinspiration.co.uk 

For Apprenticeship Information 

https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/

For 6th Forms / Colleges 

Bath College

South Gloucestershire and Stroud college (formally Filton college)

City of Bristol 

Weston College 

Bristol Technology & Engineering academy 

St Brendan’s Sixth form college 

Ashton Park Sixth Form

St Mary Redcliffe

*Please note the above list is useful contacts and not exhaustive. More information can be found on the Careers Board in the Secondary campus.