Careers Lead – Miss B Smith bsmith@purbrook.hants.sch.uk

Careers Advisor – Mrs S Akhtar 

Email: careers@purbrook.hants.sch.uk or telephone: 02392 370351

We have taken the commitment to undertake "The Quality in Careers Standard", working with CSW Investors in Careers (via Hampshire Futures). 

As part of our Careers programme, pupils in Years 10 and 11 are allocated a 1:1 appointment with our in-school Careers Advisor. During their appointment, pupils are given the opportunity to discuss their future educational/career aspirations.  Where necessary, pupils will be supported in identifying their strengths to enable them to select suitable College courses, apprenticeships or jobs. 

The PSHE Curriculum allows pupils to consider and explore career pathways through specific lessons using the Unifrog website, as well as developing and learning about employability skills, pathways and equal opportunities. In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next steps after Purbrook Park School, we are using Unifrog; an award-winning, online destination platform. All students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 now have access to this website.

Careers activities for 2025/2026 will include:

• Employer Interview Day
• College taster sessions/days
• Links with local Colleges / technical education or apprenticeship providers
• Visits to local Universities 
• Year 10 Work Experience Week

We look forward to extending our links with Havant & South Downs College (HSDC), Highbury, Portsmouth and Fareham Colleges, as well as Portsmouth and Chichester Universities.  Colleges offer information to support pupils and parents at many of our events and parents' information evenings.  

UniFrog - The Complete Destinations Platform

In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next steps after Purbrook Park School, we use Unifrog; an award-winning, online destinations platform. All students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 have access to this website.

Unifrog is the universal destinations platform and is designed to support learners in making the most informed decisions about their futures and has a range of tools that are suitable for all year groups. Each student has their own account where they can explore all the career and next step options available to them and find information on everything from managing their workload to writing a winning CV. Students have access to a wide variety of video and written content, and interactive quizzes and tests, including:

Section of the Platform	Examples of what students can do	Suitable Age Range
Quizzes	Finding their interests, personality type, preferred work environment, and skillset	Years 7–11
Exploring Pathways	Explore careers, careers sectors, subjects, sign up for free webinars, explore MOOCs and courses, and find wider reading materials.	Years 7–11
Recording what you've done	Record their in-class and extracurricular activities, record examples of their skills, and see the record of CEIAG events the school has added to their accounts.	Years 7–11
Searching for opportunities	Find scholarships, activities, and bursaries to support their HE journey. Find and compare degrees in the UK and overseas, live apprenticeships, and FE courses.	Year 10
Application materials / Making applications	Write their cover letter, Personal Statement, and more. Track their applications and record their Post 16 / 18 intentions.	Year 11

Students access the platform by clicking a link in their welcome email, where they create a password and can begin using the platform. They sign in to Unifrog 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 deciding their next step.

For more information, go to www.unifrog.org or contact careers@purbrook.hants.sch.uk

Unifrog – Creating a Parent Account

Unifrog has created a new way for parents to create their own Unifrog account to assist and support their child in their Careers development throughout their time at Purbrook.

Parents and carers now have access to dedicated accounts where they can:

• See their child's tasks and upcoming events, and try student tools for themselves.
• Find guides and events specifically for parents and carers, like the upcoming 'How to support during apprenticeship applications' webinar
• Subscribe to daily summary emails of their child's activity on Unifrog and to our newsletter for parents and careers

Please use this link to be able to set up your parent account:

https://www.unifrog.org/parent?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UK-TE%20parent%20accounts%20171025&utm_content=UK-TE%20parent%20accounts%20171025+CID_6b04ac8653cc6f0cfae8e4b446251f9f&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=parent%20login%20page

 If you already have an account, you will be notified of the changes directly by Unifrog.                                        

 

Useful websites:

• http://icould.com/ - Real stories to inspire your career
• http://www3.hants.gov.uk/business/skills-employment/apprenticeships.htm - Apprenticeships in Hampshire
• http://www.sciencecareerpathways.com/home/ - Science Career pathways
• http://www.careersworld.co.uk/ - A-levels, apprenticeships, University and more
• https://www.careersbox.co.uk/ - Career films on the web
• https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/home - Information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work
• https://www.careersadviceforparents.org/ - Advice for parents

https://www.how2become.com - Information, advice and guidance on all aspects of your future career

Please see our Careers Policies below:

Careers Policy

Careers Provider Access Statement

 

Open Events – Sixth Forms and Colleges 

	College	Open Day Event Dates
	Andrew Simpson Centre	Open events have taken place. Awaiting dates for 2026
	Barton Peverill Sixth Form College	Open Events have taken place Awaiting dates for 2026
	Brockenhurst College	1st July 2026 5.00-8.00pm
	CEMAST, part of Fareham College	Tuesday 24th March 2026
	Chichester College	Open Events have taken place. Awaiting dates for 2026
	City of Portsmouth College	Wednesday 11 February 2026 4:30-7:30pm Bookings will be open shortly.
	Eastleigh College	Wednesday 25th March 2026 Saturday 13th June 2026
	Fareham College	Wednesday 18th March 2026 Saturday 20th June 2026
	Highbury College (Part of City of Portsmouth College)	Open events have taken place Awaiting dates for 2026
	HSDC	Alton campus Open events have taken place Havant campus  Open Events have taken place    South Downs campus Openevents have taken place
	Itchen Sixth Form College	Wednesday 29th April 2026
	King's Academy Bay House Sixth Form	Open events have taken place
	Oaklands Sixth Form	Open events have taken place
	Peter Symonds College	Open events have taken place Awaiting dates for 2026
	Richard Taunton Sixth Form College	Thursday 14 May 2026
	Southampton College	Thursday 19th March 2026 Saturday 27th June 2026
	St Vincent College	Open Events have taken place. Awaiting dates for 2026
	Sparsholt College	Saturday 7th February 2026 Saturday 7th March 2026 Wednesday 29th April 2026 Thursday 11th June 2026
	St Anne's Sixth Form College, Southampton	Open events have taken place Awaiting dates for 2026
	St Vincent College, Gosport	Wednesday 21 May 2026 5 – 7pm
	Steve Willis Training Centre	Burgess Hill Centre                                               Wednesday 18th February 2026 3pm-7pm                                                Portchester Centre                                                         Tuesday 17th February 2026 3pm –7pm
	Totton College	Monday 2nd March 2026 Tuesday 16th June 2026
	UKSA Maritime	Open Events have taken place. Awaiting dates for 2026
	UTC Portsmouth	Saturday 6th December 2025, 8.30am-4pm Watch the UTC virtual tour.
	Warsash Maritime School	Open events have taken place Awaiting dates for 2026