Exploring AI's Role as a Career Coach

Unlocking the Potential of AI in Career Guidance

In a recent session, the school's Higher Education and Careers Team led an insightful lesson for our Year 11 students, delving into how AI can act as a Career Coach. The students were encouraged to discover how using tailored AI prompts can utilise this cutting-edge technology to revolutionise how they approach their future..

Deep Impact; Investigating students reflections on the impact they have on the world around them

What comes to mind when you think of University admissions?  Usually, people will jump straight to grades, which is, of course, a key component of any application. However, it doesn’t end there, especially in countries such as the US. At Alice Smith School, we are keen that our students know they are more than just their grades.

Every one of our students leave a mark by the..

The Use of AI in Higher Education and Careers

We are very proud to have partnered with many platforms that are at the forefront of innovation; AI being the most recent one to join the ranks of Higher Education and Careers. Within our fantastic Higher Education and Careers platform, Cialfo, there are two core AI tools, “University Roadmap’ and ‘Sage’, that help us and the students courageously explore what the right-fit..

Spotlight on Emotional Intelligence

In this week's blog Ruth McAteer, one of our Higher Education and Careers Counsellors reflects on the importance of Emotional Intelligence.

"A frequent question I get asked by students is “What effect will AI have on my career path?”. At Alice Smith School, we are keen that students begin to understand the effect of the 4th and impending 5th industrial revolution on the world..

The Theory of Happenstance

Have you heard of the Theory of Happenstance? Our Year 12's have been exploring the Career Decision Theory of Happenstance in their Higher Education lessons and have made some great videos to help us understand more about it.

What is the Theory of Happenstance?

This theory believes the biggest influences on a person's career choice is actually unpredictable social factors,..