The Flagpole

Are you keen to make a difference in the community?

As a police cadet you would:

• Promote a practical understanding of policing amongst all young people

• Encourage a spirit of adventure and good citizenship

• Support local policing priorities through volunteering and give young people a chance to be heard

• Inspire young people to participate positively in their communities

Commitment?

One evening each week (term time)

You need to be aged 13 to 17 on  September 2019

What do I do next?

 Visit Facebook/twitter or our website for more information:

 @WarksCadets            www.warwickshire.police.uk/cadets

Please register your interest with us here and we will then contact you when our recruitment process opens again on 1 January 2019

In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next step after school, we are using Unifrog, an award-winning, online careers platform. All students in Year 10 now have access to this excellent website.

Unifrog provides information and guidance on a range of opportunities and brings into one place every undergraduate university course and apprenticeship in the UK, as well as other opportunities, such as School Leaver Programmes, MOOCs and every college at Oxford and Cambridge. This makes it easy for students to compare and choose the best university courses or apprenticeships for them. They can also explore exciting opportunities further afield by looking at English taught undergraduate programmes available in Europe and the USA.

Additionally, the platform helps students successfully apply for these opportunities by writing their personal statement, applications and CVs and guiding them through the process, allowing teachers to give live feedback.

Y10 students have all been set up with a login and have already started using Unifrog. In particular, they were encouraged to look at the ‘Careers Library’ and ‘Subjects Library’ tools to help them in their initial research into future opportunities and plans.

They can now login using their email address and password, and they can do so from any computer, tablet or smartphone. We would encourage you to use the platform with your child so you can support them through the process of planning and deciding their next step. 

We have also set up a parent login so that you can use Unifrog as if you were a student yourself, allowing you to truly support your child. The form code you need is: parentprincethorpe and you can sign up here.

For more information, go to www.unifrog.org or contact me at jacquiquinney@Princethorpe.co.uk.

Jacqui Quinney
Head of Careers

Work Experience Placements at Princethorpe College, as part of our Careers programme, take place at the end of Year 11.  We believe that all pupils can gain immeasurable benefits from their placements; not only can a good placement teach a pupil a lot about an area of work that he or she may be interested in, but it can also develop communication skills, self-confidence, initiative and teamwork.

Many thanks to all Year 11 parents for helping your son/daughter to find a work placement. These can be done at any time after the last GCSE exams, at any point in the summer holidays to fit in with family plans. We normally expect at least one week, although historically we have had many undertake more than this, often in more than one placement. Such experience is invaluable for considering a future career path, getting used to the world of work, and for references.

So that I can complete the necessary paperwork, possible references and so on, I'd be grateful if you could you let me know the company name and contact details, for the placement(s) you have arranged either by return of the slip attached to the letter sent to you in June, or by email to me at miketaylor@princethorpe.co.uk.

If you need a hard copy of the original letter, please could you ask your son or daughter to ask me for one at school.

Mike Taylor
Work Experience Co-ordinator