Policy and Programme
Moseley Park welcomes our statutory duty to secure independent careers guidance for all year 8 to 11 as per ‘The Government’s careers strategy’.
In line with our outstanding academic achievements here at Moseley Park, we aim to provide a rounded, fair and challenging careers programme for our young people that challenges stereotypes, raises aspirations and showcases the equality of opportunity that is accessible to today’s learners if they are given the right guidance.
We are also committed to achieving the Gatbsy Benchmarks and also embracing the requirement to allow access to external providers, also known as the ‘Baker Clause’. How we will achieve these are outlined in our Careers Guidance Policy and Provider Access Policy which you can find below.
CEIAG Framework
2023/24
Introduction
This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils 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 pupils in years 8-13 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;
◼ to 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;
◼ to understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical course
Management of Provider Access Requests
A provider wishing to request access should contact the school leads below.
◼ Years 7 to 13 – Assistant Headteacher – Mr A Samuels – asamuels@moseleypark.org
◼ Year 12 to 13 – Assistant Headteacher – Mr A Fitzgerald – afitzgeral@moseleypark.org
Deputy Head of Sixth Form – Ms E Harris – eharris@moseleypark.org
Unifrog
In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next step after school, we will now be using Unifrog; an award-winning, online careers platform. All students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 now have access to this excellent website.
Unifrog brings into one place every undergraduate university course, apprenticeship, and college course in the UK, as well as other opportunities, such as School Leaver Programmes, MOOCs and every college at Oxford and Cambridge. This makes it easy for students to compare and choose the best university courses, apprenticeships, or further education courses for them. They can also explore exciting opportunities further afield by looking at English-taught undergraduate programmes available in Europe and the USA.
Additionally, the platform helps students successfully apply for these opportunities by using Unifrog to write their personal statement, applications and CVs.
The Unifrog tools
Careers Library
- Over 1000 career profiles
- Presents information from a range of sources
- Includes qualifications and skills needed, interviews with industry professionals and labour market information
- Explores progression opportunities and what a working week really looks like
Students will also be given a username and password for Unifrog (https://www.unifrog.org/sign-in) allowing them access to up-to-date, impartial careers information, based on interests and aspirations. Unifrog brings together all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform.
Students will also be taught how to access labour market information (LMI) and why this is relevant.
UK Universities
- Students can enter subjects of interest and projected grades to see all relevant university courses available in the UK
- Rank and filter opportunities by factors like hours of lectures, price of accommodation and graduate job rates
- Get direct links to university information pages, with impartial information on courses and institutions
- Save unlimited shortlists to refer back to later
Apprenticeships
- Students can find live apprenticeship vacancies
- Vacancies are updated daily
- Rank and filter opportunities by factors like distance from home, weekly wage and application deadlines
- Direct link to the ‘apply’ page
- Each apprenticeship vacancy includes practical information about the opportunity, employer and training
- Save unlimited shortlists to refer back to later
Special Opportunities
Includes £5 million-worth of grants, bursaries, scholarships, contextual offers and extracurricular activities
These can be filtered by circumstances or characteristics, depending on the access requirements of the opportunity
Includes direct links for applying
Unlimited shortlists can be created and referred back to.
Opportunities for Access
Several events are integrated into the school careers programme. The offer provides an opportunity for partners to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers: see below the current school provision; this is updated regularly.
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Other activities that can occur over the year:
- Aspire to HE/ Unifrog – MOOCs
- UCAS Fair Birmingham University
- Visiting Speakers
- University Master Classes/taster events/summer school – independently attended by students or booked subject visits.
- Virtual Careers Events – independently booked by students and parent/carers.
- Business School Advisor – Careers talk, Mentoring and Subject Careers Scenario
- Stafford University & Careers Bus.
| Year Group | Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
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Year 7 |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Life Skills – Small group workshop introduction to CEIAG pathways(apprenticeships) Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3
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Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Colleges/University materials – Raising Aspirations Challenging Stereotypes. Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3 |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Skills Company – STEAM presentation (to support the careers fair as a follow on/lead up to) Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3
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| Year 8 | Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Life Skills – Small group workshop introduction to CEIAG pathways(apprenticeships) Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3. |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Colleges/University resources – Raising Aspirations Challenging Stereotypes Halesowen College. Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3. |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Skills Company – STEAM presentation (to support the careers fair as a follow on/lead up to) Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3.
