Contact Us 01946 692275
Contact Us 01946 692275

Careers, Education & Guidance

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School SLT: Lead Karen Kelso (admin@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk Tel: 01946 692275 Ext 2043)

Link Governor: Neil Robinson

Enterprise Advisor: Gary Martin

Inspira link: Mel Carr

Inspira advisor: Abigail Finlay

  Progress towards the Gatsby Benchmarks:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Summer 2021 100% 100% 90% 100% 100% 100% 91% 75%
December 2021 100% 100% 90% 93% 100% 100% 91% 75%
Easter 2022 100% 100% 90% 100% 100% 100% 95% 75%
Summer 2022 100% 100% 90% 100% 100% 100% 87% 75%
% of Schools Nationally meeting this benchmark 27% 52% 25% 45% 58% 52% 30% 61%
What are Gatsby Benchmarks? Click here Next audit: Summer 2022     [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][accordion closed=”1″ title=”Activity”][vc_column_text]

Activity: 

  • ½ termly meeting with KMK GM MC
  • Termly review and development of the Careers plan
  • Engagement with area CEIAG network on a termly basis
  • Regular updated to the school leadership team.
  • Middle leader briefings and updates
  • Subject leader curriculum annual audits
  • Heads of Year  CEIAG annual audits
  • Gaps identified in and links to performance in GB audited termly
  • Whole staff training on BECBC by BECBC with sharing of good practice across school by INSPIRA
  • KMK interview by National STEM centre for online training course for Science teachers and schools careers leaders as an example of best practice.
  • Unifrog training in place and roll out fror staff and pupils
[/vc_column_text][/accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][accordion closed=”1″ title=”Measuring & Assessing the Impact of the Careers Programme”][vc_column_text] It is hard to evaluate the success of any careers programme however we use 3 methods:
  • Published data: The Department for Education publishes a range of data on pupil destinations at 16 and 18 and we compare our school with others in west Cumbria and all schools in England.
  • Compass Tool: We are using the Compass Analysis tool to measure the progress of our careers education against the Gatsby Benchmarks.
  • Evaluating activities: We try to evaluate the success of each activity by asking our students for feedback on the impact of the activity. In some cases we try and see what the longer term, rather than just the immediate, impact is.
[/vc_column_text][/accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][accordion closed=”1″ title=”Summary of the Careers Programme”][vc_column_text] Careers Education is an integral part of our curriculum and tutor periods. St Benedict’s has the support of Inspira for independent careers advice and provides careers education and opportunities for all students. We try to expose the students to a wide range of career/study pathways in as many ways as possible from school delivered sessions, external providers and external visits and nationally recognised programmes. By developing a cohesive programme of CEIAG from primary onwards we can form young people with employability skills, academic qualifications and the confidence to make informed choices about their future. [/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Year 7″ tab_id=”1562231230637-6d9957de-7c7b”][vc_column_text]
  • Employer Assemblies
  • Aspirations Assembly
  • Finance Workshops
  • BAE Roadshow
  • Team Building Activities – Employer Led
  • Destination Milky Way Workshop
  • Key Stage 3 Information Evening
  • Unifrog
  • Progress Evenings
  • Careers Work Books
  • Subject Related Careers
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  • Employer Assemblies
  • Aspirations Assembly
  • Finance Workshops
  • STEM Club with Ambassadors
  • Science Museum Roadshow
  • Marine Engineering Workshop
  • Solar Racers Workshop
  • Animal Me Workshop
  • Why Care?
  • Key Stage 3 Information Evening
  • Unifrog
  • Progress Evenings
  • Careers Work Books
  • Subject Related Careers
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  • Employer Assemblies
  • Choices Assembly
  • Aspirations Assembly
  • World of Work Day
  • Buddy Programme
  • Employer Mentoring
  • Finance Workshops
  • University Visits
  • STEM Club with ambassadors
  • Science Museum Roadshow
  • CEIAG Evening
  • Options Evening
  • Hello Futures Workshops
  • Sixth Former for a Day
  • Unifrog
  • Progress Evenings
  • Careers Work Books
  • Subject Related Careers
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  • Employer Assemblies
  • Aspirations Assembly
  • Team Building Activities – Employer Led
  • Apprenticeships Workshop
  • CV Writing
  • Aptitude Test Workshops
  • Mock Interviews with Employers
  • Interview Preparation
  • Careers interviews
  • Work Experience
  • Finance Workshops
  • School Skills Workplace Skills (DWP)
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Key Stage 4 Information Evening
  • Hello Futures Workshop
  • Unifrog
  • Progress Evenings
  • Motivational Speakers
  • Careers Work Books
  • Subject Related Careers
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  • Employer Assemblies
  • Choice Assembly
  • Aspirations Assembly
  • Apprenticeships Workshop
  • CV Writing
  • Writing Applications
  • Mock interviews with employers
  • Interview Preparation
  • Careers Interviews
  • University Workshops
  • Finance Workshops
  • Healthcare & Blue Light Event
  • University Visits
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Key Stage 4 information Evening
  • Sixth Form Open Evening
  • Hello Futures Workshop
  • Unifrog
  • Progress Evenings
  • Motivational Speakers
  • Careers Book Work
  • Subject Related Careers
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  • Employer Assemblies
  • Choices Assembly
  • Aspirations Assembly
  • Team Building Activities – Employer Led
  • Apprenticeships Workshop
  • CV Writing
  • Writing Applications
  • Aptitude Test Workshop
  • Careers Interview
  • Work Experience
  • Dream Placement
  • University Workshops
  • Finance Workshops
  • Healthcare & Blue Light Event
  • School Skills Work Place Skills (DWP)
  • University Visits
  • Engineering Education Scheme (EES)
  • Hello Futures Workshops
  • In House Work Experience
  • Unifrog
  • Progress Evenings
  • Motivational Speakers
  • Subject Related Careers
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  • Employer Assemblies
  • Aspirations Assembly
  • Apprenticeships Workshop
  • CV Writing
  • Writing Applications
  • Mock Interviews with Employers
  • Interview Preparation
  • University Workshops
  • Finance Workshops
  • Hello Futures Workshops
  • In House Work Experience
  • Unifrog
  • Progress Evenings
  • Motivational Speakers
  • Subject Related Careers
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/accordion][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][accordion closed=”1″ title=”Applying to University”][vc_column_text] Click below for a guide on applying to university. [/vc_column_text][/accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][accordion closed=”1″ title=”Provider Access Policy”][vc_column_text] Link to our Provider Access Policy  [/vc_column_text][/accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][accordion closed=”1″ title=”Starting a Career”][vc_column_text] PREPARING FOR AN INTERVIEW: See the documents below for some useful tips on preparing for interviews, both online & in person. Preparing for an online interview Preparing to answer questions in an interview YOUR CV: Use the CV builder on UNIFROG and get advice on how to ace your CV in the know how library TO FIND INFORMATION ON HOW CAREERS WORK FOLLOW THE LINK HERE icould gives you the inside story of how careers work. The icould storytellers relate, in their own words, their real life career journeys. There are over a thousand easy to search, varied and unique career videos as well as hundreds of written articles. From telecoms engineers to police officers, from landscape gardeners to web designers, from engine drivers to zookeepers; they talk about what they do, what it’s like, how they came to be where they are and their hopes for the future. TO FIND CAREERS THAT WILL SUIT YOU CLICK  HERE or HERE or HERE You can also log into UNIFROG and filter careers by the subjects you enjoy. Don’t forget to save your favourites. NOT GOING TO UNIVERSITY FOLLOW THE LINK HERE Don’t know what to do? Want help with careers? Then visit this website to find information about alternatives to university, including jobs, training and apprenticeships. NEED FURTHER ADVICE? CLICK HERE

