CAREERS EDUCATION, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE POLICY Date of policy: November 2011 Date for review: November 2012
CONTENTS 1. The Intentions of the Policy. 3 2. Aims of Careers Education and Guidance.. 3 3. The School s Commitment.. 3 4. Implementation of the Policy.. 3 5. Provision of Careers Education. 3 6. Careers Education Programmes KS3 and KS4. 4 7. Year 7 Careers. 4 8. Year 8 Careers. 4 9. Year 9 Careers. 4 10. Additional Careers Information 4 11. Year 10 Careers 5 12. Year 10 Work Experience Lessons 5 13. Year 11 Careers 5 14. Partnership with the Shropshire Youth/Connexions Service 5 15. Resources. 6 16. Careers Information 6 17. Staff Development.. 6 18. Links with Partners. 6 19. Evaluation.. 7 Page 2 of 7
1. The Intentions of the Policy This policy provides us with a framework for meeting statutory requirements and for achieving our school aims of enhancing students prospects, encouraging them to contribute to their communities and preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of working life. 2. Aims of Careers Education and Guidance To prepare students for the opportunities responsibilities and experiences of adult life. To help them develop career awareness and enable them to manage personal career development. To enable them to manage transitions such as the change from school to college or work. To enable them to experience the world of work. To enable them to handle careers information and assist them in making informed choices. 3. The School s Commitment The school is committed to promoting high quality careers education, information, advice and guidance as an integral part of every student s education. It will seek to ensure that the provision is appropriate to the age, ability and educational needs of the individual and is underpinned by equality of opportunity. It is the policy of the school that all students will be given: - A planned and progressive programme of activities. - Access to high quality information using a variety of sources including the Careers Library, Computer Software and Information, Advice and Guidance Advisers - Access to individual guidance from Information, Advice and Guidance Advisers 4. Implementation of the Policy The responsibility for the management of careers education, information, advice and guidance lies with the Subject Leader for Citizenship, overseen by a member of the Leadership Group who is responsible to the Headteacher. 5. Provision of Careers Education Year 7 The Careers unit is delivered in Session 6 lessons which are timetabled once a week and taught by Form Tutors. Year 8 Citizenship is timetabled and organised on a carousel and Careers forms one of the modules delivered by a team of interested staff. Page 3 of 7
Year 9 Citizenship is again organised on a carousel with students experiencing three half termly modules one of these being Careers and delivered by interested staff who include the Pastoral Leader. Years 10 and 11 have one timetabled period a week of Citizenship and a half term unit of Careers is taught within this by interested staff in each year. 6. Careers Education Programmes KS3 and KS4 The Careers Programme and lessons are set out below and reviewed against the learning outcomes on the National Framework for Careers Education and Guidance. 7. Year 7 Careers Year 7 have four lessons based on an introduction to Careers Education: 1. What can I do? (Self Development 1/2) 2. Jobs around me (Career Exploration 9) 3. How can school subjects help me? (Self Development 1/2) 4. Personal Action planning (Career Exploration 8/9/10 Career Management 13/15) 8. Year 8 Careers The Real Game. 9. Year 9 Careers Year 9 students have approximately six lessons on Careers Education covering the following: 1. Looking at Me and Transferable Skills (Self Development 1/5) 2. Choosing Subjects (Career Management 12/15) 3. World of Work (Career Exploration 6.Self Development 4/5) 4. Job Classifications and Levels (Career Exploration 6/9) 5. Local jobs (Career Exploration 6 Career Management 16) 6. Careers Information Advice and Action Planning (Career Management 13/16 Careers exploration 8/10) 10. Additional Careers Information Assembly Information on the Careers Library Assembly Talk by Shropshire Youth/Connexions Drop-in Students can make appointments with Shropshire Youth/Connexions Booklet All students will have a copy of relevant mass produced booklet that may be made available Session 6 Work with Form Tutor on aspects of careers education, information, advice and guidance Page 4 of 7
11. Year 10 Careers Within the Citizenship lessons students have half a term of focused lessons on Careers Education covering the following: Post 16 options (Career Exploration 6/9 Career Management 13) Qualifications ( Career Exploration 9 Career Management 13) Personal Skills and Qualities (Self development 1) Researching information Kudos (Career exploration 8 Self Development 1) What do employers expect?(self development 5Career exploration 7Career management 17) Further Education Awareness and Careers Action Planning (Career Management 13 Self development 3) 12. Year 10 Work Experience Lessons Students have a number of lessons during the year consisting of: 1. Work Experience application lesson 2. Work Experience preparation lessons (Career Management 17) 3. Work Experience de- brief lessons (these are delivered at the start of Year 11) (Self Development 2) 13. Year 11 Careers Within the Year 11 PSD Programme students have approximately five lessons focussed on Careers Education covering the following areas: Review Post 16 Options and Action Plan (Career Exploration 9/11 Career Management 12/13) Application procedures (Career Management 15) Application letters and forms (Career Management 15) Producing a CV (Career Management 15) Interview process and practice (Career Management 16) Employment trends and LMI (Career Exploration 7) Working Rights and Responsibilities(Career Management 17) 14. Partnership with the Shropshire Youth/Connexions Service The school will negotiate an annual agreement with the Shropshire Youth/Connexions service to provide information, advice and guidance for students and support the Careers programme. This will involve a variety of activities: - Interviewing individual students - Small group work - Visiting Tutor Groups - Attending Parents Consultation Events in Years 9,10 and 11 - Attending the Post 16 Evening - Liaising with the Careers Co-ordinator - Liaising with Pastoral Leaders Page 5 of 7
- Liaising with the Learning Development Centre - Provide materials on CEG - Advise on the CEG Programme - Information on job and training vacancies - Helping students obtain post 16 placements - Provide information on school leaver destinations - Involvement in extended work experience placements - Annual review of provision - Providing drop-in sessions 15. Resources Appropriate resources are allocated to this area of the school s work. - Careers and Work Experience Co-ordinator - A Leadership Group member to oversee Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance/Work Experience/Work Related Learning - A dedicated Careers/Shropshire Youth/Connexions Resource Centre - A dedicated area in the Learning Resource Centre for Careers Information - An annual budget allowance 16. Careers Information - The Careers Resource centre - The Careers Library - The Kudos programme will be available on the school network - Careers Noticeboard this is sited near the Resource Centre - Information from local Colleges - Post 16 Evening - Information produced by Shropshire Youth/Connexions 17. Staff Development A member of the Leadership Group attends County Network meetings and courses. A member of the Leadership Group attends the School Liaison meetings with the local College and 14-16 partner schools. 18. Links with Partners Links with other partners support the programme including: - Local Colleges - Shropshire Youth/Connexions - Training Agencies - EBP - Local Employers - Rotary Club Page 6 of 7
19. Evaluation The Careers Co-ordinator will monitor, review and evaluate the policy. Page 7 of 7