The KEVI planned Careers programme aims to provide our students with a comprehensive and accessible insight into the world of work. Aligned with the Gatsby Benchmarks for good career guidance, our programme is summarised below.
Key Stage 3 and 4
Our Tutor-led sessions follow a spiral curriculum model, meaning that, year-on-year, students build knowledge and skills in each topic area. By teaching just 6 lessons per academic year (e.g. one topic area per half term) we can cover all Careers Development Index (CDI) learning aims for students aged 11 to 16 whilst supporting the Gatsby Benchmarks. The CDI Framework for secondary schools clarifies the skills, knowledge and attitudes that individuals need to have a positive career and explores how schools can support pupils to build their career development skills.
A ‘positive career’ will mean something different to different people, but it will typically include being happy with the way you spend your time, being able to make a contribution to your community and being able to have a decent standard of living. By introducing these six career development skills in Year 7, and revisiting them each year, pupils’ knowledge and skills will immediately broaden and gradually deepen throughout their time at KEVI.
The CDI learning aims are as follows:
· Grow throughout life- Learning and reflecting on yourself, your background, and your strengths.
· Explore possibilities- Exploring the full range of possibilities open to you and learning about recruitment processes and the culture of different workplaces.
· Manage Career- Manage your career actively, make the most of opportunities and learn from setbacks.
· Create Opportunities- Being proactive and building positive relationships with others.
· Balance life and work- Balancing your life as a worker with your wellbeing, interests, family and community.
· See the big picture- Paying attention to how the economy, politics and society connect with your own life and career.
Key Stage 3
Our Key Stage 3 careers programme will support pupils in their planning and choices of GCSE subjects. This includes:
· Future Steps assembly, 1:1 tutor conversations, opportunities to meet with the Careers Advisor, Tutor-led lesson on main pathways after school, and how to choose what to study at KS4.
We are meeting our requirements to provide:
· At least 2 encounters with providers of technical education or apprenticeships in year 8 or 9 (this is set out in more detail in our provider access policy statement, which can be found Policies – King Edward VI School · 1 week’s worth of work experience activities. More information on this can be found on the school website Work Experience (WEX) – King Edward VI School.
Key Stage 4
Our Key Stage 4 careers programme aims to help pupils research and understand their choices and routes into education and training. This includes:
· Next Steps Assembly, 1:1 tutor conversations, 1:1 meeting with the Careers Advisor, Apprenticeship assembly, Post-16 Further Education Fair, Career’s Fair, Tutor-led lesson on Post-16 choices and how to choose a pathway.
We are meeting our requirements to provide:
· At least 2 encounters with providers of technical education or apprenticeships in year 10 or 11 (this is set out in more detail in our provider access policy statement, which can be found Policies – King Edward VI School.
· 1 week’s worth of work experience placement(s) More information on this can be found on the school website Work Experience (WEX) – King Edward VI School.
We use a virtual careers platform for all students in Years 7 to 11. This online platform (unifrog) includes a variety of tools and resources tailored to year groups and abilities to ensure accessibility for every student.
Our Careers Education IAG programme is reviewed regularly to ensure we are offering the best careers provision to our KEVI students.