CAREEROMETER (LMI For All)

The LMI for All project provides a tool can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations to support the process of identifying potential careers. This tool helps you to compare national average wages and working hours for up to three occupations. Try typing in a job that you’d like to investigate and then select a match from the list to see the data You can then include a second and third choice to view the comparison if required Be aware that this is national average data, but you can use it to help you get a bigger picture of the potential opportunities on offer when used in conjunction with our own Industry, Sector, Job Role and Organisation profiles here on icanbea… The Careerometer widget provides access to a selection of headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects. The data are organised by occupation: simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. [/vc_column_text][/accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][accordion closed=”1″ title=”Career Aspirations & Role Models”]

What our pupils aspire to be:

Accountant

Actor

Architecture

Astronaut

Astronomer

Business Administrator

Charity work campaigner

Clothes designer

Computer Science related careers, maths and engineering

Counsellor

Dentist

Doctor

Economist

Engineer

Environmentalist

Epidemiology

Financial Engineer

Football, sports, physiotherapy, anything to do with sport

Forensic Computing Engineer

Geographer

Hairdresser

Health care Professional

History Lecturer

Information Technology

Journalist

MP

Makeup Artist

Maths teacher

Mathematician

Mechanical engineer

Motor Vehicle Engineer

Nurse

Nursery Assistant

Paramedic

Performing Arts School Teacher

Pharmacist

Police

Primary School Teacher

Psychiatrist

Psychlogist

RAF Pilot / Engiineer

Rugby Player

Scientist

Scientific Biologist

Sellafield, police officer

Social Worker

Solicitor/ Barrister

Sport /fitness professional

Street artist

Teacher

Teacher in the armed forces

Vet

Zoologist

You can find out more about these careers on Unifrog www.unifrog.org and through the National Careers Service at https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

We use this list to help decide on the career of the month.

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Useful Links & Documents

Hello Futures – www.hellofuture.ac.uk

Online Platform for School Leavers – https://stepupcumbria.ac.uk/

University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Studying Medicine PDF – Download

National Careers Week 2021 – Parents Guide PDF – Download

Alternatives to University PDF – Download

Apprenticeships PDF – Download

Helping your child chose their Options in Year 9 PDF – Download

CareerMag – https://careermap.co.uk/careermag/

Health Careers – https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/compare-roles

Parents’ Pack – Apprenticeship Information September 2022 – Download Document

Future Learn – University and Your Future: Career Planning and Making the Most of Your Degree Course – https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/career-planning-and-your-degree

 

Careers Provision Employers

As well as engaging with the BECBC employer activities, we offer a range of bespoke employer curriculum related projects to our students. If you are interested in supporting these projects we would  ask that you contact us directly on admin@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk to arrange for a meeting with one of our team to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you soon to find ways for our pupils to benefit from your expertise in the world of work.

Contact:

Our Senior Leader with oversight of the careers programme is Mrs K Kelso Assistant Headteacher. She can be contacted on 01946 692275 or by e-mailing admin@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk

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