Overall Aims and Objectives

 
Careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) at St Joseph’s RC High School aims to encourage students to consider a wide range of options and opportunities and ultimately to go into courses and jobs which suit their needs, talents, skills and qualities.
 
Within this, they will:
 

• Develop a broad understanding of the world of work and an ability to respond to changing opportunities
• Make the best use of information, advice and guidance (IAG) and their networks of support, both independently and with guidance
• Develop essential career skills including resilience, adaptability, enterprise, employability and self-presentation
• Manage transitions in their lives such as the change from school to university or work
• Raise their aspirations, broaden their horizons and counter stereotyped thinking about what they and others can do in our society

Commitment

The governing body, head teacher, senior leadership team and staff are committed to:

• Meeting our statutory careers-related responsibilities and the Gatsby Benchmarks
• Providing resources and advice to enable students to understand and develop career choices, including securing independent and impartial careers guidance for Years 7- 13
• Ensuring that careers education is seen as a key part of the overall curriculum and learning framework for all years, with a planned programme of CEIAG activities that meet students’ needs
• Ensuring that careers advice provided is both independent and impartial, and is offered equally to all students regardless of gender, ethnicity or disability
• Involving students, staff, parents and carers in the further development of careers work
• Working with a range of external partners and organisations, including providers of careers advice and guidance and local education-business partnerships.

Delivery

 
Careers guidance is provided in partnership with an accredited careers guidance provider and includes individual and group activities. The school encourages the development of employability skills in various aspects of school life – in other curriculum lessons, for instance, or in specific activities such as CV preparation. These skills include meeting deadlines, meeting high expectations of attendance and punctuality, adhering to a dress code, a typical working day, flexibility, thinking skills, the ability to work independently and as a team and using a wide range of different communication skills. Students are provided with opportunities to reflect on how these skills would be relevant to the world of work.
 
Students’ opinions are sought after a series of careers lessons or activities – responses are collated and fed back to teachers concerned. Student evaluations are also carried out after individual and group careers guidance sessions in addition to careers activities undertaken. Destination measures are analysed and used to ensure that the school is providing the right advice and guidance to head students in the right directions so that they are successful.

Contact Details

 
Careers Leader – Mr R Dann
r.dann@st-josephs.slough.sch.uk
 
Head of VI Form – Mr R Dann
r.dann@st-josephs.slough.sch.uk
 
Adviza – Independent and impartial Careers advice
www.adviza.org.uk
 
We have a dedicated careers adviser who is available to students throughout the year through our links with Adviza.
 
A provider of careers information wishing to request access to speak to students should contact Mr R Dann.

Premises and Facilities

 
St. Joseph’s will make the school hall, classrooms or private meeting rooms available for discussions or presentations between provider and students, as appropriate to the activity. This will be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the careers leader.

Useful Attachments & Websites

 
www.eclips-online.co.uk
 
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
 
www.thebigchoice.com/school_college_leavers
 
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
 
https://www.startprofile.com
 
www.icould.com

Baker-Clause-Advice.pdf

Careers Delivery 2021-2022

Unlocking Employability and Potential

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Sixth Form

We provide…
The World of Work Guidance	The World of Work Guidance booklet is put together to guide students through every aspect of choosing careers and applying for jobs, including where to look for jobs, the different routes into employment (including apprenticeships), CV writing, creating a positive digital footprint and target setting.
	The World of Work Guidance booklet World Of Work Booklet World-of-Work-booklet.pdf 802.6 KiB 137 Downloads DETAILS
World of Work PSHE Curriculum	The World of Work unit of our PSHE curriculum sits alongside our World of Work Guidance and form time career guidance. It drills down into more detail of how to be competitive in the local and national job market and includes:
	1. How to write a CV (The Catenians)
	2. How to write a covering letter
	3. Interview success
	4. Employability skills (Paula Taplin from the DWP)
	5. Mock interviews (The Catenians)
	6. Financial management
Adviza Careers Interviews	Students have the opportunity to meet with a career’s councillor through the school. Students should speak to their Heads of Year for a place.
Form Time Career Guidance	One registration session a week is dedicated to careers guidance via 1:1 interviews with the form tutor and guided research using eCLIPS
	Students are also sent a quarterly copy of CareersMag via PDF (there is also a paper copy in the Sixth Form office).
	Students should also use:
	CareerMap – https://careermap.co.uk/
	NotGoingToUni – www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/advice/subjects/4/Apprenticeships
	Apprenticeships.org.uk – http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk
	UCAS Apprenticeships – https://www.ucas.com/apprenticeships-in-the-uk
Careers Week	A week dedicated to promoting careers information in the sixth form – 2nd of March
Apprenticeship Week	A week dedicated to promoting apprenticeship information in the sixth form – 3nd of February
National School and College Leaver Show – Ascot	A trip at Ascot racecourse for sixth form students on 1-2 December 2020 and brings together employers, colleges, universities and GAP providers with those wanting to find out more about whats on offer for them. Over 80 exhibitors will be taking part.
National School and College Leaver Show – Ascot	Students took part in December 2019 and found the trip extremely useful in guiding their career choices.
Mock Interviews	Mock interviews held by the Catenians Society. Students are given written feedback for their reflection.
SEGRO Volunteer Passport	A programme funded by SEGRO in which students are taught employability skills alongside volunteering opportunities.
5-day Work Experience – Learning to Work	A programme provided for Year 12 students, coordinated by local company Learning to Work, in which our students take part in a 5-day work experience placement linked to their career goals. Students complete placement reflection through the Learning to Work booklets.

All Students

Gatsby Benchmarks

• A stable careers programme
• Learning from careers and Labour Market Information
• Addressing the needs of each student
• Linking curriculum learning to careers
• Encounters with employers and employees
• Experience of workplaces
• Encounters with further and higher education
• Personal Guidance

Careers Magazines

• Careermag

• Loud Magazine : Loud is an informative and supportive guide for 16-19 year olds, to assist them with their next stage in higher education.

• National Careers Service

Labour Market Information

(LMI) provides you with an overview of what’s happening in the world of work.
https://www.lmiforall.org.uk/
 

National Information

You can log onto eClips (see posters in school for the log on information) to check out any career area and find out what’s happening.
 
You can also type a job title into ‘LMI For All’ to display quick info about what is happening in that career area.
 

Careermap is an online career resource that provides live post-16 opportunities, such as apprenticeship vacancies, college courses, university and graduate options. We also offer career advice and guidance so young people can make well-informed decisions to enhance their futures! Check out 1000’s of live opportunities here.