CAREERS AT BLESSED WILLIAM HOWARD
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Developing self-awareness
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Researching careers
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Exploring options (Sixth Form, Colleges, Apprenticeships, Training opportunities, University, Employment)
Stoke and Staffordshire Careers Hub (funded by the Careers and Enterprise Company). The purpose of the Careers Hub and the Careers and Enterprise Company is to reform careers education across England. Our aim is to ensure the children at Blessed William Howard are best prepared to achieve their full potential in the workplace of the future. Their role is to support our Careers Leader with the planning, delivery and evaluation of our school's Careers Education Programme and offer information, advice & guidance on how to best meet the Government's Framework for the Gatsby Benchmarks.
The importance of careers education, information and guidance (CEIAG)
- To develop information, knowledge and understanding of their transition options available at post-16 and post-18 destinations such as within our own BWH Sixth Form Partnership, local colleges and training providers, including courses in A levels, T levels, Apprenticeships, BTECs, Diplomas and employment.
- To help students to make informed decisions through access to a Level 6 qualified and highly experienced independent and impartial Careers Advisor from Entrust.
- To engage in meaningful dialogues with employers, employees and workplaces to create a bespoke programme of events to take place on a hybrid basis, both in-school and virtually, during PSHE drop-down days and other events held throughout the year. Where possible, there will be a biannual careers' fayre to bring together the best representation of university, FE college and training providers as well as employers from our local area.
- To promote the effective use of pertinent Labour Market Information (LMI) for Staffordshire, and beyond, differentiated for their year group so students have a clear understanding of the emerging jobs market, particularly one suitable for a post-Covid recovery economy.
- To prepare older students for the pressure of exams and stress management as they learn study skills that will be beneficial for them as they begin to enter the world of work.
- To support an aspirational and insightful work experience placement in Years 10 and 12 that promotes equity and social mobility for all students regardless of background.
- To engage positively with the Staffordshire's inspirational Higher Horizons outreach programme to ensure equitable access to the best Information, Advice and Guidance at a Higher Education (university) level of study.
- To place a high priority on students being given the chance to develop their workplace and employability skills (such as writing applications, CVs, interview preparation, delivering oral presentations, problem solving, teamwork), which will allow them to become effective employees in the future and have a rewarding career journey.
- Above all else, to develop confidence, resilient young people with excellent mental health support who are fully prepared to successfully make the next step in their educational journey.
Gatsby Benchmark
Provider Access Arrangements - May 2025
Date of next review: September 2025
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Useful links:
www.fasttomato.com - A Careers Programme that uses personal preferences to suggest possible career areas
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/ - The government website for careers information and advice
https://www.plotr.co.uk - a website that highlights career areas and provides career inspiration
http://www.ucas.com - for university information and applications
https://www.unifrog.org/ - for post 16 and 18 planning
https://www.careersbox.co.uk/ - videos to showcase many different career areas
https://icould.com/ - videos and information on different career areas