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Brompton Hall School Careers Action Plan 2020-21

Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic the ability to complete these milestones as planned may be affected due to post 16 providers or employers not being able to support in the planned way. Some of these events may need to be changed to digital formats. 

Brompton Hall School Careers Action Plan 2019-20

Area of Need   Action   Review Summer 2020 
A stable careers programme 
  • Careers policy reviewed annually in the Summer term  
  • Careers programme supported by SMT and Board of Governors  
  • Careers on agenda for Student Voice meetings 
  • Careers advisor available at EHCP reviews Y11  
  • Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly  
  • Named leader of Careers Mr Cooke   
  • Ensure all careers visits are reviewed by students  
A stable careers programme is in place, this is evidenced by being awarded the Quality in Careers Standard and the completion of the Teach First Careers Leader Programme by the schools Careers Leader. 
Learning from labour market information 
  • Careers Fair  
  • Year 10 STEM exhibition   
  • Year 9 Company Programme- Young Enterprise  
 Due to behaviour of some Y10 students we took a combination of Y10 and Y9. Excellent workshop in Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. Fair was busier than last year. Looking ahead try and identify a quiet time for our students to attend. 

Careers talks did not take place as planned due to Covid19. The Young Enterprise programme was started but became too hard for our students to participate in fully- will investigate Steam School next year. 

Addressing the needs of each pupil 
  • Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly  
  • 1 to 1 appointments with independent careers advisor Y9, 10 and 11  
  • Careers action plans produced for Years 9-11.  
  • Visits to post 16 providers for individual students   
  • Visit to post 18 provider for Y10 and Y11  
  • Year 9 Company Programme- Young Enterprise  
  • CVs completed by Y11  
  • Interview preparation completed by Y11  
  • Careers advisor available at EHCP reviews Y11  
  • Destination data kept for 3 years on alumni  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excellent preparation by Coventry University. Y10 and Y11 have had different taster sessions. Feedback was positive from both groups. Understand what University is for. 

 

Year 11 completed good CV through the NCFE Employability course. Mock interviews were undertaken for the first time for Year 10 and 11. These were successful. Plan for next year is to do these with Enterprise Advisor to support NCFE course further. 

 

Careers advisor attended Year 11 Annual Reviews and will do so next year for Year 10 and 11. 

Linking curriculum learning to careers 
  • Career posters in classrooms for linking curriculum  
  • Signposting by teachers   
  • 5 minute lesson plan evidence of linking 
Classroom posters completed and formed part of the award for the Quality in Careers Standard. 

An increase in linking on 5 minute lesson planning and student feedback is there is an increase in signposting by teachers in comparison to last year. 

 

 

 

 

Encounters with employers and employees 
  • Careers Fair  
  • Year 10 STEM exhibition  
  • Year 10 employer visit to be organised  
  • Year 9 employer visit to be organised 
  • Year 8 employer visit to be organised 
  • Junior employer visit to be organised   
  • Junior talk 
Successful school careers fair held again. 

  Some Y10 and some Y10 students had opportunities with staff support to engage with employers. 

 

Due to Covid19 these did not take place. For Years 9-11, online interactions were placed online when students were walking from home. Very little evidence that these took place. Year 10 students who were in school (4 students) participated in this work. 

 

 

Excellent talk with Army. Students engaged and thinking about skills. 

 

May need to develop online encounters for 2020-21 due to Covid19. Steam School to be launched. 

Experiences of workplaces 
  • Four Work Experience placements during Key Stage 4   
  • Year 9 employer visit  
  • Year 8 employer visit  
  • Junior employer visit   
  • Ensure preparation for visits is learning outcome focused  
Some Y10 students were unable to attend due to behaviour and a holiday. 

Covid19 stopped the Summer Wex placement (2 Year 11 students completed within school though). Students working from home were signposted to complete virtual work experience but little evidence that this took place. 

 

Visits did not take place due to Covid19 

Encounters with further and higher education 
  • Careers Fair  
  • Year 9 taster day at Scarborough TEC   
  • Year 10 and 11 taster day at Coventry University  
  • Year 10 taster day at Derwent Training Association 
  • Visits to post 16 providers for individual students  
Excellent Careers Fair. 

 

Year 9 taster day did not take place due to Covid19. Plan is to complete it next year when safe to do so. 

 

Excellent preparation by Coventry University. Y10 and Y11 have had different taster sessions. Feedback was positive from both groups. Understand what University is for. 

 

Year 10 taster day took place- some students completed it well. Some behaviour was poor and did not perform well. Next  years Year 10 to complete it. 

Personal guidance 
  • 1 to 1 appointments with independent suitably qualified careers advisor for Y9, 10 and 11  
  • Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly  
Excellent personal guidance offered as evidenced in Quality in Careers Standard feedback. Sue James is leaving and being replaced by Allison Fletcher as the Independent Careers Advisor. 

Brompton Hall School Careers Action Plan 2018-19

Area of Need Action Review Summer 2019
A stable careers programme
  • Student voice used to gather views and understanding of careers

 

 

 

  • Careers advisor available at EHCP reviews Y11

 

 

 

  • Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly
Student voice used to gather information for Y11- should be used for all years

 

Year 11- Preparation for Working Life has now finished- new qualification being investigated.

Little overlap of work in Years 9 and 10- might need to be improved.

Learning from labour market information
  • Careers Fair

 

 

 

  • Year 10 STEM exhibition

 

 

 

Excellent event, will run in same format next year. Attended by 2 local Primary school- more invites to schools next year.

 

Useful to start the Year- went when quiet which was good- aim to go early next year.

 

Talks; Army (good) RAF (did not turn up and turned up at wrong time),

Addressing the needs of each pupil
  • Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly

 

 

 

  • 1 to 1 appointments with independent careers advisor Y9, 10 and 11

 

 

 

  • Visits to post 16 providers for individual students

 

 

 

  • CVs completed by Y11

 

 

 

  • Interview preparation completed by Y11

 

 

 

  • Personal Statement completed by Y11

 

  • Careers advisor available at EHCP reviews Y11
Good lessons- need to review curriculum plan for next year- could Y9 work with Young Enterprise?

 

All students had appointments.

 

 

Y9 and 10 attended Scarborough TEC taster day- very useful- repeat next year with Y9.

 

Completed as part of the Preparation for Working Life qualification. Next year need to do stand alone as not part of qualification.

Completed as part of the Preparation for Working Life qualification.

 

Completed as part of the Preparation for Working Life qualification.

 

Has attended reviews.

Linking curriculum learning to careers
  • Career posters in classrooms for linking curriculum

 

  • Signposting by teachers
In progress.

 

Started- need reviewing in lesson observations.

Encounters with employers and employees
  • Careers Fair

 

  • Year 10 STEM exhibition
Excellent event- will be repeated.

 

Useful to meet employers.

 

Useful to meet many employers and post 16 providers.

Experiences of workplaces
  • Four Work Experience placements during Key Stage 4
Many successful placements
Encounters with further and higher education
  • Careers Fair

 

  • Visits to post 16 providers for individual students
Excellent event- will be repeated.

 

Mainly completed for interviews- in future plan a visit early in year 11.

Personal guidance
  • 1 to 1 appointments with independent careers advisor Y9, 10 and 11

 

  • Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly
All students had appointments.

 

 

Diverse lessons.