Careers
Our Careers Intent statement - John 10:10 Live Life to the Full
At St. Wilfrid's Church of England Academy we intend to provide all of our students with a rich learning experience that enables them to gain knowledge and understanding across a breadth of subjects, so that they may discover their God given gifts and talents. With this knowledge and self-belief, we provide numerous opportunities for students to explore the wealth of future careers available to them, ensuring they have a clear understanding of the necessary qualifications and range of career paths available to them; to enable them to live life to the full.
Our careers curriculum has been designed to enable all of our students to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to embark on the career pathway that they feel is most appropriate to them. During their journey at St. Wilfrid's Church of England Academy, students will experience a comprehensive programme of careers information advice and guidance through the PSHE curriculum, explicit subject input, external visitors and bespoke careers events. These are carefully crafted for the student's stage of development and meet the Gatsby benchmarks; the hallmark of a quality careers education.
Through personal guidance at critical stages, students will reflect on how their choices can inform their pathway and will be provided with impartial advice enabling all of our students to make informed aspirational decisions about their future.
We seek to involve parents and carers throughout the student’s journey, providing them with the knowledge and information that they need to support and help their child in making the right decision for them.
Students will receive careers information, advice and guidance in a range of ways:
PSHE. Students will build upon their understanding of their future options through careers focussed lessons in Year 7 to 11.
Subject teaching. Students are encouraged to think about the ways in which their subject knowledge and learning skills help to prepare them for different careers.
Advice and guidance meetings. All Year 9 and 11 students meet individually with senior leaders prior to transition to ensure their options align with their intended future. All Year 10 and Year 12 students have the chance to develop a careers action plan with an independent careers advisor.
Employer interaction. Through meaningful employer encounters in each year, we aim to develop students’ understanding of jobs that may be available to them in the future (They can’t dream about what they don’t know about).
Presentations from higher education and apprenticeship providers. Through assemblies and talks and visiting careers fairs, students have a chance to meet with colleges, providers of vocational education and apprenticeships.
Work Experience. All Year 10 students undertake a week of work experience in order to develop their employability skills and understanding of what it is like in a professional work place.
Extra-Curricular Programme. All students are offered the opportunity to engage in a broad range of activities, many of which help students to develop the character and transferable skills required to succeed in employment.
Our curriculum is designed to be fully inclusive, challenge stereotypical views and enable all of our students to develop the strength of character to succeed within their chosen future work place.
Students will complete surveys and we will also seek the views of parents, teachers, employers and providers of education and training. This data will be used to evaluate the impact of our provision and shape our curriculum so that it meets our students’ needs.
The curriculum is under continuous review. It will be published on the page at the start of each academic year.
If you have any questions about our careers provision, or if there is more information that you require, please contact Mr M Trohear via email MTrohear@saintwilfrids.com or on 01254 604000.