Careers and Post 16 progression

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Aims:

Temple Learning Academy is committed to ensuring that all students receive impartial career education, guidance and support that will enable them to make informed decisions about their future. All students will develop a working knowledge of Post-16 opportunities, including colleges, sixth forms, work-based training and apprenticeships.

We aim to raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes and encourage students to consider a wide range of careers.

In particular we intend our students to:

Develop a broad understanding of the world of work and students' ability to respond to changing opportunities
Develop independent research skills so that they can make good use of information and guidance
Develop and use their self knowledge when thinking about and making choices
Develop the skills they need to review achievements, plan future actions, make decisions, present themselves well and cope with change and transition.

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Summary of Provision
Primary	Personal Development lessons: What jobs do people do? What strengths, skills and interests do we have? What jobs would we like? Year 6 careers day with Unilever	Early identification of possible NEET students –appropriate interventions put in place.
Year 7	Personal Development lessons : How to be enterprising Career types Equality of opportunity Challenging stereotypes Links between values and careers Assemblies – Two assemblies during the academic year to focus on STEM, public sector and creative careers. Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.	Students referred for career advice and guidance with school’s careers advisor as required.
Year 8	Unifrog – Logging activities and competencies Personal Development lessons: equality of opportunity in life and work challenge stereotypes and discrimination in relation to work and pay employment, self-employment and voluntary work how to set aspirational goals for future careers and challenge expectations that limit choices Assemblies – Two assemblies during the academic year to focus on STEM, public sector and creative careers. Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.	Students referred for career advice and guidance with school’s careers advisor as required. Students identified as being at risk of NEET to have an early careers meeting with the careers advisor (attendance/FTEs).
Year 9	Unifrog – Skills and Personality quiz. Subject searches. Personal Development lessons: transferable skills, abilities and interests demonstrate strengths different types of employment and career pathways manage feelings relating to future employment how to work towards aspirations and set meaningful, realistic goals for the future GCSE and post-16 options skills for decision making young people’s employment rights and responsibilities skills for enterprise and employability Assemblies - Two assemblies during the academic year to focus on STEM, public sector and creative careers. Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.	Students referred for career advice and guidance with school’s careers advisor as required. Careers interviews to feed into EHCPs as required Careers advisor present at options evening. Students identified as being at risk of NEET to have an early careers meeting with the career advisor (attendance/FTEs). Highest risk of PP NEET students to have a career meeting.
Year 10	Unifrog – career searches, update competencies and activities. Personal development lessons: how to evaluate strengths and interests in relation to career development about opportunities in learning and work strategies for overcoming challenges or adversity about responsibilities in the workplace how to manage practical problems and health and safety how to maintain a positive personal presence online	All students to have a career meeting with the career advisor by the end of the academic year. Careers advisor to be available at Parents’ Evening.
Year 11	Unifrog – Re-Launch – focus on exploring courses and recording progress in relation to applications. Personal Development Lessons how to use feedback constructively when planning for the future how to set and achieve SMART targets effective revision techniques and strategies about options post-16 and career pathways about application processes, including writing CVs, personal statements and interview technique how to maximise employability, including managing online presence and taking opportunities to broaden experience about rights, responsibilities and challenges in relation to working part time whilst studying how to manage work/life balance Assemblies Two assemblies during the academic year focusing on post 16 options and specific career opportunities (STEM, public sector, creative). Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.	All students, on and off-site, have a follow up careers meeting. Additional meetings for students at risk of being NEET are arranged. Y11 SEND/CLA/off-site students are prioritised at the start of the academic year as well as higher frequency of meetings. All year 11s to meet with a member of SLT to discuss careers plans – referrals made to careers advisor if necessary. Careers advisor is present on GCSE results day to offer guidance.

Summary of Provision

Primary

Personal Development lessons:

What jobs do people do?
What strengths, skills and interests do we have?
What jobs would we like?
Year 6 careers day with Unilever

Early identification of possible NEET students –appropriate interventions put in place.

Year 7

Personal Development lessons :

How to be enterprising
Career types
Equality of opportunity
Challenging stereotypes
Links between values and careers

Assemblies – Two assemblies during the academic year to focus on STEM, public sector and creative careers.

Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.

Students referred for career advice and guidance with school’s careers advisor as required.

Year 8

Unifrog – Logging activities and competencies

Personal Development lessons:

equality of opportunity in life and work
challenge stereotypes and discrimination in relation to work and pay
employment, self-employment and voluntary work
how to set aspirational goals for future careers and challenge expectations that limit choices

Assemblies – Two assemblies during the academic year to focus on STEM, public sector and creative careers.

Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.

Students referred for career advice and guidance with school’s careers advisor as required.

Students identified as being at risk of NEET to have an early careers meeting with the careers advisor (attendance/FTEs).

Year 9

Unifrog – Skills and Personality quiz. Subject searches.

Personal Development lessons:

transferable skills, abilities and interests
demonstrate strengths
different types of employment and career pathways
manage feelings relating to future employment
how to work towards aspirations and set meaningful, realistic goals for the future
GCSE and post-16 options
skills for decision making
young people’s employment rights and responsibilities
skills for enterprise and employability

Assemblies - Two assemblies during the academic year to focus on STEM, public sector and creative careers.

Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.

Students referred for career advice and guidance with school’s careers advisor as required.