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| Year 9 | Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3. |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Wolverhampton College – introduction to option blocks. Options Evening (followed by one-to-one guidance interviews for students on KS4 courses / pathways academic and vocational / technical with members of the SLT and Head of Year) Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3.
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Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Digital footprint -Social Media and Your Digital Footprint workshop Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos Unifrog Workshop – Online platform a one-stop-shop for students across KS3. |
| Year 10 | Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Higher Education – assembly on apprenticeships and college routes Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos. Work experience with Unifrog |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos World of Work – work experience for students to get a feel for the world of work, build confidence, identify their own strengths and weaknesses and improve their employability skills. All Year 10 will secure a work placement outside of school. All Year 10 will attend a one-week work placement starting Monday 5th June 2023
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Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Group Work sessions on researching careers, qualifications and post-16 pathways to include academic and vocational/technical Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos |
| Year 11 | Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Higher Education – assembly on apprenticeships and college routes 1:1 Guidance interviews through the school’s impartial careers advisor – resources Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos 1:1 Guidance interviews through the school’s impartial careers advisor. Life Skills – CEIAG form group careers world of work videos |
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| Year 12 | Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Access Programme – talk delivered by universities to disadvantaged and students who are first generation to attend university Wolverhampton Magistrate/lawyer – assist students preparing for a career in Law. HE+ Identify and enrol students to take part in Oxford and Cambridge Outreach HE+ programme. All Early Applicants Identify students and begin support University programmes. Summer Schools Pathways Study days, Social Mobility Foundation, Sutton Trust Summer Schools Medicine support events e.g. RCOA – signpost and support with references for appropriate students |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos HE Convention Birmingham – visit to Birmingham University. Unifrog Launch – Rep from Unifrog to launch online platform for research into HE options and Apprenticeships Unifrog workshop – Students research MOOC’s HE+ lectures continue. Residential visit with selected students Medicine and Dentistry Careers – University of Manchester Medical School talk to potential applicants Early Applicants Advice continues on wider reading/ enrichment and preadmissions testing Enrichment support Write all references required for study opportunities. |
Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Future First/careers workshop – CV/covering letter writing, interview techniques and practice University visits and Open Day The Art of the Personal Statement workshop – Unifrog support material and presentation Choosing where to go and what to study workshop – University presentation. Student Finance, Bursaries and Scholarships – University presentation Unifrog workshop – all students compile shortlists for at least one HE courses and at least one Apprenticeship Work Experience – work experience for students to get a feel for the world of work, build confidence, identify their own strengths and weaknesses and improve their employability skills. Oxford and Cambridge Open Day residential visits Medicine and Dentistry Applicant Workshops Medical Ethics, Problem Based Learning, Multi Mini Circuit Interviews, UKCAT & BMAT Enrichment Support for summer work placements for Early Applicants, Summer Reading and Study suggestions. |
| Year 13 | Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Barristers from Chambers in Manchester – assist students preparing for Bar Mock Trail at Early Applicants Assist with Personal Statements, UCAS references to meet 14th October deadline. Monitor preadmission test entries. Practice interviews Arrange practice interviews as appropriate.
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Raising Aspirations
Form time Careers videos Ace Your Exams workshop by Elevate Education Unifrog Workshop – all students not applying to HE compiles shortlists for Apprenticeships |
Termly Overview
Autumn Term A
Developing through careers, employability and enterprise education (Self- Development)
Learning about careers and the world of work (Career Exploration)
Developing career management and employability skills (Career Management)
- Year 9 1:1 Careers interviews start.
- Career interviews by request (Connexions support over the year, 10 days’ baseline service, RONI, SEN, LAC, 5 days traded service)
- Careers support-by request
Autumn Term B
- CORE Day- Year 11- My Future and employability- Post 16 and 18 options.
- CORE Day- Year 9- My Future and employability- Options and my career journey.
