Careers

Working with our Careers lead, our AGT students receive bespoke careers advice throughout the year. This includes helping to identify future careers, finding the steps to get there and placing students into ‘career groups’ for mentoring.   

Critical Thinking

We work with Rochdale 6th Form College to develop our students’ critical thinking skills through evaluating issues such as ‘should nurses earn more than footballers?’. Encouragement to ask the right questions, collecting facts and weighing up both perspectives before forming a judgement.  

Leadership

Developing leadership skills is a key part of the AGT Scheme.  We work with Burnley College to deliver a leadership training day.  The day is designed to help students understand what leadership skills are, and how they can be used at work, in personal development and positively influencing others.  Leadership is also covered as part of discussions around careers, future opportunities and meet-the-professionals talks.

Masterclasses 

Exclusive lecture series hosted at the historic Rochdale Town Hall. An opportunity to engage with distinguished academics from Oxford and Cambridge Universities. This unique series is designed to inspire, educate, and provide profound insights into various fields of study.

Pathways  

Establish an aspirational pathway for our students by inviting The Oxbridge Universities and Rochdale 6th Form College to speak to our students about how to improve future prospects. 

Progress Review

Using the progress data each term, we review progress and establish an action plan alongside students using SMART target setting to ensure students achieve the highest grades.     

Scholars’ Programme

A current PhD student from a University mentors students, helping them to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to progress to the most competitive universities. 

Vision Dashboard

Help students to identify and present, including where they want to be in the future, a plan of how to get there, barriers to carrying out the plan and the help and support needed to remove those barriers.

Youth Enterprise

Fundraising for the Rossendale Hospice as part of the Youth Enterprise Challenge involving schools across the district. Each school will get £50 to start off the challenge and the aim is to raise as much money as they can for the Hospice by conducting creative, innovative ways to fundraise.