Services for Teachers and Schools

Careers Advice in Schools

Our comprehensive careers offering for schools includes a range of valuable resources – from in-school talks to weekend programmes for your students.

Our Careers Advice and Programmes for Schools

Skill development modules
Careers events for teachers
Weekend programmes for 15 professions
Insight Days for Law and Medicine
Professional assessment centre

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Careers Programmes

Careers Advice In Schools with Dukes Plus

Kickstart your students’ futures with our comprehensive Careers Advice in Schools programme.

We specialise in equipping young minds with the insights, skills, and experiences they need to thrive in their chosen professions. From in-depth insight days for competitive fields like law and medicine to dynamic weekend programmes across 15 industries, we provide a tailored approach to career guidance.

Whether you’re looking for skill development modules, assessment centre simulations, or teacher-focused career events, we’ve got it covered.

Transform your school’s careers offering today—request a callback and let’s start planning your students’ success.

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Comprehensive Careers Guidance

Dukes Plus Careers School

The Careers School is our in-school programme designed to help students explore industries and develop essential skills.

Aligned with the Gatsby Benchmarks, our Careers School includes professional skills training modules, weekend experience programmes, and an assessment centre, seamlessly integrating into your existing careers curriculum to guide students through the next steps of their journey.

Skill Development Modules

Our Skill Development Modules provide students with targeted workshops designed to enhance critical skills for academic and professional success. These modules, curated by our career experts, are interactive, engaging, and highly useful.

The modules can be delivered online or in-person to integrate with your existing career provision.

We offer eight distinct categories, each addressing essential areas of student development – from the changing job market to building your personal brand.

Weekend Programmes

Let your students immerse themselves in a Weekend Career Masterclass, choosing from 15 diverse career fields.

These masterclasses provide a hands-on opportunity for students to explore their chosen profession, gain insights from seasoned industry professionals, and receive practical advice for their next career steps.

Example weekend workshops include masterclasses for budding lawyers, doctors, engineers and filmmakers.

Assessment Centre

Time to put it all to the test. Our comprehensive Assessment Centre is designed to simulate assessment days for competitive professions, testing your students’ professional skills and attributes.

The centre includes psychometric testing, practical group exercises, interviews and situational judgement. Our offering is flexible and can be adapted to the time and space you have available.

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Enhance your students’ career potential

Teacher Events

We run a series of events for teachers specifically designed to help you supercharge your students’ career potential. These live online teacher events are free of charge to attend.

They include training on how to advise your students on their professional opportunities, as well as up-to-date guidance about the careers open to students and how they can access them.

Recent webinars and talks have included ‘Making the Most of National Careers Week’, ‘Futures in Technology’, ‘Coaching Career Confidence’, ‘Finding a Future in Finance’.

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Insight Days and Short Talks

For popular professions like medicine and law, our Insight Days, Conferences, and Short Talks help your students discover how to build an academic or professional career in these competitive fields.

We provide a comprehensive overview of the application process to medical or law school, with expert tips on how to prepare, as well as guidance on what it is like to work as a professional lawyer or doctor.

Designed to equip your students with the knowledge and inspiration to pursue a challenging and rewarding career, our Insight Days and Short Talks are the perfect complement to your university applications and careers support.

FAQs

How does Dukes Plus support schools with careers advice?

We offer a comprehensive programme that includes in-school talks, skill development modules, weekend career workshops, and assessment centre simulations. Our services are designed to integrate seamlessly into your existing curriculum, supporting students at every stage of their career journey.

What are the Gatsby Benchmarks, and how does Dukes Plus align with them?

The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework for best practices in careers education. Our Careers School programme is aligned with these benchmarks to ensure that schools provide high-quality, consistent, and measurable careers advice in schools.

Can Dukes Plus cater to specific career aspirations like medicine or law?

Yes, we provide targeted support through Insight Days and Short Talks tailored to competitive fields like medicine and law. These programmes offer students expert insights, practical advice, and a roadmap for success in these professions.

Where do your programmes take place?

Our careers advice can be delivered online or in person at your school, making it easy for schools to incorporate them into their schedule. This ensures that students can access careers support in a format that works best for them.

Do you offer training for teachers as part of your careers advice programme?

Yes, we run free online events for teachers, equipping them with the latest knowledge and strategies to guide students in their career planning. Recent topics include ‘Futures in Technology’ and ‘Finding a Future in Finance.’

How can we request a careers programme for our school?

Getting started is simple. Contact Dukes Plus today to discuss your needs, and we’ll create a bespoke programme tailored to your students’ aspirations and your school’s curriculum.