The school aims, the Work Experience Programme,
Business Education Partnership, College Links Programme, the
National Framework 11-19, Vocational and Work-Related Learning
at KS4, the Connexions Service Level Agreement have been used
to formulate the Careers Education and Guidance Programme offered
to students from Year 7 to 11.
All topics are evaluated and updated regularly to accommodate
new recommendations, developments and initiatives.
Aims
The purpose of the programme is to help individual students
understand themselves and the influences on them, investigate
opportunities in learning and work, make and adjust plans
to manage change and transition by incorporating relevant
aims from the Personal Development Curriculum.
WORK EXPERIENCE
PROGRAMME (LEARNING THROUGH WORK)
All students have the opportunity
of participating in the school’s Work Experience / Work Shadow Programme and
/ or the school’s Vocational Education Programme.
LEARNING
ABOUT AND FOR WORK
- The Learning Outcomes from KS3 and KS4
of the National Framework, Vocational and Work-Related
Learning at KS4 are
differentiated
as appropriate to the cohort.
- Currently the ASDAN Award Scheme – Preparation for
Making Career Choices and the World of Work Challenge (Bronze
and / or Silver Award) is run.
- In September 2005 the WJEC First Skills Profile was introduced
to accredit CEG, WRL and Enterprise at KS4.
WJEC Entry Level Provision
First Skills Profile:
LEARNING ABOUT AND FOR WORK
This course is based on the unit structure of the
Entry Level Certificate in Skills for Life and Work.
The key differences include:
- Freedom of choice in the selection of units
- Assessment and end of unit profiles are based on the successful
completion of tasks
- Certification is on demand following
completion of the unit(s)
Each unit:
- is self-contained and free-standing
- designed to be delivered in 25-30 hours
- provides an appropriate
teaching framework
- indicates relevant knowledge, understanding,
skills and learning outcomes
- offers practical advice and
guidance
- identifies portfolio evidence
- is based on ten tasks
- accreditation is by individual unit
profiles recording the successful task completion
- certification
is on demand
Students have a Transition Plan and
access to the Transition Adviser and Learning Mentor to help
them make informed choices about their futures.
The school’s Personal Adviser works with pupils and
the Transition Adviser to discuss appropriate destinations
for pupils that provide routes of progression.
This will include information about all the options open
to them, including opportunities to gain nationally recognised
qualifications to the age of 19 and beyond.
A Personal Adviser from the Connexions Service works with
the Transition Adviser and usually attends the students’ Year
9, 10 and 11 Annual Reviews to offer advice on Post 16 provisions
available.
Staff Involved Mrs J Whalley is Careers WRL and Enterprise Coordinator
Mrs Capell manages the Year 11 transition
into Post 16 provision
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