School Careers Programme
Our school careers programme includes a structured, planned classroom-based programme. This programme is delivered through PSHCE lessons.
The aims of the careers programme are to:
- Promote increasing self-awareness in pupils
- Promote increasing awareness of opportunities in our society on the basis of equal opportunities for all
- Develop the skill of being able to make informed and relevant decisions
Careers Programme Overview:
|
Year Group |
Overview |
|
7&8 |
Career Definitions: My Dream Future Personal Qualities and Skills: How well I know myself The World of Work Challenging Gender Stereotypes Introduction to Decision Making/Action Planning |
|
9 |
Decision Making Introduction to LMI Meaningful encounter with employers Subject Choices and Options Introduction to Careers Advisers in School Introduction to Careers Resources available online and in the Careers Library |
|
10 |
Developing Enterprise Skills Preparing for the World of Work Introduction to Post 16 Options One to one Careers appointments |
|
11 |
Compiling a CV Trends at work Personal Statements Interviewing skills and Mock Interviews Applying to Sixth Forms, Colleges and Training Providers Individual Guidance Interviews Apprenticeships Access to Careers Information and LMI |
|
12&13 |
Year 12 – guest speakers are invited in to talk about post 16 options including university and apprenticeships Students are made aware of available apprenticeships by the careers advisors Careers advisers attend parents’ evening Year 13 – are supported in their UCAS applications by the learning mentor, form tutor and director of study |
For more information, please read our Careers Programme document.
In addition to this, all students take part in a careers in the curriculum week and will access specific assemblies.
- Year 7 – The World of Work
- Year 8 – Learning about skills for the future
- Year 9 – Careers and GCSE options
- Year 10 – Jobs for the future
- Year 11 – Routes after GCSE
- Year 12 – Meeting the needs of labour market developments
All students also receive a presentation from each subject area they study, highlighting possible careers routes and the skills and qualifications required.
Assessing our careers programme
The impact of our careers programme is monitored and assessed in the following ways:
- Termly through the Careers and Enterprise Compass tool (next assessment November 2022)
- Quality in Careers Standard Award (next assessment Spring 2023)
- Careers Advisers Activity Survey (including NEET and destinations data)
- Annual report detailing impact of the careers provision, including evaluations from mock interviews
- Auditing of schemes of work to ensure they are relevant and reflect current issues
Our careers programme assessment allows us to evaluate our careers programme against the eight Gatsby Benchmarks:
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from career and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each pupil
- Careers in curriculum
- Encounters with employers & employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
For more information, please read the Gatsby Benchmark document.