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The Careers Hub

At Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, we support students not only in their learning but also in preparing for their next steps. Our careers programme offers impartial advice and guidance on further education, training, and employment across all key stages.

We also work closely with employers and outside organisations, building strong, long-term partnerships that create opportunities for our students now and in the future.

Our Careers Lead is Mrs Sally Linsell (s.linsell@kmat.org.uk) and our School Careers Advisor is Mrs Naomi McAinsh (n.mcainsh@kssf.kmat.org.uk).

For any careers enquiries, please contact s.linsell@kmat.org.uk in the first instance.

Our Careers Programme

At Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, we provide a comprehensive careers programme that supports students from Year 7 through to Year 13. The programme is designed to raise aspirations, build employability skills, and ensure every student is well-prepared for their next steps.

It includes:

Guidance for Year 9 on option choices.
Support for Year 11 with post-16 routes, including college, apprenticeships, and sixth form.
Support for Year 13 with post-18 routes such as degree apprenticeships, university, and employment.
A wide range of careers events, workshops, and employability skills programmes.
Coordination of work experience for Year 10 and Year 12, giving students valuable insight into the world of work.
Access to our digital careers platform, where students can explore careers, build CVs, and prepare applications.
Employability skills training, including CV writing, application forms, mock interviews, and exploring the hidden job market.
Regular updates on labour market information to help students understand local and national opportunities.
Advertising of local vacancies from employers.
A consistent focus on raising aspirations and motivating students to achieve their goals.

Provider Access Legislation (PAL)

We also fully meet the requirements of the updated Provider Access Legislation (PAL), which ensures that students learn about the full range of education and training options. This includes encounters with apprenticeship and technical education providers:

Years 8–9: Two encounters (mandatory for all pupils).
Years 10–11: Two encounters (mandatory for all pupils).
Years 12–13: Two encounters (organised by school, optional for pupils to attend).

These encounters help students explore apprenticeships, T-Levels, Higher Technical Qualifications, and other technical pathways, alongside more traditional academic routes.

At Kenilworth, we are committed to engaging meaningfully with this legislation as part of our progressive careers programme. This approach ensures that all students have access to impartial advice and guidance, in line with national statutory guidance and the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Year 10 & Year 12 Work Experience

Why Work Experience Matters

At Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, we follow the Eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance. Benchmark 6 states:

“Every pupil should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities and expand their networks.”

Work experience is a valuable opportunity to:

Explore future career pathways.
Gain workplace skills such as teamwork, communication, and problem solving.
Strengthen CVs and personal statements for employment, apprenticeships, or university.

Key Dates

Year 10 Work Experience: Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 March 2026
Year 12 Work Experience: Monday 6 – Wednesday 8 July 2026

Support for Students

Students will hear more about work experience in assemblies.
We have a Work Experience Guide with advice on finding placements, plus information on safeguarding, health and safety, and consent forms.

Work Experience Guide 2026

Any opportunities the school becomes aware of will be shared via Class Charts.

Using Unifrog

We use the Unifrog Work Placements Tool to manage the process. Students use it to:

Add details of their placement.
Complete the required forms.
Track progress as employer, parent/carer, and school coordinator forms are submitted.

All students can log in with their school email address: Unifrog Sign In

Unifrog also provides helpful guides, including a short animation explaining how the placements tool works.

Unifrog have created a set of guides about placements which you can find at the link below.

unifrog guides

within this set of guides, this is the best one to start with(it includes a short animation of how the whole process works).

Finding a Placement

Students are expected to make their own arrangements, with support from parents, relatives, friends, the school, and other contacts. The Work Experience Guide includes practical tips on how to find placements and examples of CVs and application letters.

Need Help?

If you have any questions, please contact: