Action Plan

• 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  

• Careers Fair    

• Year 10 STEM exhibition    

• Career talks through NYBEP   

• 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. 

• 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     

• Mock interviews completed through NYBEP   

• 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. 

• Career posters in classrooms for linking curriculum    

• Signposting by teachers   

• 5 minute lesson plan evidence of linking 

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. 

• Careers Fair    

• Careers talks through NYBEP    

• 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 

  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. 

• 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  

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 

• 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  

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. 

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

• Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly  

• 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

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.

• Careers Fair

• Year 10 STEM exhibition

• Career talks through NYBEP

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),

• 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

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.

• Career posters in classrooms for linking curriculum

• Signposting by teachers

Started- need reviewing in lesson observations.

• Careers Fair

• Careers talks through NYBEP

• Year 10 STEM exhibition

Useful to meet employers.

Useful to meet many employers and post 16 providers.

• Four Work Experience placements during Key Stage 4

• Careers Fair

• Visits to post 16 providers for individual students

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

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

• Year 9, 10 and 11 Careers focused lessons weekly

Diverse lessons.