Careers Education and Advice
Careers education and advice aims to help pupils with transitions and provided them with the information and ability to make informed choices about their future. It is an important role in the pupil’s development and takes place from years 7-13. The programme allows pupils to reach their full potential.

Careers Policy Statement- January 2009 (Full Document)

The Meaning of Careers Education Guidance. (Abridged Version)

Careers Education and Guidance is an integral part of the preparation of pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. Pupils are engaged in the delivery of Careers Education Guidance through consultation with representatives at School Council Meetings, the Careers focus group and the delivery of Careers Education Guidance at various stages of the Curriculum (Connexions and external agencies). Careers Education Guidance’s central concern is preparing our pupils for the choices, changes and transitions affecting their future education, training and life as adult members of society. It identifies the need for Key skills and relates these to the working environment particularly through Enterprise activities. It promotes equality and equal opportunities. Careers education guidance emphasizes the need for pupils to know themselves better, to be aware of their education, training and employment opportunities, to make informed choices and to manage change in their lives through the setting of objectives and goals. It promotes successful career development and guidance and help individuals make choices, which are realistic and ambitious so raising pupils aspirations and expectations so that they may meet their potential. Careers education focuses on the three main aims as stated in the Dfes publication ‘Careers Education and Guidance’ a National Framework 11-19.

self-development
career exploration
career management

All Glyn pupils are entitled to receive the following Careers education.

Learner Entitlement Statement

In Key Stage 3
This is what you will learn in your Careers Education Programme:-
Understanding yourself and being aware of who plays a part in how you think about yourself and the things that matter to you.
Think about what you expect of yourself and what others expect of you.
Develop confidence in yourself and your abilities.
Investigate ways of developing as a person.
Understand how the world of work changes and the skills that you need in order to do well in the future.
Learn how to plan ahead and deal with changes that happen to you.
Know who is there to help you in the school and what they can do for you.

Key Stage 4
Identify and set short and medium goals as well as learning the value of targets.
Use debate, review and reflection and action planning to progress and help you develop your careers ideas in the future.
Explain why it is important to develop personal values and be able to respond to influences affecting your learning and work.
Be aware of employment trends and learning opportunities at different levels.
Being able to select and use information sources
Use work related learning and enterprise to shape career progression
Understand fully the options post 16, your priorities and able to explain the decisions you eventually make.
Take finance into account when making decisions in the future.
Understand the purpose of careers interviews.
Understand what employers are looking for in relation to work.

Key Stage 5
Identify and set medium and long-term goals as well as the value of target setting.
Take action to develop their knowledge and skills, assessing areas for development and take opportunities to add to their experiences so developing their Career exploration.
Able to respond positively to change effectively.
Be aware of future employment trends and learning opportunities at different levels.
Able to find and use careers information effectively to make informed decisions about their future.
Take finance into consideration when making different progression routes.
Understand application procedures and self-presentation techniques to present themselves well for future employment.

Investors in Careers

Work Experience Policy

All pupils at Glyn are offered a two-week work experience placement in year 11 towards the end of the Autumn term where it is believed that pupils will sample a working environment and develop new skills. It aims for pupils to develop their careers aims and ambitions and get them thinking about their future. Pupils will experience the difference between a school environment and one of work. They will work with a range of people with differing ages and pupils will develop a greater self-confidence. It is believed that through completing work experience pupils will gain a greater understanding of business and enterprise skills.
The school liases with Trident an external agency that finds and checks the health and safety of placements. All firms should have both Public liability cover and employers liability cover.
Work experience documentation is issued so that pupils can find their own work experience. Pupils can ask Trident to find them one of their allocated choices.
All documentation has to be handed in by the date set on the initial letter otherwise a pupil’s placement may be affected.