St Joseph's RC High School
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and young people and, expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Careers Programme Overview 2021-23
IMPACT of Careers Programme – progress against the GATSBY standards
St Joseph’s RC High School is committed to ensuring that our CEIAG programmes are designed to develop pupils’ skills, confidence, knowledge and understanding, in order for them to make realistic, well-informed career choices for their future. We achieve this through:
Careers Lead Contact – The Careers Lead at St Joseph’s RC High School is Donna Hancock.
A provider wishing to request access should contact Donna Hancock
Telephone: 01204 697456; Email: dhancock510@st-josephs.bolton.sch.uk
A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme(which can be found under CEIAG policy) offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers.
In addition to the careers programme the following support is also available
Careers guidance interviews offer support and advice about post 16 options they can also help pupils to recognise their skills qualities and interests so that they can make well informed and realistic decisions about their future career. During the interview a Careers Action Plan is completed which contains information from the discussion and any action points that might need to be completed.
Parents are also welcome to attend the appointment should they wish to.
Pupils can call into the careers office during break, lunchtime, or after school, for information, advice and guidance.
My World Of Work – Support for parents and carers | My World of Work
Careers Advice For Parents –Careers Advice for Parents – Youth Employment UK
A parents’ toolkit for career conversations (talkingfutures.org.uk)
News, information, and opportunities shared through the school website and Facebook page.
Options and Careers Evenings provide opportunities to share information and engage in dialogue with parents /carers.
Leader of Careers, Head of Year and SLT presence at parents./careers evenings
Parents/carers career evening information pack with feedback form at the back
Parents/carers are welcome to attend a 1-2-1 careers interview with son/daughter
Parents/carers input into work experience placements, through evaluations and discussions.
Txt messages home informing parents/carers, of careers events
Mock Interview evening, preparation material for parents/carers preparing their child for their first interview
Work experience parent/carers information pack
Introduced as an amendment to the Technical and Further Education Act 2017, the Baker Clause stipulates that schools must allow colleges and training providers access to every student in years 8- 13 to discuss non-academic routes that are available to them (See Appendix A). It is expected that by doing so this will help address the UK’s productivity challenges and address skills shortages experienced across several sectors of the economy. This regulation has been enforced since January 2nd 2018.
The Department for Education’s Statutory guidance for governing bodies, school leaders and school staff sets out the expectations of schools which includes:
* Every school must ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access all pupils in year 8 to year 13 for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships.
* Every school must publish a policy statement setting out their arrangements for provider access and ensure that it is followed.
The school policy for CIAG can also be viewed in the policies section of the school website.
Policy Statement Provider Access
CEIAG PolicySt JosephCEIAG Policy 2021-2023
lease click here to view the Code of Practice School and College
CE/IAG
Inspiring IAG Gold award
St Josephs is working towards The ‘Careers in Quality Standard’ enabling our school to gain recognition for our careers provision and good practice. The framework we follow will ensure we are meeting national guidance and legislation, and it raises the profile of CE/IAG and supports its continuous improvement.
what is LMI ? LMI describes the world of work ,includes up too date information on what’s jobs exist whether that’s locally , nationally and even internationally, the number and type of job vacancies where the jobs are situated, qualifications, skills and experience needed, hour of work and salaries, sectors that are predicted to grow or decline, skills gaps that are or will be needed by industries and businesses.LMI is anything that is quantitative and qualitative
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Further/Higher Education Information
All pupils are invited to attend college transition days. These days are organised through our local colleges in the summer term of Year 10. Pupils will ‘sample’ different subject areas and learn about the different courses and facilities the colleges have to offer. These invaluable days help pupils to explore their options and prompt the start of the decision making process about which subjects they may wish to pursue post 16.
Having a clear understanding of their predicted grades at this time enables them to explore the entry requirements for the different courses and make sure they understand in advance, the expectations of them by the end of Year 11.
Thinking about your future and the career path you are going to choose is one of the most important decisions you will probably ever make. You spend the majority of your life in your place of work, so choosing the right qualifications and training is vital..
In order to assist our pupils to start to make those decisions, they can make an appointment with
Mrs Hancock Registered Careers Lead/Careers adviser
01204 697456 ex 107
Mrs Hancock is based in the English block on the ground floor (just off the school hall).