Careers interviews to feed into EHCPs as required Careers advisor present at options evening.

Students identified as being at risk of NEET to have an early careers meeting with the career advisor (attendance/FTEs).

Highest risk of PP NEET students to have a career meeting.

Year 10

Unifrog – career searches, update competencies and activities.

Personal development lessons:

how to evaluate strengths and interests in relation to career development
about opportunities in learning and work
strategies for overcoming challenges or adversity
about responsibilities in the workplace
how to manage practical problems and health and safety
how to maintain a positive personal presence online

All students to have a career meeting with the career advisor by the end of the academic year.

Careers advisor to be available at Parents’ Evening.

Year 11

Unifrog – Re-Launch – focus on exploring courses and recording progress in relation to applications.

Personal Development Lessons

how to use feedback constructively when planning for the future
how to set and achieve SMART targets
effective revision techniques and strategies
about options post-16 and career pathways
about application processes, including writing CVs, personal statements and interview technique
how to maximise employability, including managing online presence and taking opportunities to broaden experience
about rights, responsibilities and challenges in relation to working part time whilst studying
how to manage work/life balance

Assemblies

Two assemblies during the academic year focusing on post 16 options and specific career opportunities (STEM, public sector, creative).

Careers week – Lessons focus on how the subject links to a range of careers.

All students, on and off-site, have a follow up careers meeting.

Additional meetings for students at risk of being NEET are arranged.

Y11 SEND/CLA/off-site students are prioritised at the start of the academic year as well as higher frequency of meetings.

All year 11s to meet with a member of SLT to discuss careers plans – referrals made to careers advisor if necessary.

Careers advisor is present on GCSE results day to offer guidance.

Useful Links

Future Goals – this website uses Labour Market information, as well as employers and employees from local businesses to give an insight to employment opportunities within different sectors, including how your subject links with a range of careers.
A Level Explorer - See where your A level choices will take you. Direct students here to support them to consider how they can use your subject in future career options.
Prospects - Careers information and guidance
BBC Bitesize - Where could your favourite subject take you?
Yorkshire Apprenticeship Service - Support with apprenticeship recruitment and knowledge, featuring live apprenticeship vacancies for the Yorkshire Region.

Resources for students

Prospects - Careers information and guidance – use this to find out more about different careers and what qualifications you would need.

Future Goals – this website uses Labour Market information, as well as employers and employees from local businesses to give an insight to employment opportunities within different sectors, including how the subjects you study link with future career options.

Amazing Apprenticeships – Apprenticeships explained – what are you looking for?

National Apprenticeship Service - search for apprenticeship vacancies or register for alerts and to apply.

BBC Bitesize - where could your favourite subject take you?

NCS - a chance to embark on exhilarating challenges, make your mark and build skills for work and life.

National Careers Service - a range of flexible contact channels - phone, email, webchat and SMS - providing information, advice and guidance relating to decisions on learning, training and work.

UCAS - online HE application system, information and guidance.

Success at School - explore Careers, employers, jobs, courses and advice.

Careermag - a magazine connecting students and their parents with helpful information about careers and qualifications, employability skills and CV writing.

Courses Online - guides covering what a role entails, the required qualifications, potential earnings etc.

Resources for parents

Apprenticeship Service - October Parent Pack

Advice for Parents when helping Young People plan their future

Parents' Guide to Careers in Engineering

Student Finance - What Parents need to know

Higher Education Progression Partnership (HEPP) - resources for Student and Parents

Amazing Apprenticeships – Parents’ Pack

Resources for career and labour market Information

iCould - Real stories to inspire your career

Nomis - official Labour Market Statistics

Office for National Statistics

Prospects - Careers information and guidance

Informed Choices - a Russell Group Guide to making decisions about post-16 education

What is an Apprenticeship?

Higher Apprenticeships - infographic

Degree Apprenticeships - infographic

Apprenticeships - infographic

Which? University - search by university, by predicted grades and by category or use the A-level explorer tool.

Higher Education access for disabled and disadvantaged students

Information for employers

We are always looking to invite employers from different sectors to come in and work with our young people. If you are interested in hearing more about the opportunities that you could get involved in, please get in touch with our Careers Lead, Dr Burkinshaw at burkinshawj@tla.rklt.co.uk

Provider Access Arrangements

Introduction

This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

Pupil entitlement

All students in years 7-11 are entitled to:

find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point.
hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events.
understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

Management of provider access requests

Procedure

A provider wishing to request access should contact the school via:

Telephone: 01132645456, Email: info@tla.rklt.co.uk

Opportunities for access

A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their families. Please speak to a member of the Careers team to identify the most suitable opportunity for you.

Premises and facilities

The school can make available suitable rooms, as appropriate to the activity. The school will also make available AV and other specialist equipment to support provider presentations. This will all be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with a member of the careers team. Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature at the Main Reception it will be displayed in the school library.

The careers team refers to any appropriate member of staff who is in a position to support the careers guidance of students. It will include the Careers Leader, Head of Year and Careers Advisor.

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Primary Schools

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Careers and Post 16 progression

Aims:

Useful Links

Provider Access Arrangements

Introduction

Management of provider access requests

Opportunities for access

Premises and facilities

Temple Learning Academy

About Red Kite Learning Trust

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