We believe all students should be provided with personalised careers guidance which will allow them to make informed choices at all key transition points. This will ensure they are suitably prepared for the next stage in their education, training or employment and have attained relevant qualifications.
Our careers provision aims to ensure our students leave King Ecgbert School on a career path that will lead to a bright and prosperous future.
The Gatsby Benchmarks provide a structure for our careers provision and an overview of this framework can be seen below. To measure the impact of our careers provision, our careers leader completes The Careers and Enterprise Company’s (CEC) Compass Plus online self-assessment tool every term and regularly seeks feedback on events and activities from stakeholders through online platforms.
King Ecgbert School also works alongside the CEC’s Enterprise Adviser Network to help build links with local employers and employees and enhance the careers related learning experience of our students.
We use the Gatsby Benchmarks framework to structure our careers programme. We have a named careers leader, supported by our senior leadership team, who has the nationally recognised Level 6 Careers Leader qualification alongside a masters’ degree in Education (focus on school-based careers provision). We are a proactive member of the Sheffield based CEIAG Network.
We are fully engaged with The Careers and Enterprise ‘Enterprise Adviser Network’ which allows us to access local LMI.
Students are provided with individualised support to ensure they are able to work towards their full potential and be successful at all key transition points.
Links are made across the curriculum to careers and the world of work.
Our personal development programme provides opportunities for students to engage with employers and employees. A careers week and careers fair takes place in the summer term.
Y12 students undertake work experience in the spring term. ‘Experiences of the Workplace’ activities are currently being developed for lower school.
We work alongside several universities, local colleges and training providers to offer opportunities to our students to explore post-16 and -18 options.
Students will have had at least one 1:1 Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) meeting by the end of Year 11. There is targeted support in sixth form to help make informed decisions about post-18 plans. Our careers adviser holds the Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance and Development.
If you would like to get involved in helping prepare our students for the world of work, there are a number of ways in which you could do this, including:
If you would like to explore ways in which you could support our students, please contact Mr Fennell directly.
Sheffield Progress is used in school by Year 11 students to explore post-16 courses and submit online applications to providers. The site can be accessed to research post-16 courses without needing to log-in by clicking on the ‘Courses’ tab.
Career Pilot is very user-friendly and provides a wealth of easy-to-access information on both post-16 and -18 transition and longer-term career options. There is a dedicated ‘Parent Zone’ that helps parents and carers support young people in making informed decisions about their future.
National Careers Service provides in-depth information for over eight hundred jobs and also provides the opportunity to complete an online skills assessment to help match a person’s skillset to a range of jobs and careers that may be of interest.
UCAS can be used to explore jobs and careers in a wide range of sectors.
Prospects is an useful site that provides a wide range of information in a very user-friendly format.
Informed Choices allows you to explore the links between choices at post-16 and post-18.
South Yorkshire Labour Market Information includes employment sectors, growth sectors and the type of skills local employers are looking for.
Mr Fennell is our careers leader and co-ordinates all careers-based provision within school and can be contacted directly on: pfennell@kingecgbert.school or call 0114 235 3855.