Careers Information at Holy Trinity School
This information is aimed at Students, Parents, Employers and School Staff; it supports our Careers Guidance & Education Programme which is embedded in our curriculum. This page is updated regularly; we share opportunities and careers related events with students during tutor registrations, assemblies and also through the Satchel One Notice board. Please get in touch with our Careers Staff if you require any further information.
| Miss L McMenamin |
| Careers Lead |
| lmcmenamin@holytrinitycrawley.org.uk |
| Mr K Berry |
| Assistant Head Teacher, Head of KS5 |
| kberry@holytrinitycrawley.org.uk |
Upcoming Events in 2025
Please Note: Some Colleges may offer additional events in 2026 so please check providers websites
St Wilfrid’s Catholic School Sixth Form
📍Crawley, RH11 8PG
Thursday 15th November 6:30-8:15
Thomas bennet Community College
📍Crawley, RH10 5AD
Date not yet released.
Ifield Community College (ICC)
📍Crawley, RH11 0DB
Wednesday 22nd October 5:00-7:00
Oriel High School Sixth Form
📍Crawley, RH10 7XW
🌐 https://oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk/
Thursday 23rd October 6:00-8:00
Hazelwick School Sixth Form
📍Crawley, RH10 1SX
Thursday 16th October 5:30-7:30
Crawley College
📍Crawley, RH10 1NR
Thursday 9th October 4:30-7:00
Saturday 8th November 10:00-1:00
Haywards Heath college
📍Haywards Heath, RH16 1LT
Monday 20th October 4:30-7:00
Tuesday 21st October 4:30-7:00
Brinsbury College
📍Pulborough, RH20 1DL
Saturday 11th October 10:00-1:00
Chichester College
📍Chichester, PO19 1SB
Tuesday 7th October 4:30-7:00
Saturday 8th October 10:00-1:00
Brighton Metropolitan college
📍Brighton
Wednesday 15th October 4:30-7:00
Saturday 22nd November 10:00-1:00
Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form
📍Hove, BN3 6EG
Wednesday 12th November 4:00-8:00
Thursday 13th November 4:00-8:00
Plumpton College
📍Plumpton, BN7 3AE
Saturday 11th October 9:00-12:00
Saturday 22nd November 9:00-12:00
East Surrey College
📍Redhill, RH1 2JX
Saturday 4th October 10:00-1:00
Wednesday 12th November 4:00-7:00
John Ruskin College
📍South Croydon, CR2 8JJ
Saturday 18th October 10:00-1:00
Wednesday 19th November 4:30-7:00
Croydon college
📍Croydon, CR9 1DX
Saturday 11th October 10:00-12:00
Thursday 20th November 5:00-7:00
Sparsholt College
📍Hampshire, SO21 2NF
Saturday 4th October
Saturday 8th November
The Careers Provider Access Policy Statement can be found here
The School’s Careers Education programme for Key Stage 3 & 4 is delivered through our REACH lessons [the Hope & Aspiration strands].
Students
Key Stage 3 Careers Information
Key Stage 4 Careers Information
Key Stage 5 Careers Information
Parents
Click here to access an impartial booklet for parents on making choices at Post 14, Post 16 & Post 18
theparentsguideto.co.uk/free resources – This is an up-to-date & impartial website, offering parents an insight into choices that their son/daughter will be facing at Key Stages 4 & 5, with support in helping them make the right decisions. There are links to virtual work experience opportunities, and other useful information about revision and home study.
“Get Career Confident” – We work with careers professionals Get Career Confident [GCC] to enhance our Careers Education programme; GCC provides our learners with access to a range of resources to support them to make decisions about their next steps and futures through a dedicated website and social media.
- Parents & carers should follow Facebook @Get-Career-Confident
- Students should follow Instagram @GetCConfident
- Teachers should follow Twitter @GCConfident
Kickstart Careers supports our careers guidance programme – Mark Anderson is a qualified and CDI accredited Careers Guidance practitioner and keys stage 4 & 5 students are invited to 1-1 careers interviews to discuss their future career aspirations.
Apprenticeships, Vocational & Work Experience
Amazing Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships in Sussex & the National Careers Service These are excellent websites offering up to date information about alternative career pathways. Register your details for updates and look out for Satchel One updates.
Thales has been working in partnership with Holy Trinity School over some years now and we regularly host workshops, STEM days & assemblies with the school outreach and business volunteers.
Virtual Work Experience Opportunities
Students are able to access a variety of virtual, online work experience opportunities; more and more companies are using a hybrid way of working and therefore developing digital skills is vitally important for preparing for the world of work. These are the latest opportunities that students can access; watch this video as preparation.
Get Career Confident – scroll down towards the bottom of the page and click on the industry sector banners to expand and find out about the online opportunities. These are updated regularly.
Springpod brings a wide range of virtual work experience opportunities to learners. The organisation partners with outstanding universities and employers to create interactive, experiential learning programmes aiming to empower the next generation and enable them to take their future into their own hands by giving them equal access to opportunity.
Forage aims to bridge education and career success. They feature job simulations on their website, real-life skills for real-life roles, offering a window into the company and a preview of their day-to-day. Job sims are 100% free, open access and self-paced.