- CORE Lessons- Year 9- Developing yourself (through careers, employability and enterprise education). Learning about careers and the world of work. Planning for the future (using career management, employability and enterprise skills).
- Year 10- CORE Lessons- Developing yourself (through careers, employability and enterprise education). Learning about careers and the world of work. Planningfor the future (using career management, employability and enterprise skills).
- Year 11- CORE Lessons- Developing yourself (through careers, employability and enterprise education). Learning about careers and the world of work. Planning for the future (using career management, employability and enterprise skills).
- Year 9 1:1 Career interviews continue.
- Year 11 1:1 follow-up interviews by request
- Careers support- by request
Spring Term A
- CORE Day- Year 8 – My Future and Employability- Enterprise Challenge
- CORE Lessons- Year 8- Developing yourself (through careers, employability and enterprise education). Learning about careers and the world of work. Planning for the future (using career management, employability and enterprise skills).
- CORE Day- Year 10- University visits
- Year 10 Work experience and workplace visits
- Year 11 Careers follow-up appointments
- Careers support- by request
Spring Term B
- Year 10 1:1 Career interviews start.
- Year 10 and 12- The Skills and Apprenticeship Show- Wolverhampton Racecourse- TBC
- Year 11 -Extra Support for students that have not secured a post-16 destination.
- Careers support- by request
Summer Term A
- Year 7 – Core Lessons- Developing yourself (through careers, employability and enterprise education). Learning about careers and the world of work. Planning for the future (using career management, employability and enterprise skills).
- Year 10 1:1 Career interviews continue.
- Year 12 1:1 career interview.
- Careers support- by request
Summer Term B
- Year 12 Careers Week 6th July – students off timetable to start UCAS Applications and to research apprenticeships. Visiting speakers from universities, apprenticeship providers and employers.
- Year 7- CORE Day- My Future and Employability- What is a career? Guess My Job?
- CORE Day-Year 10 – My Future and Employability- Mock Interviews
- Year 12 –Wok Experience
- Careers support- by request
- Year 11 and 13- August- Careers Support for GCSE and A Levels Results Days.
6th Form
- Through their own enrichment program, students cover a variety of topics, including preparation and support to find work placements, study skills, UCAS preparation and applications as well as student finance and apprenticeship applications and interviews. Students are encouraged to attend master classes and open days at university along with relevant apprenticeship information events.
| Date: | September 2023 |
| Date approved: | |
| To be reviewed: | September 2024 |
| Programme written: | Mr. A Samuels – Assistant headteacher |
Moseley Park School CEIAG Development Plan 2023/24
| Vision Statement: | Key Objectives: |
| By 2022/23 to maintain an outstanding school of first choice at the heart of the local community.
1) Exceptional achievement for every student 2) High-quality teaching that inspires and engages minds through an exciting and creative curriculum 3) An inclusive school where everyone is valued, cared for and nurtured in an extraordinary way 4) Students stand out as model citizens, aspiring to make a difference to the lives of others through their exemplary behaviour and attitudes 5) High levels of well-being enable all members of the school community to flourish 6) Raising the aspirations of all stakeholders through a shared culture and vision to strive towards outstanding in all areas Values: Ready. Respectful & Responsible |
To meet the Gatsby Benchmarks to prepare students for the world of work and life beyond Moseley Park School.
