Welcome to Careers!
Careers Education, Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) at St Philip Howard Academy
As a school, we have a moral duty to provide students in Years 7-11 with careers education, information, advice and guidance whilst fully complying with statutory DfE guidance on Careers and working towards Gatsby Careers benchmarks.
At St Philip Howard Academy we believe that quality CEIAG should be available to all students across all Year Groups. We view the delivery of CEIAG as both integral to and in support of what happens in the classroom. Therefore, we look to link our classroom work to the world of work.
All that we do comes under the banner of our SPHE programme. All student year groups have one period of SPHE every two weeks. Careers Education, Entrepreneurship and Financial capability are key elements. We also offer stand-alone events through drop down days so that we offer our students a complete pathway from the day that they enter year 7 until the day that they leave us.
The Careers Department
Careers Leader
The Careers Leader for the school is Ms.C.Neves. She is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and co-ordinates SPHE. She is supported by a Governor with oversight for Careers.
cneves@sph.srscmat.co.uk Phone: 01457 853611
Careers Adviser
Mr S. Pacey, our Independent Careers Adviser holds the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance. He is a registered Career Development Professional with the Careers Development Institute (CDI) and is listed on their professional register. He holds accredited Careers Leadership and Careers Education qualifications and is a professional mentor for the CDI. Mr Pacey is bound by the CDI code of ethics to promote impartial careers guidance.
Email: spacey@sph.srscmat.co.uk Phone: 01457 85361
Student Entitlement for all Year Groups
A programme of careers education helping you develop skills and knowledge to make choices and the transition to work and learning.
- Advice and information about options available to you after Year 9 (subject choices for Key stage 4). and after Year 11 further education, training and employment so that you understand what they involve and how your choices affect your career choice in the future.
- Support and guidance to help you make choices and complete a career plan.
- The opportunity to be involved in making decisions about things that effect your learning.
- An opportunity to learn about the world of work.
Further information about the Careers Education and Guidance Programme for each Year Group can be found form the following links.
Other careers related Inputs for Key stage 3 and Key stage 4 can be found below
Gatsby Benchmarks
The school is committed to working towards Gatsby Benchmarks to evidence a high-quality careers programme. School is working actively with the Careers and Enterprise Company to develop this.
The benchmarks are:
- A Stable Careers program
St Philip Howard Academy has an embedded programme of Career Education and Guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors.
- Learning from career and labour market information
By the end of year 9, all pupils access and use information about career paths and the labour market to inform their own decisions on study options. By the end of Year 11, students will have researched their career choices and future employment trends via the Morrisby Careers Programme.
- Address the needs for each student
Opportunities for advice and support are offered to all pupils in every year group and are tailored to the needs of each student. This includes students who have SEND reviews. These students are prioritised for early interventions.
- Link the curriculum to careers
By end of year 9, every pupil will have had the opportunity to learn how the different subjects support career paths. Individual subject areas build in opportunities for students to relate subjects to careers. Each departmental area will have a dedicated noticeboard area highlighting career paths.
- Encounters with employers and employees
Every year, pupils will participate in at least one meaningful encounter with an employer.
- Experiences of workplaces
By the age of 16, every pupil will have had at least one experience of a workplace through a work experience placement in Year 10.
- Encounters with further education
By the age of 16, every pupil will have had a meaningful encounter with providers of the full range of learning opportunities, including Sixth Forms College, Further Education Colleges, Universities and Apprenticeship providers. This includes the opportunity to meet both staff and pupils. Students in Year 10 also have an opportunity to undertake a taster day at two colleges.
- Personal guidance
Every pupil has at least 1 careers interview from a qualified Careers Professional by the age of 16, resulting in an electronic career plan which is e-mailed home to parents.
Support in school
Need Information, Advice or Guidance? Your first stop should be with your Form Tutor. This member of staff will see your child daily and will be responsible for delivering Careers lessons. You may also wish to contact your child’s Head of Year. Ms Neves is the named member of the staff responsible for CEIAG.
Secondly, students can talk to our Independent Careers Adviser. All students from year 7-11 will receive advice and guidance from the Careers Advisor, either through small group work or as a one-to-one interview. The advisor is based in our dedicated careers office in the library. Here you will find a wealth of resources, prospectuses for different colleges and useful information.
At transition points we will also provide a drop in facility for students to receive extra support and guidance. Career plans are provided for the student, A copy will be emailed to parents / guardians.
If you have any queries, please liaise with Ms Neves regarding your child’s interview or e-mail cneves@sph.srscmat.co.uk
Supporting your child at home
We very much believe that the first way to help your child is to ensure that they attend school every day. The qualifications that they receive will be pivotal in opening the door to their chosen career route.
As your child approaches their options choices, we would recommend you attend the Year 9 Options Evening and read the Options booklet to discuss option choices effectively.
Once your child is in Year 10 you can begin to explore options available post 16 and to consider with your child whether they want to pursue a College Course or an Apprenticeship. You can check prospectuses to be aware of the entry criteria and this can often serve as a good motivator as students reach the end of Year 10.
As students enter Year 11 focus must be on achieving the highest grades possible. To help with this, students should submit post-16 applications by December.
Leaving Year 11
After Year 11, further advice and help is available from:
Local Authority
If you are not in Education, Training or Employment, you can contact Louise Peyton, Youth and Help Practitioner- High Peak, for support in finding an opportunity.
louise.peyton@derbyshire.gov.uk 01629-531740
or
Check out the DCC website
Youth employment support – Derbyshire County Council
National Careers Service
www.nationalcareersservice.gov.uk
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Labour Market Information – Current and Future Job Trends
When choosing a College course or an Apprenticeship to apply to, it is important to think about the types of jobs and careers that these courses can lead to.
If you have an idea about your preferred job area, find out about the prospects for this career. Are numbers increasing or decreasing? What are the pay rates?
Local Information – Check out local information first
Greater Manchester- click this link
Labour Market and Skills Review – Greater Manchester Combined Authority
High Peak- Click this link
High Peak’s employment, unemployment and economic inactivity – ONS
National Picture -then look at the national picture.
Use the CAREEROMETER widget
Compare key information about occupations to support the process of identifying potential careers.
Find out more about headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects.
How to use the widget – The data are organised by occupation: simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you.
CAREEROMETER- CLICK ON THIS LINK http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/explore_lmi/
Updated November 2024
Other useful websites
1.Morrisby Careers- This Careers Interest platform is used by students in school. All students should have an account that they can access in the future. Students can request a recovery code if they have forgotten their login details.The site provides information on job roles, college and university courses and apprenticeships.
- icould – take the ‘buzz quiz’ and watch video clips of people talking about jobs that they do.
Parental Guidance – A guide for parents on career choices for young people aged 13-25
Parental Guidance- A guide for parents on career choice for young people.
Success at School-information on careers including linking jobs to school subjects.
Apprenticeships- Find out more about Apprenticeships
www.amazingapprenticeships.com
7.icanbea – match you skills to job ideas
www.icanbea.org.uk/app/game/skills
Key Documents for Careers
Access Policy Statement: Careers Guidance and Access for Education and Training Providers.