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What to do with a degree in history _ Money _ The Guardian
What can I do with a Geography degree_
Department of Geography _ Career Outcomes for Our Graduates – Durham University
Job options for science graduates _ TARGETjobs
STEM careers toolkit_ secondary STEM careers toolkit _ STEM
See Where They Can Take You _ STEM
What to do with a degree in modern languages _ Money _ The Guardian
Language graduates_ what jobs are they doing now_ _ Education _ The Guardian
Work Life_ Meekyoung Shin, Artist _ Stylist
Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs for Arts Majors – Best Colleges Online
Danielle – Quality Technician – Future Morph
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Theology and Religious Studies skills that employers value – Careers Service _ Cambridge University
English tripos and your career – Careers Service _ Cambridge University
Career opportunities for English graduates – University of Warwick
Why studying English is great for your career _ The University of Sunderland
Music graduates are more employable than you might think _ Education _ The Guardian
St Joseph’s actively encourages employers to get involved with our Careers Programme. If you would like to find out more information on how you can get involved with the school, please contact Donna Hancock Careers Leader at dhancock510@st-josephs.bolton.sch.uk
St Josephs annual mock interview scheme is supported by local businesses, higher/further education /apprenticeship providers, staff, pupils an parents
A mock interview is a simulation of a job interview that is undertaken in order to train the interviewee for the real thing. The mock seeks to replicate the conditions of the real experience as closely as possible. The purpose is to gauge how the interviewee would react in situations that may arise; it’s also a way to pre-empt any issues that may come up.
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St Josephs Annual careers Fair in September, for all Year 10 /Year 11.
T-Levels are new courses which follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A levels.
These 2-year courses, which launched September 2020, have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work, further training or study.
T-Levels offer students a mixture of classroom learning and ‘on-the-job’ experience during an industry placement of at least 315 hours (approximately 45 days)
Please click link below for more information
T Levels | The Next Level Qualification
CAREERS SUPPORT: ALL YEARS
Mrs Hancock is available in the Careers Office (ground floor, English block)for all students to access support & guidance.
Please note: Lesson times are only for pre-booked interviews/appointments.
Please feel free to call in at the times shown below.
Opening times: Monday- Friday
Before School: 8.00 – 8.30am
Break: 10.45 – 11am
Lunch: 1.30 – 1.45pm
After school: 2.45 – 4pm
Please see below a list of career resource links to a range of excellent career websites and resources which you can access.
Provide pupils with information on their full range of opportunities. Pupils should use these portals as part of their careers advice and guidance provision. Pupils can access information on every post 16 and post 18 opportunity available to them across the UK. Its easy to navigate and allows the pupil to make sound choices about their next destination.
St Josephs subscribes to ‘Unifrog’ which all pupils have access to. This allows students to easily search for university courses and all available apprenticeships across the country. Students can compare courses and apprenticeship opportunities to tailor to their individual strengths and areas of interest. Employers from Unifrog come
into school to speak with each year group at a relevant time to enable them to make the most of the resource. Unifrog has a careers library with information about a wide range of careers, salaries and routes into the career. Students utilise unifrog to construct their CV, Personal Statement, record key competencies and engagement in
activities
Parent_Launch_Presentation 2021
Unifrog College / Sixth Form tool
Please see Mrs Hancock in the careers department(ground floor English block) if you need any guidance
Please feel free to contact Mrs Hancock, Careers Lead if you require any
Local Government Jobs: http://www.lgcnet.com/
Academic Careers Vacancies: http://www.academiccareers.com/
Appointments for Teachers: http://www.eteach.com/
Appointments for Teachers: http://www.tes.co.uk/
Healthcare Jobs: www.nhscareers.nhs.uk
British Veterinary Association: http://www.bva.co.uk/
R.S.P.C.A.: http://www.rspca.org.uk/
Institute of Plumbing: http://www.ciphe.org.uk/
Industry Training Board: http://www.ecitb.org.uk/
Institute of Civil Engineers: http://www.ice.org.uk/homepage/index.asp
Construction Is A Career Like No Other | Go Construct
Free Skills, Job and Career Growth Learning – SkillsBuild Program – IBM.org
Apprenticeships, School Leaver Jobs & Reviews _ RateMyApprenticeship
All the information is available through the BAE Website
Jobs and Apprenticeships
www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk
www.gov.uk:apply-apprenticeship
Apprenticeships Archives _ Babington
Further Education (FE) Courses at College or 6th form;
Higher Education (HE) Courses at University;
Careers & Personal Development Portal – University
Volunteering opportunities;
Information, Advice, and Guidance on all 14-19 Learning Options.
Please click here to visit the My Course My Future in Bolton website, a really useful website that contains lots of information and guidance about your future after St Joseph’s.
http://https://careerboss.co.uk/
Nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
Careerometer _ Ideas 4 Careers
Apprenticeship Vacancies – Damar Training
Home – Future Morph-All about Sceince and Maths
Stem Careers – Information on Science and Engineering Careers
School Leaver Jobs _ AllAboutSchoolLeavers
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service: http://www.ucas.co.uk/
University of Central Lancashire: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/
Lancaster University: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/
University of Liverpool: http://www.liv.ac.uk/
Liverpool John Moores University: http://www.livjm.ac.uk/
Liverpool Hope College: http://www.hope.ac.uk/
Edge Hill College: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/
The Liverpool Institute for performing arts: http://www.lipa.ac.uk
The University of Manchester: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/
The Manchester Metropolitan University: http://www.mmu.ac.uk