Futures

Our Careers Information, Education, Advice and Guidance Policy is available within this section.

The last review was September 2023. The next review will be September 2024.

The Careers Leader is Abbey Peers.
Email: apeers@chesterinternational.co.uk
Telephone: 01244 735610

Our careers team invite local employers to get in touch about how they can become involved in the delivery of work placements or careers education at CIS.

CIS staff should look on the Staff Learning Journey on Canvas for information and resources.

CIS students should look on the Futures course on Canvas for information and resources.

What is Futures?

At Chester International School, Futures is our programme for ensuring students reach their potential and achieve their goals. Encompassing university admissions, employment skills, work experience, and careers education, every student at CIS will take part in the programme.

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Our Goals

Every student has access to up-to-date careers information
Every student develops employment skills
Every student is prepared for the workplace
Every student will take part in meaningful work experience placements
Every student will receive a university place

To improve student employability

We have already formed very strong links with a diverse range of local organisations ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises to large multinationals. CIS invest in the Unifrog work experience platform to ensure only quality work placements are secured.

This is one of the most exciting aspects of Chester International School. Regular, meaningful, high quality work placements are fundamental to our education experience.

From those placements, students can best develop the skills and work ethic to succeed in whatever pathway they choose.

CIS Alumni

Emily Whitehill

Arts and Entertainment Management at Pace University.

After graduating from CIS with my IB Diploma, I moved to New York City to study Arts and Entertainment Management at Pace University. For the entertainment industry, New York is at the centre of it and has all the experiences needed to succeed. I now have opportunities to work and intern on Broadway, for television and film companies and business all over the city and world.

Taking the IB set up my journey to university and the working world perfectly. I found the independence and skills to help me achieve my goals and be successful. It is my hope for the future that I can continue to grow and find my career in the entertainment industry.

Joshua Berdouk

Medicine MBBS BSc at UCL Medical School.

My work experience, academic interests and workplace preferences led me to being a doctor as my career aspiration. I am currently studying medicine at UCL and am taking each challenge as it comes.

Medicine affords great employment stability, but nevertheless offers an array of career choices. I am using my time studying to always look for different options I can take once I qualify, maybe emergency medicine or a surgical speciality. Whichever path I follow, I know my vocation will be a daily privilege to help others.

Gemma Warden

BA Furniture and Product Design at Nottingham Trent University.

Throughout the years I have considered many careers, as one does when they are a child but the one consistent element of the many jobs I considered was design. The need to improve and create from pre-existing products always underpinned any other interest I had surrounding the job I’d chosen.

After a few years I managed to narrow my focus to a more creative side of design. In the end I chose the course at Nottingham Trent because of its potential for creative freedom. It is my desire now to run my own design company, designing and creating my own bespoke furniture for high end markets.

Rohan Croman

BA Acting at LMA

I am having a great time at university studying Acting at LMA, where the course is delivered by industry professionals. I am aiming to go down the career path to being a professional actor for either stage or screen, and to try and use the skills I learnt from the IB to achieve that goal in a highly competitive industry. Studying IB Theatre has certainly helped with the practical elements of my course.

Lizzy Jones

BA History/History of Art at the University of York

While I have always found the prospect of choosing a singular career path daunting, through doing the IB I knew my options would remain open. My background in studying many different subjects to an advanced level granted me the freedom to take my time and become fully confident in my degree choice. I hope to go on to study a Masters in London, and while I am still uncertain exactly which field I wish to enter, I know there are many choices. From publishing to museum curation, I wish to fully explore my options through practical work experience, a range of which is available to me through my university’s career programs.

I feel the IB not only allowed me to find my passion, but also pushed me to develop valuable life skills, such as time management and independent learning, which have helped make my transition to university easier.

How does the school measure the impact of the careers programme on pupils?

The impact of this programme is measured continuously throughout the year, and this data is used to regularly reflect on and update the programme. Tools we use for measuring impact include:

Self-assessment of progress against the Gatsby benchmarks
Advice and support on best practice from the Careers and Enterprise Company - via Cheshire and Warrington LEP
Feedback from connected employers
Feedback from teaching staff
Surveys issued to employers and students following completion of work placements
Discussions with students and parents at Futures meetings

Why is feedback important to us?

Receiving feedback from employers, students, parents, and staff is incredibly important to us at CIS. It ensures that our Futures programme is working in the best interests of all parties and helps us to plan any changes to the course delivery. To provide us with feedback about any aspects of the programme, please use the contact details as listed above.