Careers Information, Education and Guidance
At Chadwick High we aim to build careers and career pathways into every aspect of the school.
We want out students to be informed and prepared for the next steps once they leave our care.
To support this we have worked within the Gatsby Benchmarks to be secure that we are providing our students with an excellent CEIAG programme throughout all year groups in our setting.
The eight Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance
1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experiences of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance
Our COMMITMENT
Chadwick High is committed to:
- Providing a planned programme of activities for which all students from Years 7 – 11 take part.
- Providing ICAG which is impartial, unbiased and is based on the needs of students, showing no bias or favouritism towards a particular education or work option.
- Ensuring that the CEIAG and employability Learning programme follows local, regional and national frameworks for good practice and other relevant guidance from DfE and OFSTED.
- Provide a programme which is student centred, integrated into the whole curriculum and based on a partnership with students and their parents/carers.
- Taking an inclusive approach and ensure all students with SEN / SEND are support to access the careers programme and are supported fully in exploring all options and planning for their next steps.
- Working with a range of partners to ensure students have access to impartial and independent information and guidance about the range of options that will help students achieve their ambitions.
- Ensuring all students are supported in accessing education, employment or training at the relevant transition points.
DELIVERY
At Chadwick High, CEIAG is provided through a wide range of pathways which together make up our overarching CEIAG provision plan. These include:
- Curriculum provision within subject lessons
- Cross-curricular provision during curriculum time as part of non-subject provision such as Tutor Time, Thematic Days, Assemblies and other ad hoc events
- Extra-curricular provision taking place away from the classroom including opportunities as part of clubs, trips or sports teams
- Individualised provision such as individual meetings with the careers advisor, tutor, or work experience
- Roles that students can play within the school, such as Student Receptionist, Student Councillor, or Prefect
Opportunities for access
| Year | Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
| 7 |
Careers Convention Assemblies visiting speakers |
Assemblies visiting speakers IWD STEAM for girls |
Assemblies visiting speakers lessons/ trips where students have an opportunity to consider career pathways and the necessary skills and qualifications |
| 8 |
Careers Convention Assemblies visiting speakers |
Assemblies visiting speakers IWD STEAM for girls |
Assemblies visiting speakers lessons/ trips where students have an opportunity to consider career pathways and the necessary skills and qualifications |
| 9 |
Careers Convention Assemblies visiting speakers |
Assemblies visiting speakers IWD STEAM for girls |
Assemblies visiting speakers lessons/ trips where students have an opportunity to consider career pathways and the necessary skills and qualifications |
| 10 |
Careers Convention Assemblies visiting speakers |
Apprenticeship talk Assemblies visiting speakers IWD STEAM for girls |
Initial year 12 plan completed with form tutors. Visits to Local further education providers Assemblies visiting speakers |
| 11 |
Careers Convention Students have individual careers interviews with the careers advisor Mock interviews Assemblies visiting speakers |
Visits to Local further education providers Apprenticeship talk Assemblies visiting speakers |
Follow up careers interview with the careers advisor Assemblies visiting speakers |
Putting Careers at the forefront of everything we do
Within subject areas teachers will reinforce the relevance of their subject and content to the world of work or further education. Students often complain that subject content doesn’t match the real world “when am I ever going to need that” is a common cry. Our teachers keep content relevant and reference it against real world skills and knowledge. The curriculum maps for each subject reference careers throughout the students time at our school.
We have a prominent display board which maps out the pathways that past students followed to reach their goals, be that an apprenticeship, a job or university. What choices they made and what advice they would give to their younger selves. We have had ex students come back into school to give advice to the younger students on how to make informed choices ie apprenticeship or further education, the pros and cons.
Our curriculum has changed to incorporate increased vocational and enterprise aspects as many students just want to get involved in the world of work at the earliest point and start carving out their fortunes!
In the past people may have had one or two jobs in their entire lives, this generation can expect to have dozens, the job for life is no longer an option or a choice. We therefore are committed as a school to give our students a wide experience of skill learning opportunities within a curriculum offer that combines with a CEIAG programme that meets all need.
Helpful Contacts
Blackpool and The Fylde College – Tel: 01253 352352 or www.blackpool.ac.uk
Myerscough College – Tel: 01995 642211 or www.myerscough.ac.uk
Preston College – Tel: 01772 225000 or www.preston.ac.uk
Cardinal Newman College, Preston – Tel: 01772 460181 or www.cardinalnewman.ac.uk
Lancaster & Morecambe College – Tel: 0800 306 306 or https://www.lmc.ac.uk/
Apprenticeships – www.apprenticeships.org.uk
The Apprenticeship Guide www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk
National Careers Service – Tel: 0800 100 900 or www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
How2become is the UK’s leading career specialist www.how2become.com/
Neuvoo is a UK search platform for job seekers. www.neuvoo.co.uk/
Fast Tomato (Interactive careers guidance and education for teenagers) www.fasttomato.com
UCAS (Manages applications to Higher Education Courses) – www.ucas.ac.uk