The school is committed to the education and development of its pupils from their entry at 11 until their departure at 18, and sees careers education and guidance as the responsibility of all teachers.

Our guidance programme reflects the high achievement of pupils and their ambitions.

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Our Careers Leader is Mrs L Tolley, who is the main point of contact in school for all matters relating to Careers Education. l.tolley@fws.kevibham.org

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We also employ an external Careers Adviser, Gurjit Matto, from Aspire. Her email address is: g.matto@fws.kevibham.org

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If your wish to visit the school please view our Provider Access Statement (see link below) which complies with the school's legal obligations under section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

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We aim to help our students understand where different education and training decisions could take them and our provision is guided by the eight benchmarks identified in the Gatsby ‘Good Career Guidance’ report . All of our students have access to:

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• A stable careers programme delivered through collapsed timetable afternoons throughout Years 7 to 13 that equips them to make effective use of careers information, advice and guidance and to develop career management and employability skills. The school will assess the impact of its careers programmes on students by completing parent, student and employer surveys and analysing the destinations of the students.

• Students have access to current career and labour market information. This is available in the careers library and from online resources. Support to interpret the information is provided by the teaching staff and Mrs L Tolley. Activities using Labour Market information are being developed for inclusion within Careers lessons.

• Advice and support is provided to all students. This is tailored to their needs and demonstrates a commitment to equality and diversity.

• Teaching staff who are able to link curriculum learning to careers.

• Students have access to range of meaningful encounters with employers and employees through a programme which includes

  • the development of interview and enterprise skills

  • a mock interview practice day in the summer term of Year 10

  • work shadowing

  • events facilitated by inspiring professionals

• A structured work experience scheme in Year 10 and Year 12 that consists of 5 days in the workplace in each of the two years.

• Regular encounters with further and higher education. We run higher education and professional careers workshops, an annual Post-18 Day including a Higher Education Fair in the Spring term, facilitate visits to university open days and take part in a range of higher education led activities such as specialist lectures, competitions and masterclasses.

• Personal guidance – impartial one to one advice and guidance interviews take place for students in Key Stage 4 (Summer and Autumn Terms); so that all KS4 students have had a 1-2-1 interview before choosing their post-16 options and for students in Year 12 (Spring Term, prior to making their post-18 choices). Students with special educational needs and disabilities also have access to additional support from our Careers Leader.

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The school regularly reviews its provision against the Gatsby Benchmarks, and seeks to improve our outcomes against them.

For further information, please choose the appropriate option from the list below.

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Our next review of our Careers programme will take place in July 2024.

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