Careers Education Programme

Careers Education Programme 2019-20

Year 12
When?	Activity	Type of Activity	Provider Access
All year	Sixth Form Assembly Programme Careers education is an integral element of our sixth form assembly programme. In addition to many of the same themes as the lower school, sixth-form assemblies also explicitly focus on CEIAG themes such as: UCAS Employability skills The world of work	Assembly	Visiting assembly leaders
September	Industry Talks 25^th September Savills Agents	Talk	HASN
October	Industry Talks 2^nd October Cap Gemini 9^th October JTP Architects	Talk	HASN
October	College information - LSEC, Croydon, Coulsdon and JRC	Talk	Local colleges
October	Pathway CTM workshop event Interview skills	Workshop Group work	Pathway CTM
November Thematic Day	Year 12 CTECH Visits – Theatre – Raise cultural awareness, Canary Wharf – world of business	Visit	SAW – CTECH Lead
November	15^th November Skills Event Excel	Visit	Skills London
All year	Careers interviews Year 12 resit students will have a careers interview with our fully qualified impartial careers advisor during the course of the year. These will cover both Post-18 options (including University, apprenticeships and employment options) and longer- term careers planning. Staff, parents, carers and students themselves can self-refer to our careers adviser for earlier appointments.	Careers advisor interviews	*Careers Advisor M. Jackson*
4^th December 2019	Thematic Day 1 DWP – Disability work and pensions	Workshops	*External providers*
December 2019	10^th December Health care event Workshops and lectures		*HGAED*
January 2020	Pathway CTM Student, parent teacher networking event	Talks Q/A	Pathway CTM
11^th March	Thematic Day 2	Workshops Talks	LFB
April 2020	Next Steps Event Large scale careers event organised by the Harris Federation, based at HCACP. Year 12s have opportunities to meet employers and universities and discuss potential pathways and attend a range of bespoke talks and sessions.	Careers Festival	*Wide range of over 50 employers and universities*
May 2020	BUPA – talk from the health provider about services and work available in this field.	Talk	*BUPA*
Summer 2020	University Visits All year 12 students must visit at least one university during the summer term, and a variety of visits are facilitated by the sixth form team. UCAS and personal statement writing Personal finance Social media cultivation and technological literacy	University Visits	South Bank University
Summer 2020	World of Work Day Year 12 students identified as not likely to pursue university level study are invited to a ‘World of Work’ day focussing on alternative pathways such as apprenticeships, school leavers’ schemes and employment opportunities. Students have the opportunity to hear from a wide range of providers and attend workshops and talks.	Careers Festival	*Range of apprenticeship and employment providers*.
July 2019	Careers enhancement week All year 12 students on a two year pathway are required to complete 2 weeks of work experience at the end of Year 12. They are supported by the Academy in finding and completing this. They have the option of working in one setting for 2 weeks or finding 2 placements and spending a week at each placement.	Work Experience	*LCA, LDS* *Subject Leads*

Year 13
When?	Activity	Type of Activity	Provider Access
All year	Sixth Form Assembly Programme Careers education is an integral element of our sixth form assembly programme. In addition to many of the same themes as the lower school, sixth-form assemblies also explicitly focus on CEIAG themes such as: UCAS Apprenticeship applications Employability skills The world of work Pathway CTM	Assembly	Assembly leaders
All year	Careers interviews Year 13 students will have a careers interview with our fully qualified impartial careers advisor during the course of the year. These will cover both Post-18 options (including University, apprenticeships and employment options) and longer term careers planning. Staff, parents, carers and students themselves can self-refer to our careers adviser for earlier appointments.	Careers advisor interviews	*Careers Advisor M. Jackson*
September	Industry Talks 25^th September Savills Agents	Talk	HASN
	27^th September 2019 Pathway CTM launch	Assembly	Pathway CTM
October	Industry Talks 2^nd October Cap Gemini 9^th October JTP Architects	Talk	HASN
October	Pathway CTM workshop event Interview skills	Workshop Group work	Pathway CTM
November	15^th November Skills Event Excel	Visit	Skills London
4^th December 2019	Thematic Day 1: Complete UCAS application, begin degree apprenticeships and apprenticeship applications	Applications	SAW – CTECH Lead
January 2020	Pathway CTM Student, parent teacher networking event	Talks Q/A	Pathway CTM
11^th March 2020	Thematic Day 2 Interview skills with careers advisers	Workshops Role-plays	Careers Advisers Harris Federation
April 2020	Next Steps Event Large scale careers event organised by the Harris Federation, based at HCACP. Year 12s have opportunities to meet employers and universities and discuss potential pathways and attend a range of bespoke talks and sessions.	Careers Festival	*Wide range of over 50 employers and universities*

Every academic year, our offer evolves and changes as staff specialisms change and develop and in response to unforeseen changes. However, our core programme and commitment to our Harris Aspire & HPS6F CEIAG entitlement framework remains.

For any enquiries related to our Careers education programme or how we meet the elements of our entitlement, please contact

Ms Bhogal G.Bhogal@harrisps6f.org.uk

Ms Jackson Careers Advisor Melanie.Jackson@harrisfederation.org.uk

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