1. Holgate Academy Context Curriculum
Our story
Holgate Academy
Context
Curriculum
‘Careers advice and guidance to pupils are comprehensive and support pupils’ future decisions well. Pupils gain work experience and hear from external experts about further education, apprenticeships and career opportunities. Care is taken to ensure that pupils move appropriately on to the next stage in their learning.’ OFSTED March 2019
look after - Careers leader
Ex mining
Higher than national average PP/FSM/SEN
DALP MAT
Sixth form

2. How I’ve worked with employers

3. What have we done together?
D2N2 link established and Enterprise advisor
Corporate vision
Future fit
Engaging stakeholders
Quality in careers award
School policy
Student events
Critical friend
D2N2 link established and Enterprise advisor providing a link to other employers and a focus for engagement with D2N2
Future fit – developed a student friendly way of engaging students with D2N2 goals
Engaging stakeholders – EA presentation to governors, attendance at parents evenings – Why we work with schools? Staff CPD offered
Quality in careers award – pivotal role in action planning looking at moving forwards – fully involved in the whole process
School policy – supported in looking at roles, entitlement, editor
Student events – providing activities for industry days – making links with other employers
Critical friend – questioning, problem solving – for a lone wolf probably the most important (valuable) aspect of the role.
A bridge to employers

4. Employer accessible vision
Providing a vison that employers can buy into
Giving the opportunity for employers to bring ideas
Removes the ‘can I have ….’
Gives the school a focus internally
Corporate vision – using the Warburton's vision we worked on how to communicate with employers what we are trying to achieve rather than just focusing on ‘Can you’ opening up the opportunities employers felt they could offer – e.g. ikea, jtl – particularly successful, local businesses engaging with vacancies etc

5. What have we done together?
D2N2 link established and Enterprise advisor
Corporate vision
Future fit
Engaging stakeholders
Quality in careers award
School policy
Student events
Critical friend
Engaging stakeholders – EA presentation to governors, attendance at parents evenings – Why we work with schools? Staff CPD offered
Quality in careers award – pivotal role in action planning looking at moving forwards – fully involved in the whole process
School policy – supported in looking at roles, entitlement, editor
Student events – providing activities for industry days – making links with other employers
Critical friend – questioning, problem solving – for a lone wolf probably the most important (valuable) aspect of the role.
A bridge to employers

6. Future fit – whole school involvement
Future fit – developed a student friendly way of engaging students with D2N2 goals

7. What have we done together?
D2N2 link established and Enterprise advisor
Corporate vision
Future fit
Engaging stakeholders
Quality in careers award
School policy
Student events
Critical friend
Engaging stakeholders – EA presentation to governors, attendance at parents evenings – Why we work with schools? Staff CPD offered
Quality in careers award – pivotal role in action planning looking at moving forwards – fully involved in the whole process
School policy – supported in looking at roles, entitlement, editor
Student events – providing activities for industry days – making links with other employers – careers fair.
Critical friend – questioning, problem solving – for a lone wolf probably the most important (valuable) aspect of the role.
A bridge to employers

8. Why did I volunteer to become an EA?
From a personal perspective the EA role has given me exposure and personal development in an area that I am interested in – resourcing and talent management.  Involvement whilst potential employees are still at school isn’t something that I have done before.
From an employment perspective – manufacturing, logistics and engineering all have skills shortages or are not seen as valid, exciting career choices for younger people.  Through this role, I have the opportunity to influence and challenge the number and breadth of opportunities available to young people.
Businesses rely on their local labour market for skills – gaining a greater insight into the link between education and employment means that I have the opportunity to do my day job more effectively. 
From an Employers perspective, this type of activity fits well with our corporate social responsibility agenda and enhances our brand and reputation within our local community.
As a working mum, time is of a premium, and this role has allowed me to combine my work with my aspiration to do something within my local community.
At one point, I was seriously considering teaching when I was bored of HR.  The EA role has taught me that I would be a rubbish teacher and therefore if I want a career change, I should look somewhere else!! 
Priority 5: Raise the visibility of and access to career insights and specialist careers support for young people and adults to raise aspirations, participation, retention and achievement in learning and work

9. What have been the Challenges?
The enterprise adviser has little support from CEC – although CIPD have been more communicative regarding the role.
Regular time to meet
Engaging other EA to support in the development of a bank of useful employers because of the lack of network opportunities for the EA

10. Future developments
Develop employer engagement through use of our vision
#Blogs4jobs – raising aspiration and knowledge of career opportunities.
Enterprise advisor offering Staff CPD
Warburton's Mentoring for students.
Increased careers support at parent events.