Careers
Careers education, information, advice, and guidance (CEIAG) programmes make a major contribution in preparing our students for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences that life demands.
A planned progressive programme of activities across all years in Wye School supports students in choosing 14 – 19 pathways that suit their interests and abilities and help them to follow a career path and sustain employability throughout their working lives.
Wye School's Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Policy has the following aims:
- to contribute to strategies for raising achievement, especially by increasing motivation;
- to support inclusion, challenge stereotyping and promote equality of opportunity;
- to encourage participation in continued learning including higher education and further education;
- to develop enterprise and employment skills;
- to reduce drop out from and course switching in education and training;
- to contribute to the economic prosperity of individuals and communities;
- to meet the needs of all our students through appropriate differentiation;
- to focus students on their future aspirations;
- to involve parents and carers;
- to involve external providers in exposing our students to the many opportunities available for them locally and nationally.
Outline of Careers Education Provision
For more information regarding our provision for careers education, please see below.
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Autumn
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Spring
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Summer
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Year 7
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
Careers introduction assembly
STEM Event
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
University Engagement – Interaction with current students
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
Teachers and their past careers – Assembly Week
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Year 8
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World Careers introduction assembly
STEM Event
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
University Engagement – Interaction with current students
University Visit (Selected Students)
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
Teachers and their past careers – Assembly Week
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Year 9
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
Careers introduction assembly
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
Options Evening- Careers Advisor available for advice and guidance
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Careers sessions in tutor time
PSHE Unit on Living in the Wider World
Teachers and their past careers – Assembly Week
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Year 10
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Careers sessions in tutor time
Careers introduction assembly
Open Doors – Visits to local businesses for selected students.
30:30 event with local business persons
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Careers sessions in tutor time
University visit (Selected students)
Preparation for work experience assembly
30:30 event with local business persons
Employer engagement assemblies
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Careers sessions in tutor time
Teachers and their past careers – Assembly Week
Work experience opportunity during Enrichment Week
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Year 11
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Careers sessions in tutor time
Careers introduction assembly
Group careers interviews
1:1 careers interviews
UCAS progression application support
Post 16 Open Evenings/Days
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Careers sessions in tutor time
Sixth Form Open Evening attended by CXK
University Visit (Selected Students)
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Careers sessions in tutor time
Post 16 Taster Days
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Year 12
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1:1 careers interviews
Careers assembly by CXK
PSHE Unit on Post 18 Study
University Visits/Open Days
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1:1 careers interviews
HE/FE Interaction
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Work experience placements (selected students – extra curricular)
Work experience opportunity during Enrichment Week
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Year 13
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1:1 support interviews
UCAS application support
University Visits/Open days
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HE/FE Interaction
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Measurement of Careers Education Impact
The impact of the school’s Careers Education programme can be measured through the quality of student destinations at both sixteen and eighteen.
Careers Education is reviewed on a termly basis by the SLT to ensure that it is enhancing the students experience and improving the overall quality of destinations. The careers lead keeps up to date individualised records of each students’ engagement with the Careers Education programme.
Destinations
Last year, 94 students completed their Year 11 studies with us, of which;
- 99% are now in education or training
- 28% continued their studies at Wye School to study three A-Levels.
- 18% continued to a sixth form other than Wye School to study A-Level subjects.
- Other students have entered either employment and/or training or are attending other further education providers.
Our Careers Leader is Ms Katherine Davis, Assistant Principal.
Katherine.davis@wyeschool.org.uk
01233 811110
Our Independent Careers Advice and Guidance is provided by Mr Chris Targett, Senior Careers Advisor, CXK.
We aim to meet the requirements of the statutory guidance for schools on careers guidance and access for education and training providers, or guidance for further education colleges and sixth-form colleges on careers guidance.
Medicspot runs an annual grant awarding £500 to students, helping them get off to the best possible start as nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare workers.
The Medicspot Innovation Grant awards £500 to Wye School students going on to study a degree or equivalent related to health, medicine, nursing, or life sciences. Applications must be submitted online by 31 March each year. For more information and to apply: www.medicspot.co.uk/grant
We hope this grant will help Wye School students when it comes to making the decision to study a degree related to health, medicine, nursing, or life sciences.