Careers and Enterprise Plan
Careers advice, education and information
Maidenhill School offers an extensive careers information, advice and guidance syllabus which supports pupils to prepare for their future education and career pathways. This is embedded into the year 8-11 curriculum and is delivered by teachers, the SGS Schools’ Careers Service and through attending local careers events and visiting guest speakers. Maidenhill School’s careers programme is mapped against The Gatsby Benchmarks which is a set of guidelines about what makes the best careers provision in schools. Our 2017 Ofsted report states "Independent careers advice and guidance provided by the school is a strength."
Y7 Careers Event
Thank you to the team of business and enterprise providers who gave an inspiring and engaging insight into to world of work and business on Friday, 4 February 2022.
Our Year 7 students had the opportunity to listen to presentations by and ask questions to a variety of industry representatives, who shared their own first hand experience. The students were appreciative of the opportunity and we thank Calcot Manor, Nimble-Elearning, PQA Academy, Ecotricity, Renishaw Engineering, Hartpury College, TonyGee Design Engineering, Hatton Court Hotel, Amiosec and NHS Careers for their support and invaluable insights into the world of work.
Websites and Resources
Websites:A range of careers websites are available for pupils to use to research information about different courses and jobs, to compare universities, alternatives to university, to search for inspiration or to find sector specific information. These include The National Careers Service, NHS Careers and Careers in Aerospace and many more. New websites are tested and added during the academic year which can be found and accessed via the school VLE.
Career Pilot
To help with making choices for KS4, Post 16 and Post 18 plus information about apprenticeships, volunteering, university, higher education and more
www.careerpilot.org.uk/information
Careers Wales
An A to Z guide of jobs with detailed informationand links for a wide range of different careers. The subjectslink is useful for research related to specific subjects
NHS Careers
The site has detailed information and case studies and videos for over 350 different careers available in the NHS
UCAS
Useful information about higher education and studying at university to help your child search for and read about the wide range of different course available. Alternatives to university are also available
Getingofar
Information about what an apprentice is, the different types available as well as case studies. Students can search for local and national apprenticeship vacancies.
Careers and Enterprise
Useful links to a variety of career relatedwebsites
https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/covid-19-resources
Apprenticeships
Important information about starting an apprenticeship
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/resource/parents-pack-may-2021/
Other resources:
The are a number of books on careers as well as college, sixth form and university prospectusses in the library for students to read.
Talking Futures
Please use the link below to develop careers conversations with your child.
In addition, you can access a number of external sites to find information aout education and career options to help answer all your questions.
Resources for parents - Talking Futures
If you find you still have questions after doing your own research, please speak to your child's Learning Community Leader
More information on Careers and Enterprise is available to download below