1. A stable careers programme 2. Learning from labour market information 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil 4. Linking curriculum learning to careers 5. Encounters with employers and employees 6. Experiences of workplaces 7. Encounters with further and higher education 8. Personal guidance |
| Group | Strategy | Actions | Responsibility | Timescale
Start/Finish |
Gatsby Link | Resources | Monitored by: | Success criteria | Evidence |
| Whole School | Develop Career and Employability network links |
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SS | Each meeting is relevant | 1 | Time for SS to visit or to attend any events
Vikki Haines |
SS | SS gather best practice from Careers Meetings
Share best practice |
Evidence of best practice |
| Whole School | Increase awareness of apprenticeships through the annual apprenticeship events |
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SS | WB 8th November 2021 | 5,7 | Assembly time
Main Hall/E block |
SS/JE | Event runs Uptake increases on (18/19) previous years | Student sign in sheet Parent & student survey
Voice of the Learner – VOL |
| Whole School | Promote a stable careers program and share with appropriate people via the website | Update careers website with additional information. This will be ongoing throughout the year. | SS | Review Termly | 1 | Website updated | SS/JE | Website information accurate | Email
School Website |
| Whole School | Maintain data on leavers destinations |
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SS | November 2021
Termly |
3 | Data from external agencies posts on Moseley Park School website
Email address list of pupils to CCIS – Prospects Donna Green |
Records on students destinations after leaving Moseley Park School. | Destination Poster
Excel tracker Data collection successfully uploaded. |
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| Whole School | Careers information in every subject area | SS to ensure that these are up to date and provide new resources. | Review each even term to see If need updating | 4 | Photocopying
Proforma |
Each subject
area has an upto-date notice board |
Career posters in faculty areas |
| Group | Strategy | Actions | Responsibility | Timescale
Start/Finish |
Gatsby Link | Resources | Monitored by: | Success criteria | Evidence |
| Whole School | Careers events reported in Newsletter/Headlines |
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SS | Termly | 1 | Email
TV screens |
SS | Continued communication with staff and parents | Newsletter and Headlines
School website |
| Whole School
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Provide students with up to date Local Market Information |
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SS | Ongoing | 2 | Information from
W.ton BC. LMI information from office for national statistics
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SS | LMI is shared
with appropriate groups |
LMI information |
| Whole School | Motivational speakers to lead assemblies. |
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SS | Continual as and when opportunities arise | 5 | Careers Map
Impact sheets |
SS | A range of
assemblies are delivered to all |
Careers Map
SMSC – Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural Development Programme |
| Whole School | Provide encounters with employers (these are emailed by businesses to the school) |
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SS | Ongoing,
depending on when businesses provide opportunities. Termly |
5/6 | Transport
Staffing Costs Time out of lessons for students |
SS | Targeted groups of students attend events at local businesses | Event request form.
Trip registers. Compass data reviewed |
| Group | Strategy | Actions | Responsibility | Timescale
Start/Finish |
Gatsby Link | Resources | Monitored by: | Success criteria | Evidence |
| Whole School | Provide impartial guidance and support from external agencies |
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SS | 3 / 8 | SS | Students have clear actions from the mentoring | Feedback from mentors | ||
| Whole School | Track student experiences using COMPASS+ |
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SS
JC attendance |
Termly | 3 | SS | |||
| Faculties | Guidance for teachers on incorporation of CEIAG into lessons |
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SS | Term 1 and then reviewed termly
Term 1 or 2 for CPD session Term 3 & 4 |
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4 |
SS | Subject Teacher Champions | TDA teacher guidance for careers.
Student Voice Surveys |
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| Faculties | Faculties to promote careers during National Careers Week 7th – 11th March 2022 |
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SS | Term 2 for meeting 7th – 11th March | 4 | Websites with subject-specific resources | Student voice identifies careers links in lessons | Surveys
Resources |
| Group | Strategy | Actions | Responsibility | Timescale
Start/Finish |
Gatsby Link | Resources | Monitored by: | Success criteria | Evidence |
| All students | Students log their experiences |
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SS | Term 5 | 3 | Career Pilot
Time for assemblies Time in lessons to access website |
SS | Evidence log on careers pilot
All students registered on Unifrog |
Completed portfolio
(Record of achievements) |
| Year 11 | Track intended destinations |
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SS/JH | Ongoing | 3 | Data from external agencies
