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Careers

At Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) is an essential part of the support we offer to our pupils and students.  Effective careers support can help to prepare young people for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life; it can help them to make decisions and manage transitions as learners and workers. 

As options for young people become more varied and complex, it is vital that we support them to develop the knowledge and skills they need to make informed choices for their future. As a result, the careers programme has a whole-school remit designed to complement the rest of the school curriculum.

Our policy sets out how career activities are delivered at school and explains what we can expect from the careers programme.

  • Head of Careers – Mr Meredith; careers@ilsley.bham.sch.uk

    The Careers Lead will oversee the delivery of the careers programme, supports and administers all career-related activities and events and liaises with local and national businesses, organisations, colleges and universities to ensure pupils and staff have opportunities to interact and provide worthwhile experiences of work, including the organisation of the annual careers fair.

    Due to the whole-school remit of careers work, the range of staff involved in supporting careers activities is large and includes all form tutors and subject teachers.

  • Careers Advisor – Mrs Williams; mjwilliamscareers@gmail.com

  • Form tutors are introduced to the concepts, aims and programme for CEIAG at Archbishop Ilsley during INSET days and Twilight Training. This staff development is further enhanced at careers meetings.

When monitoring the success of the careers programme, the school considers formal and informal measures, qualitative and quantitative data and hard and soft outcomes for pupils students. The careers programme is evaluated in a number of ways, including:

  • Pupil/student feedback regarding their experience of the careers programme.
  • Staff feedback on careers lessons, careers activities, careers fair etc.
  • Gathering informal feedback from external partners and from parents and carers.
  • Quality assurance of careers lessons as part of the tutor time programme.
  • The use of Google Drive to track date and work completed.
  • Student destination figures post-16 and post-18.

Our Intent:

The Archbishop Ilsley careers programme aims to:

  • Encourage pupils and students to be ambitious, broaden their horizons and explore their own career aspirations throughout their life at school.
  • Ensure pupils’ and students’ readiness to take their next step in their learning or career.

 

Archbishop Ilsley School and Sixth Form follows the principles of the Gatsby Benchmarks. The eight Gatsby Benchmarks are as follows:

  • A stable careers programme.
  • Learning from career and labour market information.
  • Addressing the needs of each pupil.
  • Linking curriculum learning to careers.
  • Encounters with employers and employees.
  • Experiences of workplaces.
  • Encounters with further and higher education.
  • Personal guidance.

 

The following objectives and information summarises some of the ways our careers programme meets the Gatsby Benchmarks:

  • Helping pupils and students to understand the changing world of work.
  • Facilitating meaningful encounters with employers for all pupils and students.
  • Supporting positive transitions into KS4, post-16 and post-18.
  • Enabling pupils and students to develop the research skills to find out about opportunities.
  • Helping pupils and students to develop the skills, attitudes and qualities to make a successful transition into the world of work.
  • Encouraging participation in continued learning, including further and higher education and apprenticeships.
  • Supporting inclusion, challenging stereotyping and promoting equality of opportunity.
  • Contributing to strategies for raising achievement, particularly by increasing motivation.
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