Prepare for your Next Step
At Park we believe that a good careers education is a vital part in raising our student’s aspirations and assist them in making informed decisions about their future. We pride ourselves in ensuring that our students are ready and prepare for their next steps in many ways.
How do we prepare you for your next step?
At Park we have countless opportunities for our students to work with employers, further and higher education providers. All of our year 10 students undertake hands on work experience for two weeks in the summer term, building on smaller work experiences we offer to the younger year groups.
Every student is given a 1:1 appointment with our Hampshire Futures Careers Adviser, where time is spent thinking about their next step and choosing a course, college or apprenticeship to suit them. They also have a chance to explore the labour market with a fully qualified Level 6 adviser ensuring they are making informed decisions about where their educational choices could lead them.
Our Careers programme ensures all students are provided with opportunities to think about their strengths and weaknesses and how this could link to their futures in the world of work. All our subject departments are experts at linking their subjects to possible career paths and encourage our students to look to where their subject specialism could lead them.
The careers programme is lead by Kirsty Jervis, the school’s Career Leader, and is reviewed and adapted annually. The full Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Policy can be viewed online. The next few pages will show you exactly what the students experience in each year group within our careers programme.
×Gatsby Benchmarks
Gatsby Benchmarks
The Gatsby Benchmarks are now used to define the essentials of good career guidance in schools. The seven Gatsby Benchmarks are explained below. Schools are asked to use a compass tool to assess their progress to achieving the seven Gatsby Benchmarks and I am pleased to say Park Community School achieves very highly in each of the sections.
- A STABLE CAREERS PROGRAMME
- LEARNING FROM CAREER AND LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION
- ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT
- LINKING CURRICULUM LEARNING TO CAREERS
- ENCOUNTERS WITH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
- EXPERIENCE OF WORKPLACES
- ENCOUNTERS WITH FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
- PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers and employers.
Every student should have access to good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make the best use of available information.
Students have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each student. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.
All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. For example, STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of career pathways.
Every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment opportunities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.
Every student should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities and expand their networks.
All students should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.
Every student should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a Careers Adviser. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made.
Ref: Careers and Enterprise Gaysby Benchmarks
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