CEIAG Policy, Impact Statement & Careers Support

Provision (Statement of Entitlement)

The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework of 8 guidelines that define the best careers provision in schools and colleges. The Careers Strategy is built around them, and they make a great place to start for planning or improving your programme.

The Gatsby Benchmarks

Our Provision

A Stable Careers Programme

'Every school should have an embedded programme of careers education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents and carers, staff, governors, employers and other agencies.' The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10

Careers Education at St. Anselm's is delivered via curriculum time, form time and in drop down days. More details about this can be found on our CEIAG Provision Plan which can be reached by clicking here.

Learning from Career & Labour Market Information

‘All pupils, parents and carers, teachers and staff who support pupils should have access to good-quality, up-to-date information about future pathways, study options and labour market opportunities. Young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their parents and carers may require different or additional information. All pupils will need the support of an informed adviser to make the best use of available information.' The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10

Students are introduced to Labour Market Information and where to find it through careers assemblies, drop down days like For Me or Not For Me in Year 9 and Employability Day in Year 10 as well as when they have their careers appointment in years 10 or 11. There is also the opportunity for students to come and ask questions about career and education pathways in the Careers Drop In sessions help regularly throughout the academic year and advertised on the form notice board and in careers form time resources.

Addressing the Needs of Each Student

'Pupils have different careers guidance needs at different stages. Careers programmes should help pupils navigate their concerns about any barriers to career progression. In addition, opportunities should be tailored to the needs of each pupil, including any additional needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils, young people with SEND and those who are absent.' The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10

We have a qualified Careers Adviser who comes in from the Education Business Partnership for 22 days per academic year seeing year 10, 11, 12 and 13 students on a one-to-one and group basis as well as being available for students in Careers Drop In sessions for those in younger years to ask questions to.

Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers

'As part of the school’s programme of careers education, all teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. Subject teachers should highlight the progression routes for their subject and the relevance of the knowledge and skills developed in their subject for a wide range of career pathways.' The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10

Following the Gatsby Charitable Foundation's review of the Gatsby Benchmarks in 2024 all curriculum areas will commit to hosting atleast one employer encounter or outreach activity from one of our Education partners per academic year. This could take the form of a workshop from one of our local universities exploring how a particular topic can be explored at a more indepth level or what studying a particular subject at university could look like. It might also include former students coming in to talk about their pathway post St. Anselm's and the career they are in now. Furthermore, all trips being run by departments will have a careers link where students will hear from staff where they are going about their job role, the other roles that exist at the venue, how they got into it and the skills they use.

Encounters with Employers and Employees

'Every pupil 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, and could include pupils’ own part-time employment where it exists.'

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10

All students in year 10 will have the opportunity to do a minimum of 5 days work experience towards the end of term 6 whilst year 12 have the opportunity to do a minimum of 10 days work experience towards the end of term 6. The school will also support with any references needed by students in years 11 and 13 who may want to do some work experience following the summer exam period.

Year 9 will also have the opportunity to work shadow a parent/carer, extended family member or family friend for a day in term 4 to learn about a particular job role and how the skills they are developing in school are relevant to the working world.

Throughout the academic year as well all students going on trips will have a talk from one of the staff members where they are visiting about their role, other roles at the venue, the skills they employ and routes into the roles. All curriculum leaders will also commit to organising atleast one outreach activity or education encounter in the course of the academic year that is relevant to their subject.

Finally every other year all students will attend our whole school careers fair organised by Education Business Partnership including exhibitors from local training providers, further and higher education institutions and employers. In the year this doesn't happen year 9 will be exposed to a range of employers through workshops as part of the For Me or Not For Me event and every year year 10 will meet a variety of employers in workshops as part of Employability Day.

Experiences of Workplaces

'Every pupil should have first-hand experiences of workplaces to help their exploration of career opportunities and expand their networks.' The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10

Encounters with Further and Higher Education

'All pupils should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them, including academic, technical and vocational routes. This should incorporate learning in schools, colleges, independent training providers (ITPs), universities and in the workplace.' The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10

Over the course of their time at St. Anselm's students will be exposed to workshops from local universities with some taking part in workshops on site whilst others take part in campus visits. Every other year all students will attend our whole school careers fair organised by Education Business Partnership including exhibitors from local training providers, further and higher education institutions and employers. During year 11 students will have workshops from Canterbury Christ Church University and visit the EKC Canterbury College as part of Year 11 Taster Day. During year 12 students will have workshops from university outreach as part of UCAS day.

Personal Guidance

'Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance meetings with a careers adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These meetings should be available for all pupils whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all pupils but should be scheduled to meet their individual needs. The careers leader should work closely with the careers adviser, SEND coordinator (SENDCO) and other key staff to ensure personal guidance is effective and embedded in the careers programme.' The Gatsby Charitable Foundation (2024) Good Career Guidance: The Next 10