Supporting, Quality Assuring and Developing your Careers Provision The West Bridgford School

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Current Regional Apprenticeship vacancies Current Regional Apprenticeship vacancies. Scroll down the site page to explore other helpful links, film clips etc.

Another, this time supporting Parents and Carers

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Learning from Careers Curriculum resources to support schools in achieving the Gatsby benchmarks Contents Introduction Guide to the Gatsby benchmarks Career guidance: requirements and expectations Creating a powerful career learning environment The Gatsby benchmarks A stable careers programme Learning from career and labour market information Addressing the needs of each pupil Linking curriculum learning to careers Encounters with employers and employees Experiences of workplaces Encounters with further and higher education Personal guidance

1. A stable careers programme This benchmark subsumes the other seven benchmarks This section provides ideas and suggestions for achieving and maintaining a stable careers programme. It covers: Leadership and management A vision and strategy for career education and guidance Roles of the governing body and the senior leadership team The role of the careers leader School development The relationship between programme development, organisational development and professional development Curriculum planning for careers Partnerships and communication Parents and carers Employers and employees Other learning providers Guidance and support services Learners Activating the learner voice Achieving impact

2. Learning from career and labour market information The structure of each section is the same for benchmarks 2-8 This section covers: why this component of good career guidance is important teaching and learning activities for KS3, KS4 and post 16 linked to the achievement of this benchmark with detailed teaching notes and, where applicable, resources for learners to use ideas for extension activities links to useful free resources

Gatsby Benchmark Test!

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Clicking into the magnifying glass .. What can the National site offer?

It’s all age, so there is much more It’s all age, so there is much more! student, graduate, careerchange & advisercomp@nion portals

So how do I start? 1. Choose career interest, learning and training, or cv and job hunting

> and from the list Design 2. Then a specific interest category/career family … such as Creative and Media > > and from the list Design

...to reveal links, films and articles

Here is a gem! Higher Education A-Z … and related links Learning and Training > Like to go to University? > Higher Education A-Z

Uni’s & Colleges have dedicated page and up to 20 quick links Uni’s & Colleges have dedicated page and up to 20 quick links. A ‘Notepad’ will help to compare and contrast different institutions, with an option to email/print off your results 

If thinking about different Careers, you can compare and contrast their different prospects CVs and Job Hunting > Where will the Jobs be in the future > LMI for all

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