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Introduction to Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance at Merstham Park School
Merstham Park School Careers Education Information Advice & Guidance (CEIAG)
Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is an important aspect of the student learning experience at Merstham Park School(MPS). We prepare our students to make decisions where they can reach their optimum potential in their education and also their future professional life in the world of work. CEIAG significantly contributes to the school’s commitment to high achievement, inclusive, effective teaching and learning.
The objectives of CEIAG at MPS are as follows:
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To ensure that all students at the school receive a stable careers programme
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To enable students to develop knowledge and understanding of themselves as individuals; their strengths and limitations, abilities, personal qualities, potential, needs, attitudes and values and raise aspirations
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To enable all students to learn from information provided by the career and labour market
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The CEIAG programme should be individual and address the needs of each student
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To link the curriculum learning to careers learning
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To provide students with a series of encounters with employers and employees
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To provide students with experiences of workplace(s)
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To ensure that students have a series of encounters with further and higher education
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To provide each student with guidance and support
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To understand their rights to equality of opportunity that will include awareness that gender should not limit career choices
Management of provider access requests & opportunities for access
The school offers a comprehensive Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance programme and welcomes enquiries from parents and carers, employers, Higher Education or Further Education Colleges or other career relevant groups if they would like to support us in any of the above or in other ways that can be part of our programme.
The school will make a suitable space available for discussions between the provider and students, as appropriate to the activity. The school will also make available ICT and other specialist equipment to support provider presentations. This will all be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the Careers SLT lead, Year leader or member of our team.
Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature for students to access.
Procedure
A provider wishing to request access should contact :
Named school contact: Sharon Grant (Careers Administrator) Telephone: 01737 919491 Email: sgrant1@glfschools.org
Careers Lead: Mrs A Davis (Associate Assistant Head) Telephone: 01737 919491 Email: adavis1@glfschools.org
Year 9 Options Lead: Mrs K Cole (Deputy Head): kcole1@glfschools.org
Careers Programmes
In January 2018 the Department for Education issued new Statutory Careers Guidance which outlined the eight Gatsby Benchmarks. The Benchmarks are designed to ensure that a 'gold standard' of Career Education is provided to all students to equip them for their pathways after school.
To support our students, there is a structured programme of Careers which is to be delivered during Form time, Assemblies and PSHE lessons from Years 7 to 11. Students have access to careers software and our school website has been designed to support our students and their Parents and Carers.
Throughout this year, students will also have the opportunity to engage with employers during Careers Week, enterprise activities, industry competitions, attending careers fairs, careers presentations, and more.
The school provides advice and guidance in respect of future opportunities covering sixth form colleges, university applications, apprenticeships and employment opportunities.
The Benchmarks are as follows:
1. A stable career programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each student
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experience of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal Guidance
At Merstham Park School we are working hard to ensure that these standards are met. Careers education and guidance is delivered through the following provisions:
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Careers Journey |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 & 11 |
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Afternoon learning mentor sessions (Benchmark 1) |
Once a week - 15min |
Once a week - 15min |
Once a week - 15min |
Once a week - 15min |
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Careers Lesson (Benchmark 1) |
Once a fortnight |
Once a fortnight |
Once a fortnight |
Once a fortnight |
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PSHE Lesson (Benchmark 1) |
Once a fortnight | Once a fortnight | One a fortnight | Once a fortnight |
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2. Learning from career and labour market information |
Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Challenge in Lego club Access to career and labour market information on START Your future careers and labour markets:Strengths and weaknesses, skills health check, inspirational individuals How MPS Values link towards developing future successful adults |
Being enterprising - New sport for the Olympics Access to career and labour market information on START Your future careers and labour markets - Explore inspirational individuals |
Your future careers and labour markets in LM time: What makes you tick? Analyse your strengths and weaknesses Have you got the Skills you need? Complete a skills health check Inspirational individuals - sessions that profiles exploring interesting Females and males entrepreneurs, exceptional employers etc. What did they do? What made them successful? Access to career and labour market information on START |
Being enterprising - perfect stay Access to career and labour market information on START Your future careers and labour markets in LM time: Inspirational individuals - sessions that profiles exploring interesting Females and males entrepreneurs, exceptional employers etc. What did they do? What made them successful? |
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3. Addressing the needs of each student |
How can I be a more effective learner Regular access and work on START Becoming a healthy learner |
How can I be a more effective learner Regular access and work on START Becoming a healthy learner Medicine/Veterinary/Dentistry session at Reigate College Business session at Reigate College |
PSHE course content Foundations for the future Learning Mentor time: Have you opened a bank account? How can you make the most of your money? Creating budgets and managing money? Financial awareness Philosophy session at Reigate College |
How can I be a more effective learner PSHCE: Dealing with Stress, Mental Health, Being Health Aware, Legal Drugs and Addiction, Regular access and work on START |
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4. Linking curriculum learning to careers |
Work within all curriculum areas but specifically within Careers lessons: Science MFL PE |
Work within all curriculum areas but specifically within Careers lessons: Geography History Maths |
Work within all curriculum areas but specifically departments involved in the Options process. |
Work within all curriculum areas but specifically within Careers lessons: Art Drama D&T English Maths Music Textiles |
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5. Encounters with employers and employees |
Employer encounter videos in Learning Mentor time Careers Videos - encounters with employees in LM time |
Employer encounter videos in Learning Mentor time Careers Videos - encounters with employees in LM time |
Employer encounter videos in Learning Mentor time The National Apprenticeship Show South Careers Videos - encounters with employees in LM time |
Employer encounter videos in Learning Mentor time The National Apprenticeship Show South City of London Freemen’s School in Ashtead Careers fair Careers Videos - encounters with employees in LM time |
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6. Experience of workplaces |
Exploring careers NHS |
Exploring careers NHS |
Exploring careers NHS Young Reporters (Students have to sign up) |
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7. Encounters with further and higher education |
Royal Holloway University session exploring different pathways and routes (including A levels, T levels, Apprenticeships & BTEC courses University encounters in LM time |
Royal Holloway University session exploring different pathways and routes (including A levels, T levels, Apprenticeships & BTEC courses University encounters in LM time |
East Surrey College Enrichment Visit The National Apprenticeship Show South University encounters in LM time |
Reigate College Taster sessions The National Apprenticeship Show South City of London Freemen’s School in Ashtead Careers fair Royal Holloway University session exploring different pathways and routes( including A levels, T levels, Apprenticeships & BTEC courses University encounters in LM time Thinking about my future: Reigate College session Thinking about my future: East Surrey |
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8. Personal Guidance |
Raising aspirations in LM time: Creating goals/reassess where you are Intro to uni and what is involved Explore real-life careers stories What is education about? |
1:1 Options meetings 1:1 Careers meeting with an independent careers advisor offered (For some students there may be a subsidised payment towards this.) LM time sessions: Subject choices Thinking about subject choices Explore the impact of subject choices |
1:1 Careers meeting with an independent careers advisor offered (For some students there may be a subsidised payment towards this.) LM activities: What makes you tick? Analyse your strengths and weaknesses Have you got the Skills you need? Complete a skills health check |
Additionally to the above we have assemblies, enrichment mornings, enrichment activities, additional career and work related activities with internal and external partners (parents, local colleges, universities and employers) and inspiration and advice from staff.
How the school measures and assesses the impact of the careers programme on pupils
The School will assess the impact of its careers provision by completing a regular review of CEIAG provision, annual curriculum mapping of where subjects undertake CEIAG and a student survey. Within Careers lessons there are additional assessment opportunities.
