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Covid-19- please note: We are endeavouring to maintain our careers programme through utilising online platforms and virtual experiences as much as possible, and we are looking at more exciting ways for students to develop their understanding of the workplace, some of the scheduled careers events may be subject to change but we will aim to run them in some capacity.
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At St. Crispin’s, we recognise that being “work ready” is just as important as the qualifications you hold. Students will be given opportunities to develop and hone their employability skills through a range of events and activities; some internally delivered but others which involve our local advisors/trustees as well as local employers.
Our careers provision at St. Crispin’s is based on the Gatsby Benchmarks as recommended in the DfE’s Careers Strategy (December 2017) and the Statutory Guidance for Careers (January 2018).
School is the place where all students, whatever their family background, can get unbiased information, advice and guidance on the whole range of career pathways.”
Sir John Holman 2018
Gatsby Foundation
In line with these Benchmarks, St. Crispin’s supports students as follows:
- Assemblies led by local employers, former students and career experts
- Two Year 10 Careers Days
- Attendance at local Careers Fayre
- Year 10 Aspirations Day
- Year 10 Living in the wider world
- Year 9 Options Evening
- Year 7-11 Tutor Programme
- A Dedicated Careers Library
- Career insight talks – All Year 10 students will receive at least one face to face session with a qualified ADVIZA Careers Advisor
- Support with employability skills
- Mock interviews
- Impartial information on Post 16 and Post 18 career options.
All students in Year 10 will write a CV which local employees will read and feedback on. Our advice to students to make your personal statement/ CV stand out is to ensure that they have studied around their subjects. They are directed to the free online course at FutureLearn where they can access from hundreds of free online courses from top universities and specialist organisations.
There is a huge range of careers advice and information available and it can be difficult to distinguish between what is most useful or not. The following links to the right are recommended as a starting point for further reading.
Sixth Form students are guided closely for university application or vocational opportunities.
Our careers programme is regularly reviewed to ensure that students are given the right guidance and support in an ever changing society as well as changes in statutory guidance.
The impact of the careers programme with be measured and assessed by:
- analysing destination data
- analysing NEET data
- Compass + self-evaluation tool which leads to an action plan
- feedback from staff following key events.
The careers programme, are evaluated both by the Deputy Headteacher and Careers Lead, using teacher and student feedback.
The careers programme is assessed using the Compass + Careers Benchmark Tool.
For the 2021/22 academic year, the programme is planned as follows: (all trips are subject to COVID-19 restrictions)
Year group |
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
| Year 7 | Sessions completed with the Character Education programme
Embedded within curriculum lessons within subjects Science Club/Robotics Clubs |
Sessions completed with the Character Education programme
Embedded within curriculum lessons within subjects Science Club/Robotics Clubs National Careers Week Assembly and activities National Apprenticeships Week Assembly and activities
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Sessions completed with the Character Education programme
Embedded within curriculum lessons within subjects Science Club/Robotics Clubs |
| Year 8 | Science Club/Robotics Clubs
Sessions completed with the Character Education programme Embedded within curriculum lessons within subjects |
Sessions completed with the Character Education programme
Embedded within curriculum lessons within subjects Careers Focus Day:
National Careers Week Assembly and activities National Apprenticeships Week Assembly and activities |
Sessions completed with the Character Education programme
Embedded within curriculum lessons within subjects |
| Year 9 | Morrisby
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KS4 options evening
Options Assembly National Careers Week Assembly and activities National Apprenticeships Week Assembly and activities |
Maths Challenge
All students participate in a Maths day with Ringwood which allows them to understand employability skills and different careers. |
| Year 10 | Adviza
National Skills Challenge as run by Inspirational Learning Group Employability and Team work soft skills focus day. |
National Careers Week Assembly and activities
National Apprenticeships Week Assembly and activities |
CV and Employability workshop and focus day:
Activate Learning assembly |
| Year 11 | KS5 Options Evening
Targeted Activate Learning sessions CV Sessions delivered within the Wellbeing curriculum Adviza
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Adviza
College tours and taster days (for vulnerable students National Careers Week Assembly and activities National Apprenticeships Week Assembly and activities |
Taster Sessions
Post 16 taster classes available in all subject areas. |
| Year 12 |
Weekly newsletters sharing careers and university events and WEX opportunities |
National Careers Week Assembly and activities National Apprenticeships Week Assembly and activities |
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Weekly newsletters sharing careers and university events and WEX opportunities National Careers Week Assembly and activities National Apprenticeships Week Assembly and activities |
St. Crispin’s holds the leaving destinations for all Year 11 and 13 students. Leaving interviews take place with students in Year 11 (if not continuing to the schools Sixth Form) and Year 13 if not known to be continuing to university. This allows us to evaluate the experience of students in terms of their career education and put intervention in place if and when required.
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Provider Access Statement |
For the 2021/22 academic year, the Work Related Learning Coordinator is Miss Kylie Pinsent who can be contacted on 0118 978 1144 or careers@crispins.co.uk
Careers programme to be reviewed July 2024.
