CAREERS – ACHIEVING AMBITIONS

Employability and Careers Guidance

Hayesfield Girls’ School and Mixed Sixth Form aims to ensure that all students are thoroughly prepared for the 21st century workplace. We provide a ‘real world’ context within the world of work and students are given challenging leadership opportunities that will prepare them for life.

At Hayesfield Girls’ School and Mixed Sixth Form we recognise that careers guidance is very important for young people. They need to be able to navigate increasingly complex and challenging choices and manage transitions successfully.

Careerpilot
Independent Careers Advice
PSHCE Careers Programme
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Careers Local Procedure

The Employability Chartermark was awarded to Hayesfield Girls’ School in 2015. It shows that the school has:

  • an effective system of advice and guidance
  • direct exposure to the work environment
  • specific and tailored learning support in key areas including preparation of CVs, applications forms, interviews and attitude to work
  • direct involvement of businesses in career briefing, development of the curriculum and mentoring of students

Hayesfield Girls’ School hosts an annual Employability Fair which includes an array of visitors offering workshops and masterclasses. One to one mock interviews are given to all Year 11 students. In addition, Sixth Form students have the opportunity to undergo mock interviews panels. A wide range of interviewers are used including the Rotary Club, local and national businesses, governors and parents.

Faculties have excellent relationships with employers and students are inspired, informed and advised through talks, workshops and visits.

An independent Careers Advisor visits weekly to undertake careers interviews and offer advice and guidance to students. This ensures they are receiving impartial careers advice (CEIAG) and that it is effective in ensuring they make informed choices that will impact on their progress and success at Key Stage 4 and beyond.

Hayesfield Girls’ School and Mixed Sixth Form are also involved in:

  • Young Enterprise
  • Global Employability talks
  • University talks and Widening Participation
  • Links with employers including Dyson, Rotork and BMT
  • Model United Nations

Hayesfield Girls’ School and Mixed Sixth Form is part of the Bath Education Trust to help prepare young people for employment. Helen Foley and Alison Pike are our independent Careers Advisers who visit weekly to undertake careers interviews and offer advice and guidance to students. This ensures they are receiving impartial careers advice (CEIAG) and that it is effective in ensuring they make informed choices that will impact on their progress and success at Key Stage 4 and beyond.

Careerpilot

Hayesfield has a partnership with Careerpilot – http://www.careerpilot.org.uk/

Students

Careerpilot has the information you need to help you plan your future study and work.

  • Your choices at 14, 16 and 18?
  • More about different job sectors and what they are looking for?
  • Information on routes to different qualifications including apprenticeships and university level study?
  • Your skills and how to use them?

Parents

Get the information you need to help your child make the right choices at 14, 16 and 18 through the Careerpilot website, aimed at young people, and the Parent Zone, aimed at parents and carers.

The Careerpilot Parent Zone can help you as a parent/carer get answers to the career questions you want to ask, about:

  • Choices at 14, 16 and 18
  • Further Education College
  • Apprenticeships and Traineeships
  • Higher Education (including HE provided at local colleges)
  • Job sectors and growth
  • Funding and support

Access the Parent Zone from the Careerpilot home page or from www.careerpilot.org.uk/parent

Independent Careers Advice

All students from Year 7 to Year 13 have the opportunity to see an Independent Careers Advice and Guidance Practitioner, providing impartial careers information and specialist support for students at key transitional (decision) points.

Students can make an appointment to see our qualified Careers Advisor, with extensive experience in schools, the Further Education sector and a Post-graduate qualification in Careers Guidance, by booking an individual guidance interview. The interview provides students with an opportunity to talk about their ideas, aspirations and options. These guidance interviews form a part of the overall Careers: Achieving Ambitions Programme offered at Hayesfield School.

Our Careers Advisor is available to see students in the following year groups at these key points:
  • KS3 by appointment
  • Year 9 Options Evening – Term 3
  • Year 10 Work Experience Advice during Achieving Ambitions Day – Term 2
  • Year 10 Parents’ Evening
  • Year 10 Work Experience or Destinations Advice – Term 5
  • Year 11 Support with Post-16 Options – Terms 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Year 11 Parents Evening
  • Year 11 GCSE/ level 2 results Day
  • Year 12 Support with Work Experience and Post 18 Options – Terms 5 and 6
  • Year 12 Parents Evening
  • Year 13 Support with Post 18 Options – Terms 1,2,3,4
  • Year 13 Parent Evening
  • Year 13 A Level / Level 3 Results Day – Students are regularly monitored for need of careers advice through the pastoral team and tutor programme, however they can also independently request an appointment by emailing careers@hayesfield.com.

PSHCE Careers Programme

The PSHCE careers programme includes work on planning your future, preparation for part-time and full-time work, completing accurate applications, interview techniques, applying for work experience. Also, students are advised on expected behaviour in the workplace, health and safety in the workplace, economic education and financial decisions, opportunities post 16, opportunities post 18 and the local labour market.

Year 7 PSHCE

In Year 7 the focus is on an introduction to organisational skills and working as part of a team.

  • Planning your career journey and important skills
  • Enterprise Education – Planning an event
  • Presenting and evaluating the Enterprising event

Year 8 PSHCE

In Year 8 the focus is on valuing diversity and difference.

  • Valuing equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Making the most of careers information, advice and guidance by using research facilities
  • Laws and by-laws relating to young people’s permitted hours and types of employment

Year 9 PSHCE

In Year 9 the focus is on developing problem solving skills, the ability to learn and adapt, using initiative and numeracy skills.

  • Key Stage 4 options – making informed decisions about selecting options most suited to you and your future career
  • Research techniques – New Kudos, National Careers Service and Careerpilot
  • Aim Higher – thinking about university
  • Understanding business and industry – Enterprise Education
  • Learning about safe working practices and environments

Year 10 PSHCE

In Year 10 the focus is on developing communication skills, interpersonal skills and skills needed for the 21st Century.

  • Mock interview preparation – Job applications and interview techniques using a Curriculum Vitae
  • Mock Interview preparation – application forms
  • Mock interview preparation – covering letter
  • Mock interview preparation – interview techniques Year 11 PSHCE

Year 11 PSHCE

In Year 11 the focus is on problem solving, using initiative and being self-motivated, communication skills, working under pressure and to deadlines and negotiation skills.

  • Destinations (with focus on A Levels and University)
  • Destinations (with focus on Further Education colleges, vocational qualifications and apprenticeships)
  • Mission Employable: Interview Scenarios and questions
  • Labour Market Information (LMI)

Sixth Form PSHCE

Hayesfield Mixed Sixth Form offers impartial advice to all students through workshop sessions and one to one meetings. In addition, throughout the year, students attend events and guest speakers are invited into school to cover a range of aspects from apprenticeships to writing that all important personal statement.

Most importantly, Sixth Form tutors have a wealth of experience in guiding students through the UCAS process. Students have careers interviews, employability talks and general careers advice as requested. Please see the Sixth Form Careers webpage for details.

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