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Ms C. Lazare Deputy Headteacher Email: careers@alperton.brent.sch.uk
Mr A. Rayleigh Head of Careers Email: careers@alperton.brent.sch.uk

Please click here to download our CEIAG Policy.


Head of Careers - Mr A. Rayleigh

This is my 8th Year teaching maths at Alperton Community School and I am currently the Head of Careers. I feel very passionate about careers and truly believe that every young person should have the most effective career guidance to meet their individual requirements.

In my opinion, the ultimate goal for every student is to contribute positively to society as well as maximising their potential, having made the correct decision in terms of their next destination. I see my role as facilitating that goal and I am looking forward to working with you in helping to provide you with a wealth of knowledge, using my own experience, to enable you to achieve your future goals when you leave the school.

‘I know that successful students become successful adults’


Careers advisor (Prospects) Mr KeshwalaI

I am a highly motivated Careers Adviser, passionate about helping young people

flourish and reach their full potential. I am keen to use my experience to enable young people to see their ability within themselves and to show them how to achieve their goals, which is why I am delighted to be working with Alperton Community School.

Five years’ experience in careers and information, advice and guidance (IAG) has given me a wealth of knowledge in IAG to help individuals make realistic choices about their education, employment and training. I encourage, motivate and build every individual’s confidence, developing their skill set to suit identified goals and positively impact as many young people as possible.

Contact: Nilesh.Keshwala@prospects.co.uk

LMI for All http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/
Warwick University:  http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/ngrf/lmifuturetrends/
UKCES:  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452078/15.01.05._UKCES_Career_Brochure_V13_reduced.pdf


Unifrog a Complete Destinations Platform for students and teachers. It transforms the way young people search for and compare opportunities that are available to them and how schools can track and encourage them.

The platform brings into one place every university course, apprenticeship and college course in the UK.

Other opportunities such as School Leaver Programmes, MOOCs and undergraduate courses abroad.

Unifrog - Students Launch (KS3 & KS4)

Unifrog - Students Launch (KS5)


Benefits for students include:

  • Research over 1500 careers – key skills, linked subjects and apprenticeships.
  • Discover subjects to study at university and expert tips on how to make successful applications.
  • Tips on PSHEE and wellbeing support.
  • Information about all apprenticeships, universities, colleges and sixth forms are all kept in one place.
  • Build a portfolio of activities, competencies and achievements (eg. Volunteering).
  • Support in writing high-quality CVs and Personal Statements.

Benefits for staff:

  • 100s of downloadable resources to use in lessons, tutor times and ELD/drop down days.
  • Track all career activities and break this data down by pupil characteristics. Eg. How many of 11S are yet to have a 1:1 careers adviser meeting this year?
  • Filter student activity and leave feedback on their profiles. Eg. I teach Business and have an accountant contact offering to give a talk to 30 students.
  • Streamline the UCAS application process ie who has and hasn’t done their personal statement.
  • Write subject references for and view the courses that students are applying to.
Please click here for information about Unifrog and Achieving the Gatsby Benchmarks.


Please click here to see a list with useful websites to help you choose your career.


Parent Adviser Advice for parents about the career options for their children. Focuses on post 18 options e.g. Higher Education, alternatives to University, Gap Year, Finance, etc. 
Parental Guidance Parental Guidance is brought to you by the Careers Writers Association who write articles, books and web-based materials for all age groups, particularly young people. 
Career Alchemy Provides an easy-to-read overview of all the essential facts on finding jobs and apprenticeships or choosing further and higher education courses.
Youth Employment UK Parental Guidance
UCAS Parents Guide Parents Guide to Higher Education (UCAS): 
All About Apprenticeships Parents Guide to Apprenticeships
Parents & Careers Ebook(.pdf) Helping your child begin their career journey

Would you like to work with your local community school? If so, below are just some of the motivations for your business to engage with our school:

  1. Develop young people’s futures:
  • generic work skills, attitudes and behaviours
  • specific skills such as STEM
  • broaden career horizons
  1. Improve workforce diversity and social mobility:
  • increase diversity within specific sectors or occupations
  • improve educational and employment prospects for disadvantaged pupils
  • build a network through which to identify and recruit your future talent
  1. Support employee development and engagement:
  • personal and professional development
  • increase employee engagement by giving back to the community
  1. Embed corporate social responsibility priorities:
  • contribute to communities
  • create sustainable business
  • embed employer brand and company reputation

If you would like to contribute to our Careers, Education, Information, Advice and guidance programme, please read this document for more information and then contact Mr Rayleigh, Head of Careers at Alperton Community School:

School number: 020 8902 2038 (Switch)

Email: careers@alperton.brent.sch.uk

Ace your UCAS application

Find out how to ace your UCAS application with our advice articles on starting your statement, what you should include, how it should be structured and how you should handle offers:

Applying for university

What to wear for a university interview

UCAS Deadlines & Offer Dates

University Reviews

If you don't yet have specific careers in mind and want to help generate ideas, browse through the suggestions below:

Business & Management

Finance

Science

IT & Technology

Arts & Creative

Healthcare

 

All students in Year 10 and 12 will have the opportunity to participate in a work experience programme in July. This provides students with first-hand experience of either a career or degree subject they are considering after Year 13 and assists their long term pathway plans.

  • Find out about the different ways you can gain the work experience you need to impress employers and get hired, whether or not you go to university first;
  • Make the most of your work experience by finding out what to wear, how to impress and what you should do once it is completed;

Work experience for school students: what you need and how to get it

How to make the most of your work experience placement

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