Vision and purpose
Promoting a career development culture is an essential part of the mission and ethos of our school. We aim to support the aspirations of all our learners and to ensure that they gain the understanding, skills and experience they need to make progress and succeed in learning and work. We believe that effective careers education and guidance not only contributes to the well-being of individuals but also to the wellbeing of their families, the communities to which they belong, wider society, businesses and the economy.
Policy
This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.
Student entitlement
All students in Years 7-11 are entitled:
- to find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point;
- to hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events;
- to understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.
Management of provider access requests
Procedure
A provider wishing to request access should contact Mr E Wright, Assistant Headteacher
Telephone: 01704 228940; Email: enquiries@stanleyhigh.co.uk
Opportunities for access
As outlined in the table below a number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to students and/or their parents/carers:
Premises and facilities
The school will make the main hall, classrooms or meeting rooms available for discussions between the provider and students, as appropriate to the activity. The school will also make available AV and other specialist equipment to support provider presentations. This will all be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the Careers Leader or a member of their team.
Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature at the School
Autumn Term
Year 8
- Event for University Technical Colleges
- Life Skills – assembly and tutor group opportunities
- STEM Careers event
Year 9
- Event for University Technical Colleges
- Enterprise project – from ideas to production and sale.
Year 10
- Life Skills – work experience preparation sessions
- Enrichment Days
Year 11
- Life Skills – assembly on opportunities at 16
- Event for University Technical Colleges
- YR11 Enrichment Day College Carousel where colleges and universities deliver information sessions
- Apprenticeship advice session
- Year group assemblies delivered by college/Higher education providers.
- Career assembly advising on different options available post 16
- College application workshops.
Spring Term
Year 8
- KS4 options event
- Options Assemblies
Year 9
- STEM Careers event
Year 10
- Colleges taster day visits
- Enrichment Days
Year 11
- Post-16 evening
- Post-16 taster sessions College Masterclasses
- Mock interviews with local employers.
- Form time sessions for delivery of specific information and guidance
- Form time CV/personal statement sessions
Summer Term
Year 8
- Life Skills – assembly and tutor group opportunities
Year 9
- STEM Careers event
Year 10
- Life Skills – assembly and tutor group opportunities
- Enrichment Days for whole year group scheduled each term.
Year 11
- Form time and assemblies on a weekly basis.
- Life Skills-How to revise sessions and exam preparation sessions
Please speak to our Careers Leader to identify the most suitable opportunity for you.
Careers Connect
This external organisation provides links between the school, colleges and employers to provide guidance for students after they leave Stanley.
Our Careers Connect Advisor is Elaine Meredith
Telephone: 07837464087 / 0151 243 1800
email: elaine.meredith@careerconnect.org.uk
Career Connect Website
Some useful websites
- http://www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/ – national careers database
- http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/ – apprenticeship job search database
- http://www.ucas.com/ – search for a university or Higher education information.
- http://www.icould.com/ – Careers information.
- Career Companion – Independent and impartial gateway to careers information (username: merseyside – password: merseyside)
College Open Events 2020
Runshaw
Click the image below to view the poster or visit runshaw.ac.uk/openevent
KGV and Southport College
Click here to view a short video
This week would have seen you going to a Runshaw Taster Day and whilst this is a disappointment that this cannot take place, they have supplied a Runshaw Careers Package with a guide about careers and courses.
Take a look at what they have put together and help yourself to feel inspired.
https://www.runshaw.ac.uk/year-10-future-ready-resource-page-main/
FutureReady: A Year 10 Virtual Event
In the absence of being able to hold physical taster days this year, Runshaw College have been working on exciting alternative events/packages The first of these is the Year 10 Future Ready Virtual Event on Monday 22nd June. This will include information about the different pathways students can take at college, videos from staff and students to learn more about the courses on offer, as well as a virtual 3D tour of the college.
Check out the document below for more information:
College Applications
Dear Year 10 Students, Parents and Carers.
At this time of year we would usually start to go out to local colleges to sample courses that are being considered for the end of Year 11. Not surprisingly colleges have had to cancel these events and are looking at putting something virtual together that we will send out when received.
As it is only 6 months until current Year 10 students will have applied for their chosen college/sixth form/apprenticeship, or all 3, we thought it would be a good idea to encourage you all to start looking at what you may wish to do, or at least start to look at what’s out there.
All providers have details on line of courses on offer and below are a few:
- Southport College – vocational courses. https://www.southport.ac.uk/
- KGV College – A Levels and vocational courses. You are often able to combine 2 A Levels with one vocational course. https://www.kgv.ac.uk/
- Runshaw College – A Levels or vocational courses. https://www.runshaw.ac.uk/
- Cardinal Newman College (Preston) – Offer the most comprehensive mix of vocational and A Levels. https://www.cardinalnewman.ac.uk/
- Winstanley College- A level college, Wigan. www.winstanley.ac.uk
School sixth forms:
- Christ the King 6th form https://christtheking-school.com/
- Formby High Sixth Form https://www.formbyhighschool.com/sixth-form-2/
- Range High Sixth Form https://www.range.sefton.sch.uk/sixth-form/
If you would like to look at apprenticeships these tend to only be advertised when companies are recruiting (which is very limited at the moment), but there are usually lots of amazing apprentice opportunities for school leavers from companies like BAE, Jaguar Landrover, EFT System, Civil Service and Armed Forces.
Below are a couple of apprentice sites to check:
Apprenticeships Information
Please find below a link for parents about the latest apprenticeship information and advice for parents, supported by the National Apprenticeship Service. It also includes information on mental health, wellbeing and much more.
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/resource/parents-pack-may-2020/
Virtual Work Experience
From Monday 8th June we would like students to spend some time following a virtual work experience programme. We think this will allow students to experience a broader range of careers, give them the chance to ask questions and in turn with the college research, help them to start planning for next year.
The lessons will run daily during the week commencing 8th June 2020. There will be four lessons per day.
https://mailchi.mp/careersandenterprise/my-week-of-work-email-210520
Alongside this, Learn Live will be hosting a series of “live” Q& A sessions with employers all week. These sessions will run from 10 – 2pm every day and will feature a range of employers from a different sector each day.