Information for Students
HOE is committed to helping you realise your full potential. We will help you to identify and develop the skills you need to live an independent and successful life, with employment that is meaningful to you. You will have the opportunity to learn about your own skills and how to develop them, the world of work and what employers look for when recruiting, and the next steps available to you.
Here are some ideas you can use to improve your chances of being employable when you leave school here are some ideas:
- Teach yourself a programming language
- Join a club
- Play a sport, train hard, join a team
- Apply for student vacancies
- Write a blog
- Learn to play a musical instrument
- Audition for shows
- Join the Army or Air Cadets
- Help out in a charity shop
- Get a paper round
- Set up a mini-business (e.g. cleaning cars)
- Help out in a lunchtime or after school club
- Create a website
- Apply for NCS (Years 11/12 only)
- Organise a charity fundraiser
- Play in a band
- Do some DIY or fix your bike
- Build with Lego
Here are some ideas to help you to begin thinking about the future.
Try asking yourself these questions:
- What are you good at?
- What do you enjoy doing?
- What subjects are you good at (at school)?
- What are you good at outside of school?
- What are your interests?
- What skills do you already have?
- What sort of a person are you?
- Do you like interacting with people?
- Where do you prefer to be (inside/outside)?
Use our useful links page to get more information, ideas and support.
Careers Useful Links
What you can do?
Hospital and Outreach Education recognise that success is best achieved with support from all stakeholders including students, families, schools, businesses & the local community.
Information for families
Your child will receive information and advice about employability and careers during their time at the HOE. Opportunities to develop life skills and core competencies that are valued by employers are present in all aspects of the curriculum.
How can you help your child with careers and employability?
Here are some of the things you can do to support your child:
- Show a genuine interest in their next steps, ensuring you are listening and holding back on advising.
- Talk to them often about their ideas for their next steps and ask them what they see themselves doing.
- Discuss your jobs, schooling and career path, highlighting what these experiences have taught you.
- Take your child to work one day (during school holidays)
- Look at the local colleges, day centres and Post 16 providers websites with them, to see what courses are available and how this could link to future careers.
- Explore the CareerCompanion website with them to discover a wealth of material that is aimed at supporting futures, including information relating to employers, apprenticeship providers and further education courses in the local area.
- Visit local providers for open days and careers fairs.
- Encourage participation in out of school activities, especially volunteering, which supports character development, self-esteem and resilience.
- Remind them that they are able to discuss careers and their future with trusted adults at school.
Use the Careers Useful Links to explore the information available