Careers Strategy at Cox Green School – March 2021
Benchmarks	Outcomes expected	Related activity and Evaluation	RAG	Notes	Areas to develop
1. A stable careers Programme.                                                                             Every school and college should have embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors and employers.	Every school should have a stable, structured careers programme that has the explicit backing of the senior management team, and has identified and  appropriately trained person responsible for it.	Hannah Thompson- IAG Officer, Level 6 Advice and Guidance qualification and independent careers advisor. LT link – Faith Kirby and Governor Link – Wen-Lan			Complete outstanding audits and support subjecct areas with careers. Develop 3 year to impliment changes to the careers programme
	The careers programme should be published on the school’s website in a way that it enables pupils, parents, teachers and employers to access and understand it.	IAG Officer attends year 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 parents evening to discuss findings with parents.		Attended all open evenings, parents evening and introduction to Unifrog for Parents to access to see notes from careers meetings and other resouces available on the platform. Building Alumni of the school using LinkedIn.	Feedback will be offered to parents after Parents evening
	The programme should be regularly evaluated with feedback from pupils, parents, teachers and employers as part of the evaluation process.	Careers provision published on the school website, newsletter. Letters to parents and through the Governors report/s. Through Edulink parents are aware of career interview actions. Baker Clause on website		Website is being updated regularly. Speaking with Gill from 3 to evaluate the careers programme and get involved with the planning	Move to the next step of the process and arrange meeting with Gill. As part of developing the Cox Green 3 year plan
		Our work with the careers and enterprise company enables local employers to understand the careers work that goes on within the school. Recognised by Quality Award recognition given in January 2018 to the school.		Award has currently expired	New award will have need to be completed.
		Compass Tracker – updated and tracked annually		Careers related activities recorded termly	Most subject audits completed. Main focus on English, Maths and Science for Benchmark completed. Other subjects to be reviewed or completed
		Evaluation of programme undertaken at each Careers related events.		Evaluations are now being completed after career related events using microsoft forms and paper.	Review evaluation process as part of 3 year plan
		Regular student evaluations post careers interviews and staff and parent survey conducted at regular intervals. Outcomes shared with Governors.		More formal forms of evaluation happening	Student feedback sheet or online form completed after careers guidance interviews and after career related events
2. Learning from career and labour market information.                                 Every student, and their parents, should have access to good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make best use of available information.	By the age of 14, all pupils should have accessed and used information about career paths and the labour market to inform their own decisions on study options.	Labour Market information is shared on the school website. Information is also shared at information and parents evening.		LMI for 4 on website. Information shared with parents through newsletter. Discussions with students. Year 12 work experience channel. Mentioned in Careers related presentation such as Apprenticeships.	Displayed LMI information in school and part of career related events
	Parents should be encouraged to access and use information about labour markets and future study options to inform their support to their children.	Year 7 - Introuction to careers support at CGS, and the National Careers Website and linked activities to encourage independent websites		Assembly for all Year groups on Future Careers, Skills employers look for and hoow subjects link to these in school and outside	Careers input into the PD programme
		Year 8 - 1:1 careers interviews and drop ins. Options carousal and presentations from employers/workshops and parent information evening.			As GCSE options no longer happen in Year 8. Planning for Year 9 will need to be carried out
		Year 9: 1:1 careers interviews and drop ins. What the Point PD sessions for exploring GCSE options.
		Year 10: 1:1 careers interviews and drop ins, PD lessons on CV's, Employability, Covering Letters and post 16 options
		Year 11: 1:1 careers interviews and drop ins, workshop on application process and CV writing. You’re Hired event. University trip			Evaluation of what worked well this year and what could be improve for next
		Year 12: 1:1 careers interviews and drop ins, Induction day / application support. Student finance and UCAS trip and workshop. Visits to Options Fair in London. Parent information evening.			Way to get feedback from parents evening appointments
		Year 13/14-1:1 careers interviews and drop ins.			Review what could take place for sixth form - possibly an employer speed dating afternoon/careers fair
		Labour Markets-promoted for each group-update on local good practice		During 1:1 meetings, website and displays	Other ways to embed LMI - Spoken to Allison Giles about this and has given me some resources
3. Addressing the needs of each student.                                                  Students have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each student. A school’s careers programme should embed quality and diversity considerations throughout.	A school’s careers programme should actively seek to challenge the stereo typical thinking and raise aspirations.	As above		As part of audit to review presentations to touch on gender and aspirations	Research ways of raising aspirations and embed them into careers activities. Evaluate impact
	Schools should keep systematic records of the individual advice given to each pupil, and subsequent agreed decisions	Careers interviews notes are taken at each careers interviews. Actions are recorded and followed up.			Using Unifrog
	All pupils should have access to these records to support their career development	Destinations data recorded.			September Guarantee and final destinations recorded every year
	Schools should collect and maintain accurate data for each pupil on their education, training or employment destinations.	Hannah Thompson- IAG Officer, works with many alternative providers to offer guidance and attends SEND annual review meetings .			Ask SenCo for information on SEND students in all year groups
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers.                                                                All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.	By the age of 14, every pupil should have the opportunity to learn how the different STEM subjects help people gain entry to, and be more effective workers within , a wide range of careers.	Year 9 Options evening			Review Options Booklet from last year.
