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Careers education, Information, Advice & Guidance (CEIAG)
At King David High School we believe that young people’s careers are forged out of their experience, progress and achievements in learning and work. We believe that all young people benefit from a planned curriculum or programme of activities to help them make curriculum choices that are right for them and to develop the personal resources and readiness that will enable them to manage their careers throughout their lives.
Here at King David High School we are highly committed to providing our students with information, advice and guidance to help them make effective decisions and choices about their future careers plans and next steps, especially at post-16 and post-18.
Our aims is to:-
- Provide comprehensive information and advice
- Inspire young people about their future prospects
- Help them to make progress and achieve
- Meet their career development needs
- Enable them to make realistic and well informed career decisions and transitions.
Our Commitment
King David High School is committed to providing a planned programme of careers education and information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) for all pupils and students in Years 7-13 in partnership with professional career’s advisers employed by the local authority (for targeted students). The school also buys in independent and impartial guidance services provided by the Matrix approved Career Connect.
In order to do this The CEIAG programme at King David High School is delivered to all students through a variety of methods that follow The 8 Gatsby Benchmarks, developed through the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
An overview
In years 7 and 8 careers guidance is built into the PSHE Programme and delivered during National Careers Week. Our starting point is to raise awareness of the breadth of careers options that are available and the various routes to them, assembly time is also used to focus on themes relating to work place skills.
In Year 9, awareness is raised about course options. At this early stage, the most important point to bear in mind is that whatever a student’s career plans are, all employers will want to see good GCSE grades across a wide range of subjects. This is delivered to students using a variety of methods.
In year 10 our focus is on preparing students early for the myriad of complex decisions they will have to take in Year Eleven whilst also preparing them for GCSE exams. Once again we use a variety of methods to deliver this careers information and advice.
In year 11 additional to the careers information and advice received by guest speakers and as part of our PSHE programme. All our students have at least one 1:1 careers meeting with our specialist careers adviser, Ms. R Moroney from the Career Connect Service.
Students in our Sixth Form receive specialist advice and support in relation to the application process to University and for routes to high level apprenticeships. This is delivered using a wide range of methods which involves talks by employers, apprenticeships providers and visits to universities.
Careers Fair
Every year, we hold a Careers Fair. This year this event took place during an afternoon and was open to all students and parents from Year 7 upwards. Over 40 exhibitors came along ranging from local employers, apprenticeship providers to local universities and colleges. We also had some of our parents come in and talk to our pupils about their own experiences and career choices.
Other information and documents available on the website include:
- Local labour market information
- Information on apprenticeships
- Our destinations data summary report
- Details of unbiased careers advice given at King David High School by Ms. R. Moroney.
- The school policy for provider access
CAREERS GUIDANCE
In line with the Government’s Careers Strategy (October 2018), King David High School has adopted The Gatsby Benchmarks for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance to help us to devise a programme to hopefully ensure that each student’s chosen pathway is right for them.
We are proud of our destination data and see the careers programme as central in preparing our students for life beyond King David High School. We welcome feedback related to our careers programme and encourage alumni, employers and external providers to join us in the delivery of this. For enquiries related to our Careers Programme please contact our Careers Leader Ms Jayne Edwards.
Our Team
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Name |
Title |
Contact Detail’s |
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Ms J Edwards |
Careers Leader |
j.edwards@kingdavidliverpool.co.uk |
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Mrs R Moroney |
Career’s Advisor |
Rachel.moroney@careerconnect.org.uk |
The Gatsby Benchmarks
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Benchmark 1 |
The Careers Programme |
“Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors and employers.” |
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Benchmark 2 |
Career and Labour Market Information |
“Every student, and their parents, should have access to good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make best use of available information.” |
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Benchmark 3 |
Addressing the needs of each pupil |
“Pupils have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each pupil. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.” |
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Benchmark 4 |
Linking curriculum learning to careers. |
“All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.” |
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Benchmark 5 |
Encounters with employers and employees. |
“Every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.” |
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Benchmark 6 |
Experiences of workplaces. |
“Every pupil should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.” |
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Benchmark 7 |
Encounters with further and higher education. |
All students should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace. |
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Benchmark 8 |
Personal Guidance |
“Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a Careers Adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all pupils but should be timed to meet their individual needs.” |
How we at King David High School are delivering this:-
Benchmark 1- The Careers Programme
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Summary of Events |
Taught Elements as part of our PD Programme |
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Benchmark 2 - Career and Labour Market Information
Support at each key decision point is contained within publications issued to or provided for students. In particular for GCSE choices our Year 9 Option Booklet and at A level Choices our 6th Form Prospectus. Regarding University and Apprenticeship’s, our pupils are offered extensive guidance and support from our 6th form pastoral team and provided with regular updates regarding apprenticeship opportunities. The school also holds a Careers Fair annually with many local employers and providers visiting the school to talk to students and parents.
