Careers

• Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) from Years 7-13. This is mainly through one to one appointments, whole group guidance during PSHE days and information evenings. Students can discuss anything related to careers and information is also given about finances and the implication of this on them i.e. student loans. It also touches on their emotional wellbeing and how they cope with pressures at school and home.
• An individualised action plan is used to track student progress. This is also shared with parents.
• As part of Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) days students have a spiral of CEIAG opportunities which include employer encounters, information on further and higher education, apprenticeships, employability skills, how to complete applications and how best to present at interview. These tools equip students to make well informed choices about their future options.
• We try to maximise our links with parents and guardians through Parents Evenings or one to one appointments. We also offer access to Kudos Software on our Website so that parents can use this with their child at home and explore careers, courses and Labour Market Information (LMI). Through this, parents and students can contact the Careers Advisor to make appointments or ask questions.
• Ensuring they get the best possible Work Experience as part of their Year 10 experience. Our Careers Advisor has created strong links with a wide range of local employers ranging from retail to construction. Students who cannot organise their own work placements are supported with applications to these local contacts. All students are visited during the course of the placement and log books are checked to ensure they have adhered to the expected standards.
• Work placement support is also provided for Post 16 students studying Health and Social Care and Childcare.
• Providing individualised Advice and Guidance for all Year 11 and 13 students.
• A Careers Hub in the library so that students have a central place to meet the Careers Advisor and have access to careers resources.
• Small group support for SEND/ LDD and vulnerable students in accessing appropriate career pathways.

The school measures and assesses the impact of the careers program through its NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) figures.

Careers Provision and audit of providers at GSA

Activity	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12	Year 13
Careers in PSHE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1 : 1 Careers interviews					Yes	Yes	Yes
Careers Fair			Yes	Yes	Yes
Work experience				Yes		Yes	Yes
University Campus visit			Yes	Yes		Yes
National Apprenticeship week			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

*Yes - Upon request

Careers programme by term

Autumn 1

Year 8 – Challenging gender and career stereotypes afternoon

Year 12 – Apprenticeship awareness assembly

Year 12 & 13 - One to one careers meetings (student request)

Autumn 2

Year 9 – Options assembly

Year 10 – University of Wolverhampton campus visit
                  Work experience assembly

Year 11 – One to one careers meetings

Year 12 Employer talk (Midland Metro Alliance)

Year 12 & 13 - One to one careers meetings (student request)

Spring 1

Years 9 & 11 – Careers fair

Year 10 - University of Wolverhampton campus visit

Years 9 – 13 – National Apprenticeship week – Meet an apprentice

Year 11 – Post 16 options assembly
                  One to one careers meetings

Year 12 – Face to face mock interviews

Year 13 – University interview techniques session (University of Gloucesteshire)

Year 12 & 13 - One to one careers meetings (student request)

Spring 2

Year 10 - Mock interviews

Year 10 - Work experience

Year 11 – One to one careers meetings

Year 12 – Mentoring scheme (University of Gloucestershire)

Year 13 – Student finance and budgeting session (University of Wolverhampton)

Year 12 & 13 – University drop in session

Year 12 & 13 – One to one careers meetings (student request)

Summer 1

Year 7 – Raising Aspirations - University visit to school (Girton College, Cambridge)

Year 7 – Apprenticeship awareness session

Year 11 – Apprenticeship focus groups

Year 12 – Mentoring scheme (University of Gloucestershire)

Year 13 – Apprenticeship focus groups

Year 12 & 13 – One to one careers meetings (student request)

Summer 2

Year 9 & 10 – Careers fair

Year 11 – Apprenticeship focus groups

Year 12 – University of Wolverhampton visit

Year 13 – Apprenticeship focus groups

Year 12 & 13 – One to one careers meetings (student request)

Other careers related activities

Careers in the curriculum – Speakers & employers related to subjects booked by subject teachers

Taster events – University taster events – Promoted for individual students to attend

Post 16 virtual work experience – Promoted for individuals to attend if of interest (Crown Prosecution Service/ Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals)

CEIAG spiral of work