Careers

All Hallows recognises that an effective careers programme is important to contributing to the raising of aspirations and enabling learners to make realistic and informed choices about their future career pathway.

Mr Clitheroe is the Careers Lead and is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of the careers curriculum, ensuring all activities fit with the Gatsby Benchmarks. We also have a Careers Advisor who is qualified to Level 6 in Career Guidance with many years’ experience. Mr Clitheroe can be contacted by e-mail at acl@allhallows.lancs.sch.uk or by phoning the school on 01772 746121.

Careers guidance is provided across all year groups in order to prepare for college, apprenticeships and employment. The role of the Careers Advisor is to support pupil’s career planning and development by delivering impartial careers education, information, advice and guidance.

UniFrog will be actively used throughout the careers programme, which is an online resource that helps students to make the best choices and submit the strongest applications. Each pupil at All Hallows will receive their own personal Unifrog account which they will use to explore a wide range of information in one single, impartial, user-friendly platform.

All Hallows is a member of the Lancashire Enterprise Advisor Network and the school works alongside Enterprise Coordinator Lisa Prance. An Enterprise Advisor has also been provided to assist in the delivery and development of careers education within school.

Our careers advisor is in school Wednesdays and Thursdays and is based in the Guidance Room. Students are welcome to drop in on their break or lunch time to discuss college, apprenticeships or careers related enquiries. There are a number of resources available to support career planning and preparation as well as prospectuses from local colleges and training providers.

An element of the Gatsby Benchmarks involves teaching students about the local trends and opportunities in their local area. Labour Market Information (LMI) is important when focusing upon careers guidance and learning in school.

Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a real job where you achieve a qualification, gain work experience and get paid a salary.

All apprenticeship vacancies are advertised on the Government apprenticeship website and there are other useful websites to gain further information about apprenticeship options.

www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
www.apprenticeships.gov.uk
www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/apprenticeships/what-is-an-apprenticeship
www.amazingapprenticeships.com
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/

Further/Higher Education

At All Hallows, we provide impartial information, advice and guidance on all progression routes and promote all the local education and training providers.

University Information websites

North West Universities

T-Levels

T Levels are new courses which follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A levels. These 2-year courses have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work, further training or study.

These qualifications offer students a mixture of classroom learning and ‘on-the-job’ experience during an industry placement of at least 315 hours (approximately 45 days).

T Level courses include the following compulsory elements:

a technical qualification, which includes:
core theory, concepts and skills for an industry area
specialist skills and knowledge for an occupation or career
an industry placement with an employer
a minimum standard in maths and English if students have not already achieved them

Students who complete their T Level will receive an overall grade of pass, merit, distinction or distinction*. They will get a nationally recognised certificate which will show their overall grade and a breakdown of what they have achieved.

T Levels will provide several progression options to students. These include skilled employment, an apprenticeship and higher education.

Career Resources

There a number of online resources that can be useful when exploring careers and progression routes. Students and parents can visit the ‘National Careers Service’ website for further information and receive impartial advice on careers. Other useful websites and career tools are also available.

Other useful careers

Statutory Obligations for Careers in School

In line with the Statutory Guidance for governing bodies, school leaders and school staff, careers guidance and access for education and training providers; All Hallows High School Careers policy ensures that all registered pupils at this school are provided with a careers programme

is presented in an impartial manner, showing no bias or favouritism towards any institution, education or work option.
includes information on the range of education or training options, including apprenticeships and technical education routes.
is guidance that the person giving it considers will promote the best interests of the pupils to whom it is given.
Careers inspiration and guidance at All Hallows is a progressive journey from Year 7 to Year 11.

The aims of the Careers programme at All Hallows are:

To develop positive attitudes in the pupils towards study and work.
To develop employability and enterprise skills, such as teamwork and communication.
To help students to plan and take control of their future making informed choices at key points in their education.
To provide students with the relevant careers inspiration and guidance that is suitable to their personal needs including age, ability, attitudes and aptitudes.
To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of opportunities post 16 and post 18 including traineeships, apprenticeships, school leaver programmes, HE, FE, employment and training opportunities.
To help students to reflect on themselves, their abilities, skills, aptitudes and attitudes, so that they can use this knowledge to consider their development.
To provide students with impartial advice about options that are available to them.
To provide equal opportunity of access to careers inspiration and guidance.

Implementation of Careers Education

All strategies are in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks. Careers Compass is completed twice per year and action points inform improvements. The compass assessment tool has helped All Hallows work towards, and in most cases meet, each of the benchmarks.

The Assistant Head Teacher, (AHT), responsible for Careers with the Careers Information, Advice and Guidance Officer, (CIAG Officer), Curriculum Leaders, external providers and employers strive for continuous improvement and build on each benchmark further.

The school is strong and committed to all 8 Benchmarks:

A stable Careers programme
Learning from Career and labour market information
Addressing the needs of each pupil
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Experience of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education
Personal Guidance

Evaluation and Quality Assurance

The school is committed to CPD for Careers; all staff receive update briefings twice a year and a whole staff CPD once a year.

Regular meetings with the School Enterprise Coordinator and the School Enterprise Advisor ensure a robust programme which meets, or is working towards, all the criteria of the Gatsby Benchmarks and Government Statutory Guidance.

This combined with extensive staff, pupil, parent/carer and employer/training provider engagement and feedback, ensures that there is a robust Careers Programme which is annually updated to ensure it is catering for all.

Destinations

All student destinations are collected in house by the schools CIAG Officer and changes are made to the Careers programme accordingly.

This careers policy was approved in April 2022 the next review date is April 2023.

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