In addition, students and parents may find the following on-Line Resources useful
https://www.careerconnect.org.uk
https://www.allaboutstem.co.uk/
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/
National apprenticeship information
https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships
Alternatives to University
Not Going to Uni
https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
Volunteering Do-it
Graduate careers Prospects
Career options Start
Benchmark 3 - Addressing the needs of each pupil
“Pupils have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each pupil. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.” In addition to the Taught programme in each year at KS3 and KS4, the school runs a programme of individual Careers Interviews for all students in Y10, Y11, Y12 and Y13.
Students applying for apprenticeships at the end of Y11 are given one to one support during the application process. There is also Individual support available for all Sixth Form students as part of the Tutorial Programme.
Our enrichment programme also offers many opportunities for personal development.
Examples of these include:-
- Sixth Form Excel Enrichment Programme
- 6th Form Volunteering in KDPS
- KS3 Unlocking Potential Program
- Digital Leaders
- Engineering Your Future
- Lever Bright Futures Competition
Benchmark 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers.
All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.”
There are many instances both in subject teaching, around the school in general and at other times when student learning is linked to possible career choices.
Examples of these would include:
- Our PSHCE Programme
- Our Annual Careers Fair
- Posters of celebrities/famous people for each subject area.
- Posters that show Career’s pathways/opportunities by subject area
- Display’s to show the destinations of our pupils
- References to career opportunities for subject areas in our GCSE and A Level option booklets.
- References to career opportunities for subject areas in our GCSE and A Level option talks.
- When helping students with UCAS careers are discussed.
- Throughout GCSE and A-level lessons all subject areas routinely link content to careers.
- Reference to careers is mapped throughout schemes of work and lesson plans for all year groups.
Benchmark 5 - Encounters with employers and employees.
Every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.”
There are several specific initiatives supporting this benchmark.
- Enrichment Activities
- Guest speakers
- Careers Fair
As well as our Citizenship and Enrichment Activities and our annual careers fair, there are also specific events in most subject areas including Offsite competitions and conferences, as well as Visiting Speakers as part of the PHSE programme and offsite visits to employers .
Some examples of these would include:-
- Engineering your future
- Manchester Met French Study Day
- Salter’s festival of chemistry
- Edge Hill Biology Olympiad
- Bright Futures Competition
- Oxford Academic Carousel
Benchmark 6 - Experiences of workplaces.
“Every pupil should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.”
Some examples of this would include:-
- 6th form pupils are encouraged to source a work placement during the summer term.
- Pupils are provided information regards to virtual work experience opportunities on a regular basis.
Benchmark 7 - Encounters with further and higher education.
There are several opportunities for student to engage with higher education including
- Careers fair
- Merseyside HE Conference and Exhibition
- University visits
- Guest speakers
Benchmark 8 – Personal Guidance
“Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a Careers Adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all pupils but should be timed to meet their individual needs.”
- Every student is seen by Mrs Rachel Moroney in Y11. Other interviews are arranged at the students’ request for our other year groups. A large number of our Year 10 pupil’s are also allocated a meeting in the summer term.
- All Y13 are seen by the Sixth Form pastoral team following Y12 Examinations and Y13 Mock examinations, to discuss progress towards planned destinations.
- All Y13 receive support as part of the UCAS and apprenticeship application process
- Y13 seeking apprenticeships are kept updated with regard to advertised vacancies.
- On-going one to one contact with Jayne Edwards, Rachel Moroney and Head of Sixth Form as required.
How to contact us
Careers education at King David High School is led by Mrs. Jayne Edwards who can be emailed on j.edwards@kingdavidliverpool.co.uk or contacted on 0151 2351420
Independent and impartial careers advice is offered by Ms. Rachel Moroney who can be emailed on rachel.moroney@careerconnect.org.uk