Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Careers Strategy and Framework
In providing CEIAG we will have regard to the Gatsby guidelines and will endeavour to provide:
1. A rich and informative careers programme with clearly identified aims and events, customised for each year group of the school.
2. A programme that incorporates the latest information from career and labour market current trends, thus updating pupils on the pathways and study options available to them, particularly in the local area.
3. Each student with access to guidance and analysis which allows them to discuss their careers and training options for when they leave school.
4. Relevant information in curriculum subject areas as to how different courses of study lead or predispose towards different careers.
5. Timely encounters with employers and employees.
6. Work experience in Year 10 for each pupil. Work experience will additionally be built into vocational programmes of study where appropriate.
7. Opportunities for pupils in every year group to have encounters with personnel from further and higher education.
8. Personal guidance from an independent and impartial careers advisor (during Year 11).
We aspire to present information to our pupils in an objective and impartial manner, highlighting the full-range of education and training options including apprenticeships and technical education routes. This aspect of our programme will begin in Year 8 and continue through to the Sixth Form (the designated age ranges).
We are open to ensuring there are opportunities for a range of bona fide education and training providers to present information to pupils (in the designated age ranges) pertinent to opportunities. Providers wishing to present at the school should contact Mr Ruggiero for a discussion. We will also keep a library of materials in an accessible place for pupils. Telephone: 020 8888 7122; email: careers@stthomasmoreschool.org.uk
As there are limited opportunities to speak to pupils we may refuse requests.
The link to our Statement on Provider Access is here.
Careers Framework
Careers Programme Overview
Calendar
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 8 |
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STEM Speakers |
Careers PSHE-Form Time Opportunities |
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Year 9 |
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KS4 Options Interviews GCSE Options Workshop (START) IntoUniversity Careers Carousel STEM Speakers |
Careers PSHE-Form Time Opportunities |
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Year 10 |
Enterprise & Banking Trip |
CV Workshop (Barclay's Life Skills) Work experience placement IntoUniversity - Enterprise |
IntoUniversity - Education Choices |
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Year 11 |
Haringey Post-16 evening Post-16 Interviews CEIAG Interviews Into University - Communication in Workplace |
STM Careers Fair Post-16 Assembly CEIAG Interviews IntoUniversity - University Life |
Post-16 Taster Session CEIAG Interviews |
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Year 12 |
Post-18 Assembly - HE (Goldsmiths) Oxbridge and Medicine Society Launch (The Access Project) CEIAG Interviews IntoUniversity - Independent Learning |
Post-18 - Apprenticeship (National Apprenticeship Service) STM Careers Fair Post-18 Workshop (START) |
Visits to universities Work experience for vocational students University Application Workshop (OSCAR) IntoUniversity - Personal Statements |
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Year 13 |
Workshops – Higher apprenticeship applications (National Apprenticeship Service) CEIAG Interviews IntoUniversity - Personal Statements |
STM Careers Fair Student Finance Assembly IntoUniversity - Skills for the future |
Results Day Support (IntoUniversity) |
Monitoring and Evaluation
Maintaining a cycle of planning, activity, monitoring and evaluation throughout the year is an essential part of the quality of careers provision across the school. Embedding the activities and building on the partnerships already established is central to our programme and working with other interested parties will allow us to develop improved links and provide an enriched and enhanced CEIAG timetable to all students from Year 7 to 13.
Most of the activities implemented within the school are delivered through the PSHE curriculum (form time based) and events and activities designed in collaboration with external agencies, organisations and employers. Our focus is therefore on ensuring the quality of provision and using evaluative and summative comments to inform future planning and activities.
To evaluate our careers programme we need to set out what we want our end results to be, what we want our students to achieve by the end of their full-time education. The aims of our programme are simple:
- For our students to know what opportunities are available in the local area
- For our students to aim for the highest level in all employment, apprenticeships and higher education
- For students to know the different career pathways / routes they could follow
- For our students to know what they need to do to follow their chosen career route
The most important and valuable approach to evaluation is listening to the views of participants in activities organised both internally and externally to the school. As a school, staff invest a great deal of time planning, resourcing and delivering activities to allow students the opportunity to learn from visitors and their planned experiences, and therefore finding out their views on both the quality of content and the organisation of the activity is essential in future planning and moving forward and ensuring the quality of careers provision across St Thomas More. We use a variety of methods including online Google Forms and paper-based feedback questionnaires
Once evaluations have been completed, responses are analysed, and the results written into a report format. These headline statements from the reports are then shared with parents and carers via the newsletter and website. The Governors receive a report each term to update them on the activities we have been involved with and the success of our participation. Through their involvement it is hoped that we will broaden our outlook on local employment, training and apprenticeship opportunities and help communicate our commitment to raising aspiration and achievement across the school to the wider community.