Engagement tracker Compass+ |
SS | All students have a destination on leaving Moseley Park School | Excel tracker
Data collection Governors report |
| Year 11 | Provide impartial guidance to targeted students through a careers appointment. |
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SS | Termly | 8 | Information on possible NEETs produced for connexions | SS | Students identified as NEET receive careers guidance and apply for college
Guidance arranged by Sept 21 |
Destination Data
Careers appointment record. Interviews/applications |
| Group | Strategy | Actions | Responsibility | Timescale
Start/Finish |
Gatsby Link | Resources | Monitored by: | Success criteria | Evidence |
| Year 11 | Provide encounters with further education providers | SS | Term 1 and 2 | 7 | Visitors from FE
Time to deliver sessions and subject staff to supervise |
SS | Students receive talk from FE and employers | Diversity & Wellbeing day
feedback |
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| Year 11 | Provide guidance on FE and HE |
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SS | Term 1 | 7 | Parent mail
Staff to supervise Participation and visits to the HE fair at STEAM Competition/ activities. |
SS | Student attend HE fair | Trip register
Go-4-schools |
| Year 11 | Provide encounters with employers through volunteering scheme – NCS |
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SS | Term 5 email faculties to see interest Term 6 to run | 5/6 | Staff to supervise volunteers | SS | Students volunteer in faculties and provide support | Volunteer register |
| Year 10 | Develop interview skills and techniques |
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SS
Enterprise advisor Keith Trubshaw |
Before the interview day in March | 5/6 | IT equipment Space for IT Photocopying | SS | Students attend the interview day and gain valuable feedback. | Evaluation forms Attendance register. |
| Year 10 | Attend college taster days |
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SS | Term 6 and before the taster days in July. | 7 | Complete Pro-forma and interview sheet. | SS | Students attend college taster days | Attendance registers
Go-4-schools |
| Group | Strategy | Actions | Responsibility | Timescale
Start/Finish |
Gatsby Link | Resources | Monitored by: | Success criteria | Evidence |
| Year 10 | Students complete one-week work experience |
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SS
Yr10 Tutors |
Starter: Term 2
End: Before work experience in June/July 22 |
5/6 | SS to visit sites
Virtual work experience W.ton EBP to carry out H&S checks on external agencies/companies not on the database. |
SS | Over 90% of student attend work experience | Work experience records. |
| Year 10 | Produce a CV |
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SS
Year 10 Tutors |
Contact Carol Codner in September.
Run a workshops CVs and interview skills/techniques CV’s completed before interview day. |
5 | Time for workshop
Subject staff to supervise groups |
SS | All students produce a CV | CVs
Completion record.
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| Year 9 | Visit to University |
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SS
J O’Keefe ME |
Term 1 and then whenever providers can offer a visit | 7 | Time in lessons | SS | Students in Yr9
Visit a university |
Attendance register.
Go 4 schools Emails Data collection |
| Group | Strategy | Actions | Responsibility | Timescale
Start/Finish |
Gatsby Link | Resources | Monitored by: | Success criteria | Evidence |
| Year 9 | Promote careers at options evening.
Subject career pathways |
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SS | Term 1, check-in Term 2. | 1/7 | Spaces for colleges/training providers. | SS | Training providers’/colleges attendance. | Options evening
Subject Taster sessions |
| Year 8 | Provide an encounter with employer through a Y8 Mock interview/Careers speed dating
Careers activities/tasks/workshops Guess my job |
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SS | 5 | Careers Pilot
Websites Virtual activities |
SS | Student evaluations
Student/staff feedback |
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| Year 7 | Provide an encounter with employees through range of activities | SS | Term 2 | 5 | Enterprise advisor
Speakers |
SS | Encounter takes place | VOL
Employers feedback |
| Monitor: Mr A Fitzgerald | On-going Intervention Programmes | |||
| Strategy/Actions: | Strategy/Actions: | Success criteria: | ||
| Year 12 | Year 13 | |||
| Term 1 | Self–development/Transition into Yr12:
Careers Exploration: Options at 17/18 Self-development: Study skills for A-level and university planning Enterprise activities – Whole school Birmingham – UCAS application process and workshops. Assessment days – Employers’ activities Apprenticeship workshop |
Careers Management: UCAS and employment workshops
Careers Management: Individual tutorials/intervention throughout the term. Careers Management: Practice university interviews for students who require them. Self-development/Careers Exploration: Employability Skills and study skills for university. Assessment days – Employers’ activities Apprenticeship workshop
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90% participation
All students Schedule timetable events Audit requirements ASK – Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge (GOV) Carol Codner |
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| Term 2 | Self–development/Study skills for A level and university.
