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Careers Programme outline

 

CEIAG and Employability Schedule NHSB

 

Benchmark Description
1. A stable careers programme Y8-13 Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers and employers.
2. Learning from career and labour market information Every pupil, and their parents, should have access to good-quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make best use of available information.
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil Pupils have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each pupil. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. For example, STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.
5. Encounters with employers and employees Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.
6. Experiences of workplaces Every pupil should have first-hand experiences* of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities and expand their networks.
7. Encounters with further and higher education All pupils should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.
8. Personal guidance Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a careers adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all pupils but should be timed to meet their individual needs.

 

Year Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
8

KUDOS – Independent Careers Advice (MyPersonality, MyFuture, My Skills)

https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk/#/

National Careers Week / National Apprenticeship Week – Number of activities throughout the School (Titan Support)

PSHE – 7 weeks of careers support and lessons (See PSHE Plan)

Assembly – How do skills / qualities and qualifications link to jobs

Curriculum - 1 week focus on careers within subjects

Assembly

The Big Assembly – An opportunity to hear from real life STEM role models and learn about the inspiring careers that are changing our world

Visit

The Titan Careers and Skills Fair, Birmingham (offered to Year 7 also)

9

KUDOS – Independent Careers Advice (MyPersonality, MyFuture, My Skills)

https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk/#/

Options Assembly

GCSE Subject Fair

Options Evening

Options booklet

National Careers Week / National Apprenticeship Week – Number of activities throughout the School (Titan Support)

Workshop – Aston University Pathways to Healthcare, impact of GCSEs on your choices, career pathways

Assembly – Apprenticeship. What are they and who are they for. Delivered by ASK Apprenticeships (All Year 10s)

KUDOS – employment sectors, employability skills and labour market information

Google it? - Becoming a discerning user of careers information workshop (all Year 9 pupils)

 

10

Workshop - Progression including accessing www.ucas.com & registering with www.unifrog.org– online resource to compare universities & apprenticeships including Labour . Market information (all Year 10 pupils).

Visit – Skills show

National Careers Week / National Apprenticeship Week – Number of activities throughout the Academy (Titan Support)

Workshop – Aston University Pathways to Healthcare, impact of GCSEs on your choices, career pathways

Assembly - Talk from the University of Birmingham regarding their Y10 summer school

Assembly – Apprenticeship. What are they and who are they for. Delivered by ASK Apprenticeships (All Year 10s)

KUDOS – Independent Careers Advice (MyPersonality, MyFuture, My Skills)

https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk/#/

11

November - Raising aspirations session too all of year 11 considering ‘pathways after KS4’. Independent Career Adviser enlisted

Kudos – independent career advice

https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk/#/

University of Birmingham Talk

Sixth form Open Evening - November

Workshop (following on on from Y10 apprenticeship assembly) - how to use www.ucas.com

www.apprenticeships.org.uk

www.unifrog.org

Assembly - Year 11 careers/post 16 options extended assembly input with supporting handouts

Visit – Jaguar Land Rover (Business students)

National Careers Week / National Apprenticeship Week – Number of activities throughout the School

Targeted career interviews high risk NEETs, 1-2-1 career advice offered

Kudos – Personal statement, CV writing

https://kudos.cascaid.co.uk/#/

Further education applications

Drop in Careers Interviews – Open to All Year 11 pupils 

Careers advisor – Available after GCSE results are published.

Assembly - Year 11 careers/post 16 options extended assembly input with supporting handouts

Workshops - how to use www.ucas.com

www.apprenticeships.org.uk,

www.unifrog.org

Sixth Form Subject Fayre

12

New Intake Day - including summer task work for Post 16 subjects

UOB Masterclasses - autumn term

Visit to Houses of Parliament and Old Baily

Visit – UOB guest lecture

STEM for girls – PwC visit

Enrichment focus - how to use: www.ucas.com (university), 

www.getingofar.gov.uk(apprenticeships), 

www.unifrog.org (online platform for comparing universities & apprenticeships), www.icould.com (subject career videos and labour market information),

Visit to The University of Oxford

Work Experience assembly

Visit – Jaguar Land Rover

EPQ Launch – University of Southampton

Visit – Bank of England Adviser

Visit – WHATCareer convention, NEC

Visits/Lectures/Outreach programmes

Routes to the Professions (Medicine, Law, Finance and Engineering focus) - UoB

Be Inspired - UoB

Undergraduate mentoring - with Aston University for some Year 12 students

Visit – UCAS Convention

Visit – University of Birmingham Open Day

Visits - independent university open day visits

Work Experience – Two-week placement

EPQ Support – University of Southampton

ULAS – CV Building, application search & UCAS statement support

Summer Placements - Sutton Trust, Eton College Summer School, Nuffield Research
13

UCAS and Apprenticeship support

UOB Masterclasses

University Open Days

Work Experience Review

ULAS – CV Building, application search & UCAS statement support

Get into Tech – PwC  - technology degree apprenticeships

Targeted support high risk NEETs (1-2-1 careers advice offered)

Apprenticeship fair

Careers advisor – Available on results day

 

Career Partnerships