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Careers

Careers Leader: Mrs S. Macpherson (staffsmacpherson@kggs.org)

All students are given access to a Careers Education and Guidance programme and have the opportunity to discuss their experiences and learning outcomes.

All students will have access to the following:

One lesson of PSHE guidance every two weeks
Year 9 and Year 11 Options Evenings
Appropriate careers advice within subject areas and highlighting of both employability skills and vocational subject significance
Opportunity to discuss future plans with tutors, and an independent CEG advisor
Preparation for their day placement on Take your Daughter to Work Day in Year 8
Year 9 visit to the South Kesteven Careers Fair in February
Year 11 attend a talk where they gain information on apprenticeships
Year 10, 11 and Year 12 will be offered an interview with an independent CEG advisor
Year 12 and 13 students receive both whole year group and individual 1:1 advice and guidance on the university application process
Year 13 students selecting post 18 progression outside Higher Education receive individual guidance to support their applications and advice on the selection process
An opportunity to attend mock interviews
Young Enterprise in Year 12
Careers week (June/July), where all curriculum subjects highlight career opportunities and employability skills linked to their subject areas across all year groups

Students will be able to:

Record their achievements and set individual targets
Access the Careers Library and School Library 8.00 am to 4:15 pm

Students can identify their Key Skills through the Personal Development & Guidance programme.

Provider Access Policy

Introduction

This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

Pupil Entitlement

All pupils in years 8-13 are entitled:

To find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point;
To hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including
technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events;
To understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

Management of provider access requests

Procedure

A provider wishing to request access should contact Mrs Sally Macpherson Careers Leader. Telephone: 01476 563017 Email: staffsmacpherson@kggs.org

For safeguarding purposes, providers should bring photo identification with them when visiting the school.

Careers Programme
	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Year 8	Reflective Learners 1:1 Reviews Future Hopes & Dreams Confidence Science – Medic Day	Life Skills – assembly and tutor group opportunities Take Your Daughter to Work Day The World of Work	Life Skills – assembly and tutor group opportunities Team Building Day (RAF) Careers Survey First Aid
Year 9	GCSE Options Evening Real Game Personal Finance	Resilience research Money Matters South Kesteven Careers Fair	Financial Capability Access to Independent Careers advisor
Year 10	Life Skills – Entering the World of Work Careers Interviews Magistrate Talks Science – Big Bang Fair	Employment Rights & Laws Careers Interviews Personal Finance CV Writing Post-16 Options	Life Skills – assembly and tutor group opportunities Careers Interviews Employability Skills
Year 11	Life Skills – assembly on opportunities at 16 Apprenticeships Talk Careers Interviews	Post – 16 evening Post -16 taster sessions 1:1 meetings about post 16 options Careers Interviews	Careers Interviews Oxbridge Conference
Year 12	Benefits of extra-curricular activities. Employability Skills Promotion of Work Experience Launch of Young Enterprise	Small group sessions: future education, training and employment options. Higher Education talks Review of work experience and extra- curricular activities	Higher Education evening Interview skills & mock interviews Preparing a CV Post-18 Day UCAS Exhibition Oxbridge Conference
In Y12 & Y13 students have ongoing careers interviews and all-year-round talks about different careers according to their requests e.g. law, midwifery, routes into teaching, armed forces, psychology etc. (Many of these are provided by the school’s alumni)
Year 13	Workshops – HE and higher apprenticeship applications 1:1 reviews Post-18 options research Employability skills Update work experience log	Studying abroad/gap years Personal Financial Management Survival skills for living away from home.

Premises and Facilities

The school will make the main hall, classrooms or private meeting rooms available for discussions between the provider and students, as appropriate to the activity. The school will also make available AV and other specialist equipment to support the provider presentations. This will be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the Careers Administrator or the Careers Leader.

Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature at the Careers Resource Centre. The Careers Resource Centre is available to all students at lunch and break times.

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