Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance

Personal, Social & Health Education

PSHE is an essential part of the curriculum and helps students cope with the decisions and challenges facing them as they approach adulthood.

Our main aim is to prepare and motivate our students for the choices affecting their future education, training, career and life as a responsible member of society.

The lessons will focus on four main areas;

• Personal well being
• Economic well being
• Financial capability
• Citizenship

The lessons help students become:

• Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
• Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
• Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.

PSE lessons will help to develop an understanding in the following areas:

• Personal skills and qualities needed to make the most of talents.
• How to learn in a way that suits the student improving success.
• Developing opinions and respecting those of others
• Respect for the differences between people.
• Good relationships.
• A healthy, safe lifestyle
• Checking Progress, Target Setting and Action Planning to help progress in lessons and in personal life.
• Careers Education.
• Drugs Education.
• Citizenship.
• Personal and social development (eg friendships, relationships, bullying, co-operation).
• Community and environmental issues.

All students partake in PSHE for 40 minutes each week with their form tutors. It is a lively and interactive subject in which students benefit from the experience and support of external agencies the school has developed links with including:

• U-Explore
• Connexions
• Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership
• School Nurse Services
• Local colleges and training providers
• A range of local employers

CEIAG and Enterprise

Careers education, information, advice and guidance is an essential part of every pupil's curriculum. It is an integral part of the preparation for, and motivation of, pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. Our central concern is to prepare pupils for the choices, changes and transitions affecting their future education, training, career and life as an adult member of society and to raise achievement throughout.

CEIAG Entitlement

KS3

• Careers research
• Skills, qualities and interests
• Careers software and research skills - Launchpad and Kudos
• Options at Year 8 and transition
• Tracking my Progress
• Career planning
• Labour market information
• Stereotypes
• What is a job, what is a career
• Enterprise days - Real Game, Heartbreak Hotel, Logistics Day

KS4

• Employability skills and preparing for the work place
• CV writing
• Interview skills
• Assessment centre and team building skills
• Labour market information
• Post 16 options
• Careers Fair
• Careers software and research skills - Kudos and HE pathways
• Pop up job shop
• Tracking my Progress
• Career planning
• Skills, qualities and interests

Careers Education is taught as part of the PSHE curriculum but is also enhanced with a range of activities students take part in such as The Real Game, Heartbreak Hotel, The World of Work day, Careers Fair, employability skills etc.

The school links to many employers to enhance the opportunities available to students. As part of this we have worked closely with Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership as part of the Enterprise Advisers pilot bringing a wealth of employers, opportunities and information in to the school.

Careers Adviser

Our Careers Adviser works at the school Monday to Thursday every week. Appointments can be made via tutors, Year Leaders, Deputy Year Leaders or the Leader for Life Skills. The Careers Adviser also runs a drop in on a Wednesday lunchtime. This takes place in the Library.

Please see the Life Skills section of the VLE for further information about CEIAG. This section includes further information about content and sources of help. Pupils and parents can also follow our Twitter feed @NEschool