Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
Our Careers Lead is Kate Scott
Email – kscott@themendipschool.com
Telephone – 01749838040
Additionally there is an enquires form at the bottom of this page you can use to contact us.
Please click on the following link to access our Careers Events Calendar, TMS Careers Calendar 2024-25
BREAKING NEWS – It’s that time of year when the local colleges start to offer open evenings. Please see the Latest News section below.
Latest News
Please click on the image below to download a copy of the latest Careers Bulletin for Schools and Colleges produced by the Somerset Careers Hub and the Careers and Enterprise Company.
October 2025
Fosse Way School will be holding the Preparation for Adulthood Fair for BANES this year. It is on the 4th November at Fosse Way School from 16:15-18:00. This is an absolutely essential event for all young people with EHCPs from Year 7 up to come and learn more about their potential next steps in education, day services, support services, employment, volunteering, hobbies and so much more. Younger students are welcome also. We will be having stalls, talks and cake!
Click on this link to view and download the poster for this Careers Event.
September 2025 Information for Year 11 Parents
February 2025 Years 9, 10 and 11 Visit Local Colleges
In in the first two weeks of February students from TMS visited Bath College Somer Valley Campus, Radstock, and the City Centre Campus, Bath, along with Strode College in Street.
At the Somer Valley Campus our students learned about courses related to the construction industry including stone masonry and electrical engineering, vehicle maintenance and repair and animal care.
At the City Centre Campus, we learned about GCSE and A-Level courses and courses related to textiles and fashion, computing, art and design, health and social care, hospitality and hairdressing.
During the visit to Strode, digital technologies, engineering, creative arts and writing, construction, health and social care and history were fields that our students took particular interest in.
The visits proved to be a big success and led to great feedback from our students:
“The college visits were fine but I prefer Strode College then Bath College. Strode is more higher budget and higher quality, it had Art, Music, Computing, and lots of other things. It was PERFECT for me. That trip was awesome, we had so much fun going around the college looking at Classes and more.” – M
“I like bath college in Radstock because it’s near me.” – A
“All the Colleges we visited were interesting but I think I preferred Strode College because it is closer and they do Art and Crafts. Thanks.” – N
“The collage visits in my opinion were very helpful. It helped me gain a better understanding of what collage is like, where I would like to go, and what I would like to do for my A levels.” – C
“I enjoyed both of the visits to Bath college and Strode college and thought they were both great options. I preferred Bath college over Strode college.” – J
“I think that the collage visits were worth while as they show a lot of things you can do as an adult. Out of all 3 I preferred Strode as it has the most to offer despite it having nothing to do with animals. I really liked the music part of strode as it offers a really cool studio! But Strode is a bit far from where I live because I live and having to make that long journey everyday just to get to the collage would be a bit of a hassle.” – D
Parents and Carers
As a parent or carer, you want to be able to guide and advise your child towards the best opportunity for them. So, where do you start?
There are so many options available to your child when they leave school. Depending upon their age will depend on the pathways open to them.
Post 16 students can join a sixth form, begin an apprenticeship, study T Levels at some colleges or develop their confidence through a traineeship
Post 18 students can also begin apprenticeships, join college, move into employment or even consider volunteering!
With such a range of opportunities now available it is important for teachers, parents and carers to develop our knowledge as being informed is the best way to build our confidence, and ultimately to support the next generation to make the best decision for them.
Amazing Apprenticeships has a dedicated Parent Zone, to help you to begin to explore these options.
Included in this area are the following excellent resources:
- Rapid Read – What is an apprenticeship?
- Rapid Read – What are Traineeships
- Rapid Read – What are T Levels
- Rapid Read – Apprenticeship levels explained
- Rapid Read – What is a degree apprenticeship
- Rapid Read – Finding the best apprenticeship for you
- Apprenticeships: Hints & Tips for Parents and Carers
In addition to the above resources, this website has a fantastic series of Podcasts called the Parent Perspective to support you to support your child with careers advice and guidance. They have also produced a collection of short films showcasing the breadth and variety of apprenticeships available, including Firefighting, Engineering, Broadcasting, Zookeeping and more.
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/apprentice-stories/
Interested in hairdressing?
There is a great website called The Industry that specialise in careers and opportunities in and around hairdressing called ‘Not Just A Hairdresser‘.
The Careers and Enterprise Company have more information for potential hairdressers here, My learning my future – hair & beauty.