Careers and Work Placement

Students have a module of careers education lessons as part of their personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) curriculum. These lessons are designed to increase self-awareness, look at skills and qualities, raise awareness of the world of work, how to manage change and ultimately state ambitions that align with their interest areas.

Students have a module of careers education lessons as part of their personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) curriculum. These lessons look at:

• Awareness and knowledge of careers development
• Investigation into work and working life
• Identify and value equality, diversity and inclusion and workplace stereotyping
• Identify choices and opportunities at a decision point (option choices)
• Know how to make plans and decisions carefully
• Know how to prepare and present yourself well.

Students have the opportunity to attend a creative café during National Careers week. This a carousel event where students talk to professionals from various industries, understand a little about their jobs and try their hand at an industry related task.

Students have a module of careers education lessons as part of their personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) curriculum. Lesson content includes:

• Examples of different business and organisational structures
• Investigating jobs and local labour market information
• Learning about safe practice and employment laws
• Leveloping personal and financial capability.

Year 9 students will also be given the chance to attend Compact Plus University visits and they will have creative café events organised for them with local employers. Students in Year 9 also have the opportunity to attend the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) Big Bang event at the Ardingly showground.

Students have a module of careers education as part of their personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) curriculum. Lessons focus on:

• Preparing for employability
• Making the most of careers education, information and advice
• Identifying choices and opportunities
• Handling applications and selection
• Interpreting local labour market information.

Year 10 students will attend a careers fair which will be attended by local colleges and post 16 providers, Amazing Apprenticeships and some local businesses that offer apprenticeships. This will help them to start thinking about their destinations after Year 11.

All Year 10 students will have the opportunity to undertake a week's work experience.

All students in Year 10 attend two local post 16 college taster days in order to help with their choices in Year 11 and some students have the opportunity to attend University campus visits through the Compact Plus scheme.

Students continue their careers programme, focusing on support networks and accessing advice and guidance, continuing to research and identify their choices and opportunities.

All students in Year 11 are given an individual careers guidance meeting with a Level 6 trained impartial careers guidance advisor. Each student is given an individual action plan to support them as a direct result of their meeting.

Local post 16 providers are invited to give assemblies during terms 1 and 2 and leave prospectuses for the students.

Parents and students are invited to an information evening in term 1, local colleges and post 16 providers along with qualified independent careers advisers also attend this evening to answer questions and queries.

Ark Alexandra Sixth Form

Bexhill College

Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC)

DV8

East Sussex College Group

Gildredge house Free School (6th Form)

Heathfield College

Military Preparation College Training, Eastbourne

Plumpton College

Seaford Head School Sixth Form Centre

The Judd School