Self-development/Careers Exploration/Careers Management: Students identified for a range of programmes – NCS project, Community project/tasks, mentoring etc. Self-development/Careers Exploration: Group seminars for students likely to be targeting competitive universities and courses. |
Self–development/ Careers Exploration: Employment at 18/21
Careers Management: Next steps |
Career pathways Expression of interest Careers materials and resources |
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| Term 3 | Careers Exploration: Meet the Professionals – Enterprise Advisor and a range of professionals, medicine, engineering, retail, business & management etc.
Careers Management: Personal Statements and UCAS registration Careers Management: Job application and C.V Skills. Self-development/Careers Exploration: Group seminars for students likely to be targeting competitive universities and courses. |
Careers Management: Individual support for students applying for apprenticeships/other employment. |
90% Participation Track progression Review & return destination data Excel trackers |
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Maps of Careers Education
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
| Term 1 | Self–development/ Careers Management:
Self-assessment and action planning (2 hours) |
Self-development: Attitude and Values (2 hours) | Self-development/Careers Exploration/Career Management:
Options programme 1: Decision-making, how to choose subjects (2 hours) |
| Term 2 | Self–development/ Careers Management | Self–development/ Careers Exploration/Careers Management | Careers Exploration /Careers Management:
Options programme 2 matching Subjects to jobs and considering how this might affect your options choices (2 hours) Self-Development/Careers Exploration: Options Programme 3: Taster lessons (2 hours) |
| Term 3 |
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Policy 2023-24
This report should be read in conjunction with the following policies:
- PSHE Policy
- Equality Policy
- Home School Agreement
- GDPR Privacy Policy
Designated Governor for CEIAG: Mr. Stuart Mincher.
Designated SLT member: Mr. Andrew Samuels
Other key staff: Ms. Eleanor Harris,
Aims of this policy:
- To outline Moseley Park’s commitment to CEIAG – we are currently refining our careers programme, to raise the profile and effectiveness of our provision.
- Identify student entitlement– all students from Year 7 – Year 13 are provided with an accessible career education, which enables them to make informed decisions in relation to the pathways that are suitable and available to them.
- Moseley Park’s commitment to ensuring that external education and training providers have access to our students – students in all year groups will be provided encounters with external education and training providers in line with ‘the Baker Clause’.
- The school’s Career Programme will raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes, celebrate diversity and promote equality of opportunity. This will ensure that we are meeting the needs of our diverse school community.
Student entitlement
Year 7
Students will identify personal traits, strengths and skills and develop confidence and have high expectations of themselves.
Students are introduced to careers resources and informed how to use them.
Students are introduced to Unifrog to explore their interest, what career paths they can take to reach their goals. Find and successfully apply for their next best step after school.
Students have optional access to independent and impartial advisers via drop in sessions.
By beginning careers education early students can make better-informed decisions at transition stages and are more motivated in school in order to follow a particular pathway.
Students will begin to think about GCSE options in terms of career pathways and plan their future within school.
Year 8
Students build on personal strengths and begin to link skills to specific careers enabling realistic and informed decisions at transition stages.
Students are introduced to the world of work and how it is constantly changing. Students introduced to other careers software and websites available in school. Students encouraged to think about what they might like to achieve after school.
Students have optional access to independent and impartial advisers via drop in sessions.
They are also encouraged to use careers resources available and informed where to find out more about specific courses/careers.
Students will have been provided with the information required, for them to make informed decisions and select the correct GCSE options to meet their desired destinations.
Year 9
Students are encouraged to reassess personal strengths with a focus on transferable skills.
What is important in a career? Students are encouraged to investigate different jobs and careers and what they mean in terms of lifestyle, budgeting and a good work/life balance and develop economic awareness.
Students are encouraged to challenge stereotypes within the world of work and traditional job roles.
What is a CV, what is a cover letter and why do people applying for jobs need them?
Students have optional access to independent and impartial advisers via drop-in sessions. They are also encouraged to use careers resources available and informed where to find out more about specific courses/careers.
Year 10
Students explore in depth the range of pathways available develop their employability and interview techniques.
Economic awareness developed further and students encouraged to think about employability, which careers appeal and to identify and set themselves realistic future goals.
