School engagement
As part of Gatsby Benchmark 7, Barnet and Southgate offer an extensive list of support for your school.
Supporting schools. Inspiring futrues.
At Barnet and Southgate College, we work with schools to help young people understand their options, discover their interests and make confident decisions about their future.
Our School Liaison Team offers assemblies, interactive workshops, careers fair support and campus visits.
Depending on the activity, our support can contribute to Gatsby Benchmarks 2, 3, 4 and 7 by sharing information about pathways, responding to students’ needs, linking learning to careers and giving students meaningful encounters with further education.
Meet the team
At Barnet and Southgate college, our school liaison mission is to ensure that we can work with you as part of Gatsby benchmark 7 to learn about technical, academic and vocational pathways post 16. Both our school liaison officers offer year 9-11 assemblies, tailored to each year group, campus visits, year 9-11 for students to experience what college is like, taster sessions, and attendance of your schools career fair to speak to your students on our offering and help them become more curious what they want to do post 16.
To contact the School Liaison Team please email events@barnetsouthgate.ac.uk.
Follow our School Liaison Team on LinkedIn for school engagement updates, workshop highlights and upcoming opportunities. Together, we can help young people feel informed, supported and ready for their next step.
How we support your school
We work with careers leads, teachers and pastoral teams to plan activities that suit your students’ needs, year groups and school timetable. Sessions can be adapted for short form-time slots, 30-minute sessions or full 45–50-minute lessons.
- Assemblies and Post-16 Talks: Engaging introductions to life after Year 11, covering A Levels, T Levels, vocational courses and apprenticeships. We help students understand the differences between pathways, consider how they enjoy learning and identify their next steps.
- Careers Fairs and Options Evenings: Our team attends school events to speak with students and families, answer questions and share information about courses, entry requirements, applications and college life.
- Campus Visits: Give your students the opportunity to experience our Barnet, Southgate or Colindale campuses. Visits can help students explore learning environments, discover subject areas and picture their next steps.
- Application and Interview Support: We help students understand the application process, prepare for interviews and feel more confident about moving from school to college.
- Parent and Carer Events: We support parents and carers with clear information about post-16 qualifications, progression routes and how they can help young people make informed choices.
- Interactive Careers Workshops: Our workshops encourage students to take part, ask questions and explore their future through games, discussion and practical activities. Enter content…
Mission: What’s Next?
For Year 10-11
Developed by Maame, this workshop programme helps students explore post-16 choices and practise making informed decisions.
Activities include:
- The Post-16 Game: pathways bingo, a college versus sixth form discussion and qualification myth busters
- Results Day Plot Twist: realistic results day scenarios that help students explore different routes and alternative plans
- The £10 Million College Challenge: a team challenge where students design and pitch a college offer around young people’s needs and ambitions
Sessions can be delivered individually or as a programme, with opportunities to follow up through campus visits and application support.
Future Me: Career Detectives
For Years 7-9
An introduction to careers that helps younger students recognise their strengths and connect school subjects with future opportunities.
Through careers bingo, subject-to-career activities and a “Future Me” pitch, students begin exploring their interests and the possibilities ahead.
Contact our Schools Liaison Team
Book support for your school
Use our booking forms to tell us what you need. Our team will contact you to discuss availability and plan a suitable session.
School events and campus visits
Request an assembly, careers fair appearance, options evening, parent/carer event or campus visit.
Workshops
Tell us your year group, student numbers, preferred dates and topics of interest so we can tailor the session to your students.
Explore the College
Our Open Events give students and families the chance to explore our campuses, meet staff and learn more about their options.