Considerable emphasis is now placed on links with industry and the world of work. Careers education is included as part of the Personal and Social Education programme. In Years 7 and 8 there is discrete provision and awareness is raised in the P.S.E. timetable. In Years 9,10 and 11 Careers as a subject is taught as modules of work. As part of the Learning Agreement with Careers Wales , a formal Careers interview is held with a member of the Careers Wales staff. Year 12 students may opt to use the Centigrade computerised service to guide UCAS choices. Careers conventions are held in school . Local employers take an active part in discussing work opportunities available locally , during Career Module presentations.
The Local Authority has a policy to secure a high quality industrial education programme and the school has extended and developed this policy by strengthening its links with employers and the business community and has benefited from their contribution to the curriculum.
As part of the work experience programme , two week placements are given to every pupil in Years 10 and 12. Before arranging the placements, the school will discuss and decide on the aim and the objectives of the placement and its relevance to the education of the student. The emphasis may change from personal development to vocational skills as the students progress, and in Year 12 will be supportive of their future educational and vocational pathways.