Students agree personal action plans with careers adviser for the future and identify what specific action is required to achieve goals.
Students begin CV and cover letter writing.
Students have optional access to independent and impartial advisers via drop-in sessions. They are also encouraged to use careers resources available and informed where to find out more about specific courses/careers.
Specific mock interviews for those with a particular career path in mind are also available. Students complete work experience and record progress in the Work Experience Log.
Year 11
Students are helped with post-16 choices and encouraged to consider all their options including further study in 6th form, college, technical vocational routes, apprenticeships and Higher Education. Interview techniques further developed.
Students should use career interviews to help understand different career pathways and entry requirements and encouraged to make contingency plans should results be better/worse than expected and set personal targets for development.
Students are encouraged to think about the kind of behaviour potential employers look for.
Students are encouraged to attend careers talks, fairs, college and university open days and taster days with employers and training providers.
Students are assisted further with CV writing and encouraged to have a completed a CV and cover letter Students are kept up to date with post 16 deadlines.
Students have optional access to independent and impartial advisers via drop in sessions. They are also encouraged to use careers resources available and informed where to find out more about specific courses/careers.
Destinations of students are monitored for there, after the completion of Year 11.
Years 12 & 13
Students are given specific help with preparing for UCAS/applying for apprenticeships.
Sessions on understanding school leaver and graduate job markets and how to look and apply for jobs. Students should start to understand how world of work is changing and how it might affect individuals.
Students learn how to manage a career in terms of progression, budgeting and planning for the future. Students are reminded of different options including higher education, jobs, gap years, apprenticeships etc.
Students are encouraged to attend university open days, mock interviews, career interviews and meet potential employers to discuss future options.
Students have optional access to independent and impartial advisers via drop-in sessions. They are also encouraged to use careers resources available and informed where to find out more about specific courses/careers.
School Improvement Plan
The CEIAG is linked to the following SIP IAG priorities:
- Systems are in place to ensure all students are supported to access positive destinations at 16 and 18
- Students’ choices inform provision at Post 16
- The PSHE programme for each year group 11 – 18 contributes positively to IAG
- All students are supported to gain positive destinations at 16 and 18
- The school’s work in IAG is recognised externally
- All students gain positive destinations at 16 and 18
- An increased proportion of Year 10 students complete successful work experience placements
Involvement of staff
All school staff link their curriculum areas to the careers education programme, ensuring that students are aware of how each subject links to the world of work and the careers that are available through studying each specialism. Members of staff work with students to help them identify the pathways which, may interest them and provide guidance. Staff will identify the importance of STEM subjects and how they link into the wider world of work, providing engagement with linked careers.
Careers Library
Careers resources can be found in the CEIAG Hub, cyber café and on our online careers portal located on the school website: https://www.moseleypark.org/information/careers-information. All resources a regularly maintained and updated by Mr. A Samuels, these resources are available to be accessed at any time.
Work Experience
Students in Year 10 participate in work experience for the duration of a week to experience the world of work. Students are provided with the necessary support and guidance to prepare for this, engagement with employers and employees enhancing their employability skills.
Students in Year 12 are also encouraged to participate in a further work experience placement, to continue to build on their employability skills.
External Partners
We work closely with external partners to ensure that our students receive impartial CEIAG, further information can be located in our Careers Programme.
Send students
SEND students to receive specialist support from the school SENCO, support staff and Connexions, as well as our pastoral team. This support is in addition to the careers programme provided the whole school. Students requiring further support, are provided with further guidance to ensure that suitable destinations are identified.
Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium students are provided with the same opportunities within the careers programme, we ensure that financial barriers do not impact on student participation. Extensive tracking is carried out of PP and non-PP students to measure the impact and identify any gaps that need to be addressed.
Parents
Parents are encouraged to access Labour market information and post-16/18 pathway options in order to support their children in making their decisions.
Record Keeping
The school will retain data on student participation in enterprise and career education, together with IAG received. These records are accessible to the student and support the student’s career development.
| Date: | September 2023 |
| Date approved: | |
| To be reviewed: | September 2024 |
| Policy written: | Mr. A Samuels – Assistant headteacher |