Student Destinations 2022/23
Year 13
| Number | % | |
| Higher Education | 133 | 95 |
| Russell Group | 34 | 25 |
| Employment | 2 | 1 |
| Apprenticeships | 2 | 1 |
| Unknown/Gap Year | 3 | 2 |
| Abroad | 1 | 1 |
Year 11
| Destination | Number | Percentage |
| St Thomas More Sixth Form | 118 | 57% |
| Other Sixth Form/College | 84 | 40% |
| Unknown | 6 | 3% |
| Total | 208 | 100% |
Contact
Careers Lead: Mr S Ruggiero
Contact: careers@stthomasmoreschool.org.uk
Tel: 020 8888 7122
Further Information
Information for Alumni is available here.
The Statement re Provider Access Legislation 2023 can be found here.
Advice for Parents
Making decisions about the future can be as difficult for parents as it is for students. Therefore, it is important that parents have enough information to make an informed decision at each stage of their child’s education. In addition to raising questions or seeking advice from the school, including the staff members listed above, parents can also use the information provided below:
- Resources for parents from Target Careers: https://targetcareers.co.uk/parents-and-teachers
- My Work of Work resources for parents: https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/parents/topics
- Hints and tips from Parent Kind https://www.parentkind.org.uk/Parents/Helping-with-careers-advice
The school will update this information annually.
Useful Links
START
Start is a free, online careers platform designed to connect 11-18 year olds with their future career potential. It combines the most comprehensive source of information with a personalised experience and career planning tools, helping our students to make more informed decisions about their future study and career options, as well as developing their employability.
Start includes:
- A student profile: students build their profile and access personalised study and career information.
- Modules: activities to guide students through the information on Start at the right time.
- Up to date information: engaging content on what to study, where to learn and the world of work.
- Locker: an online record of achievement to evidence skills for future applications and CVs.
- Employability action plan: Students can set goals and stay in control of their career planning.
Log in at: https://www.startprofile.com/
See Mr Ruggiero for your username and password.
Apprenticeship Links
An apprenticeship is a real job with training which would allow your daughter or son to earn while they learn, whilst gaining a nationally recognised qualification. Apprenticeships take between one and five years to complete and cover 1,500 job roles in a wide range of industries, from engineering to accountancy, public relations to veterinary nursing. Apprenticeships are now available up to degree level and beyond.
- National Apprenticeship Service - www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
- The Apprenticeship Guide http://www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk/
- Amazing Apprenticeships https://amazingapprenticeships.com/
- Not Going to Uni https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
University Links
- UCAS - https://www.ucas.com/
- Russell Group - https://russellgroup.ac.uk/
- Unistats - https://unistats.ac.uk/
- Student Finance - https://www.gov.uk/student-finance-register-login
- Which? University Guide https://university.which.co.uk/
National Careers Service
The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance across England on learning, training and work. The service offers confidential and impartial advice and is supported by qualified careers advisers. Their website includes several useful career tools including a skills health check tool and a course selection tool.
Advice for Pupils
Useful Links
START
Start is a free, online careers platform designed to connect 11-18 year olds with their future career potential. It combines the most comprehensive source of information with a personalised experience and career planning tools, helping our students to make more informed decisions about their future study and career options, as well as developing their employability.
Start includes:
- A student profile: students build their profile and access personalised study and career information.
- Modules: activities to guide students through the information on Start at the right time.
- Up to date information: engaging content on what to study, where to learn and the world of work.
- Locker: an online record of achievement to evidence skills for future applications and CVs.
- Employability action plan: Students can set goals and stay in control of their career planning.
Log in at: https://www.startprofile.com/
See Mr Ruggiero for your username and password.
Apprenticeship Links
An apprenticeship is a real job with training which would allow your daughter or son to earn while they learn, whilst gaining a nationally recognised qualification. Apprenticeships take between one and five years to complete and cover 1,500 job roles in a wide range of industries, from engineering to accountancy, public relations to veterinary nursing. Apprenticeships are now available up to degree level and beyond.
- National Apprenticeship Service - www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
- The Apprenticeship Guide http://www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk/
- Amazing Apprenticeships https://amazingapprenticeships.com/
- Not Going to Uni https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
University Links
- UCAS - https://www.ucas.com/
- Russell Group - https://russellgroup.ac.uk/
- Unistats - https://unistats.ac.uk/
- Student Finance - https://www.gov.uk/student-finance-register-login
- Which? University Guide https://university.which.co.uk/
- University and Your Future: Career Planning and Making the Most of Your Degree Course: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/career-planning-and-your-degree
National Careers Service
The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance across England on learning, training and work. The service offers confidential and impartial advice and is supported by qualified careers advisers. Their website includes several useful career tools including a skills health check tool and a course selection tool.
National Careers Service Website
STM Careers Wakelet
There are an enormous amount of opportunities and learning resources online that can support you throughout your career journey. On our careers wakelet, you will find:
- General career and sector information
- Work experience opportunities
- Apprenticeship and job vacancies
- University schemes
- Super-curricular activities
Careers Suggestion Box
What industries are you interested in?
Do you want to learn more about university or apprenticeships?
Click here to complete the St Thomas More Careers Survey.