{"id":3775,"date":"2020-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andover.ac.uk\/news\/andover-college-introduces-extended-careers-support-for-2020-leavers\/"},"modified":"2020-09-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T23:00:00","slug":"andover-college-introduces-extended-careers-support-for-2020-leavers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.andover.ac.uk\/news\/andover-college-introduces-extended-careers-support-for-2020-leavers\/","title":{"rendered":"Andover  College introduces extended Careers support for 2020 leavers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Andover College\u2019s <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">committed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Careers Team\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0delighted to announce additional careers support for the College\u2019s Class of 2020!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With the assistance of the Southern Universities Network (SUN),\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Andover <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is able to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0provide a range of different supportive services for 2020 leavers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">who<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0feel uncertain about their next steps<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0after changes to their final exams and results<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This comes after an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">extraordinary few months<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for students,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">who finished<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">year\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">studies learning<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">remotely\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">using the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0college\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0online\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">learning platform<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0extended support<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0means\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">students will be able to seek advice from the Careers Team\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">through 1:1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">appointments<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(socially distanced)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in person on the College campus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on August 25 and September 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. A dedicated Careers hotline and online appointments have also been set up for those who cannot come onto\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">campus and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is free to use for other local students in the area.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Careers Team will\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">be hosting a range of webinars\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for college<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">leavers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to provide support and guidance on taking the next step of their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">education or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0beginning their career.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Andover leavers will be able to join \u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Writing a Winning Job Application<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and &#8216;Thinking about University? How to apply through UCAS&#8217;, and t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">here will also be a limited number of spaces for local students to join the webinar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Apprenticeships: What are they and how can you find one\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">These webinars can be booked by emailing\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:careers@sparsholt.ac.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">careers@sparsholt.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Head of Careers, Carol Allen,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">provided<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0ongoing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0online<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0support to students throughout<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">L<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ockdown\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0this\u00a0year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. She says\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We want our\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">leavers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and their parents or carers to know that we haven&#8217;t abandoned them.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They may want to go to university, find an apprenticeship, move into employment, or they may be completely unsure of their next step. Our door is still open, and we are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">still\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">here to help.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These added services will be in place until the end of September,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and the Careers Team will continue to run their normal services for both leavers and current Andover students after this. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Earlier this year, Andover College officially opened its new Careers Hub<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The Careers Hub is a new space containing comprehensive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">careers support and information, and is where<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Head of Careers, Carol Allen,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the Careers team are based.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further information and joining instructions for the webinars can be found on the Careers section of the website\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/careers-advice\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. G<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">et in touch\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to book a 1:1\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">appointment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or with any other questions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">careers@sparsholt<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.ac.uk<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3708,"parent":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Andover College introduces extended Careers support for 2020 leavers. - Andover College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andover.ac.uk\/news\/andover-college-introduces-extended-careers-support-for-2020-leavers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Andover College introduces extended Careers support for 2020 leavers. - 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