Careers Education and Guidance at Hellesdon High School What do we do; KS3, KS4, KS5? Who is involved? External input Developments

Key Stage 3 Careers is taught within the Religious Education/Citizenship curriculum from Year 7 Emphasis on developing personal awareness and skills eg assertiveness, teamwork, resilience, coping with transition Stereotyping Year 8 Enterprise Day working with employers (Inspired Youth) Year 9 all students have a lesson delivered by the Careers Co-ordinator looking at the process of choosing options and researching careers ideas on websites

Key Stage 4 Focus is on Year 10 Timetabled careers lessons once a fortnight Taught by the ICT Team in ICT rooms with access to computers for research Use KUDOS (JED from 2017)to generate career ideas Topics include preparation for work experience, CV writing, interview skills, transferable skills, LMI, travel to work/study, finance for further study, post 16 options including alternatives to A levels, apprenticeships Very interactive – produce powerpoints, posters, presentations Self generated work experience

Year 11 Use Assemblies to give key information eg 6th Form/College deadlines Talks from 6th Form and local Colleges Apprenticeship talk College visits for selected SEN/PP pupils 1:1 guidance interviews; self referral, mentor referral, Head of Year referral, SENCO referral, Pastoral Team referral, Pupil Premium team referral Careers Co-ordinator attends SEN transition meetings Mentor inset session in September – how to support students with decision making. Key information on RPA, post 16 options, 6th Form/College Open Evenings, Apprenticeships, useful websites, how and when to refer for guidance Parents’ Information Evening - September

Key Stage 5 Careers is delivered through the weekly ‘Conference’ programme Induction session – ‘Options with A levels’ – delivered by Careers Co-ordinator Higher Education talks, visits to universities, Higher Education Convention HE applications are dealt with by mentors and Heads of Year Talk on Apprenticeships Support from Careers Co-ordinator for students looking for jobs/apprenticeships Self referral, tutor referral and Head of Year referral for guidance interviews Self generated work experience at the end of Year 12

External input Events including ‘Norfolk Careers and Skills Festival’, ‘Careers in the NHS’, ‘Girls into Science and Engineering’, Mi Care, Mi Fi (Inspired Youth), Higher Education Convention ‘Move on Up’ at UEA (Year 10) – raising aspiration Villiers Park/UEA mentoring and residentials for selected pupil premium students in Year 10 and Year 12 – raising aspiration ‘Inspired Women’ – business women mentoring eight Year 10 girls UEA Medicine Club – delivered by medical students Talks eg Veterinary Science and nursing – local veterinary practice

Impact Achieved Career Mark (November 2016)! Increased numbers of Year 11 students entering Apprenticeships Low NEET figures for several years

Developments/could do better More evaluation of the programme Comprehensive entitlement statement – what input the students will receive in each academic year Closer work with employers via Enterprise Adviser programme