		Careers Fair
		Employer workplace visits			Interests by Subject area .i.e. Computer Science visit to Softcat, Maersk, CGI or sectors linked to interests like Engineering, Healthcare, etc
		A range of visitors attend each year.
		Guest Speakers Webinars
		STEM teaching staff link Emily Brown		STEM activities to be increased throughout school. Involve 3
5. Encounters with employers and employees                                                   Every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the work place. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.	Every year, from the age of 11, pupils should participate in at least one meaningful encounter* with an employer.	Year 7, 8 & 9 Careers Fair		New activity for the school. Training Providers, Colleges, HE, Employers.
	*A ‘meaningful’ encounter is one in which the student has an opportunity to explore what it is like to learn in that environment.	Year 10: Work Experience		Introducing students to the work place for the first time this year through work experience	Working with Learning Leader to find ways to include this in the curriculum
		Year 11: NCS
		Year 11: You’re Hired		Students completing their CV's and Covering letters were a challenge. As part of Year 10 drop down week talk more about tranferable skills and other skills linked to subject areas and interview practice.	Review the feedback from employers and students for this years event and develop a new introduction to Year 10
		Year 12: Work placement and Guest speakers		Cox Green have Unifrog to help ease the process of meeting all the legislation and paperwork for work experience
		Year 13: Guest Speakers & Apprenticeship & HE Careers Fair
		Careers and Enterprise Advisor- Alison Giles and formal link with 3		Meeting with Alison and Gill regurlarly
In January 2023, the updated provider access legislation (PAL) comes into force. The updated legislation specifies schools must provide at least six encounters with approved providers of apprenticeships and technical education for all their students:	Two encounters for pupils during the ‘first key phase’ (year 8 or 9) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend	Work Experience and You're Hired		Also links to the Baker Clause (see below)	New activities this year - Careers Fair and Work Experience for Year 10
	Two encounters for pupils during the ‘second key phase’ (year 10 or 11) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend	HE/Apprenticeship Fairs & Work Experience		Follow up in school through reflections on work experience and feedback from Employers.	Evaluations after trips to see how useful students found the trip
Baker Clause		The statutory responsibilities for schools under the ‘Baker Clause’, putting in place a range of opportunities for providers of technical education and apprenticeships to talk to all year 8 to13 pupils about their education or training offer. This is vital to ensure that all pupils are aware of the benefits of apprenticeships, T Levels and other approved technical education qualifications and can consider them, alongside 6 academic options, when making decisions about their next steps		Careers Fair, Guidance interviews, Assemblies, PD sessions, subject lessons, College/HE visits, talks from Apprenticeship Providers/Employees and sessions for STEM
6. Experience of workplaces                                                                                   Every student should have first-hand experience of the work place through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of careers opportunities, and expand their networks.	By the age of 16, every pupil should have had at least one experience of a workplace, additional to any part-time jobs they may have.	Year 9 PD sessions		Virtual work experience in school	Using Barclays Life Skills and other virtual work experience platforms
		Work experience in Year 10		2 days out of school in placement and follow up in school during drop down week with additional employability activities such as writing a CV, covering letter, etc.	Induction and using Unifrog for monitoring students progress with finding their own work experience
	By the age of 16, every pupil should have a meaningful encounter* with providers of the full range of learning opportunities, including sixth forms, colleges, universities, and apprenticeship providers. This should include the opportunity to meet both staff and pupils.	Year 7,8 & 9 Careers Fair			Using an activity to encourage students to Interact with the attendees
7. Encounters with further and higher education                                                 All students should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routed and learning in schools, college’s, universities and in the work place.	By the age of 18, all pupils who are considering applying for university should have at least two visits to universities to meet staff and pupils.	6th form colleges / Universities and apprenticeships promoted at all careers interviews/parents evenings		Newsletters, direct communication with students, using Unifrog, PD and lessons
	**A ‘meaningful’ encounter is one in which the student has an opportunity to explore what it is like to learn in that environment.	Link with Bucks New Uni and Royal Holloway.		Trip to Royal Holloway
		Visit to University and Apprenticeship fair		Trip to London
		Hannah Thompson- IAG Officer, supports LAC and SEND students on visits to further and higher education.		Prioritise SEND students and see them first with students who could be NEET/behaviour management issues
		Visits to University/future employers are tracked at Post 16.		Recorded through 1:1's
8. Personal Guidance                                                                                                        Every student should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a careers adviser, who could be internal or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made.	Every pupil should have at least one such interview by the age of 16, and the opportunity for a further interview by the age of 18.	Years 8-13 have a guidance interview offered to them once a year		Using Unifrog to record careers discussions and other activities students do throughout their school careers and access to a variety of resources depending on the students interests