Careers

Curriculum Intent

The Kenwood Academy careers curriculum aims to equip all young people with the knowledge, experience and confidence to compete for and secure their future employment, prosperity and happiness. We firmly believe that our young people will add great value to the local and national workforce.

Curriculum Implementation

Careers education is embedded within the curriculum and delivered through:

Tutor time
Curriculum subjects
1:1 independent careers advice and guidance meetings
Visits
Information sessions / evenings.

	Kenwood Academy’s Careers Programme includes:
Secondary Ready to Secondary One Curriculum (Year 7 – 9)	Introduction to careers platform ‘Unifrog’ and its skills / interests assessment tools Volunteering in the local community Interactions with employers through SYMCA Interactions with providers of apprenticeships through visiting speakers Visits to local FE and HE education providers Curriculum based workplace visits through DUCTU Encounters with alumni NOLA Awards (National Outdoor Learning Award) - behaviours for working outdoors Work experience: Whirlow Hall Farm/Worsborough Mill
Secondary One to Secondary Two Curriculum (Year 10-11)	My Future Careers Fairs twice per year Independent Careers Advisor (LA and Trust) – 1:1 interview and support Unifrog: recording skills, building CV, drafting letters of application, researching careers and courses and accessing online learning, work experience and MOOCs Mock Interviews, Skills Workshops, Workplace Visits, Careers Talks, Mentoring, Enterprise Skills and Virtual Work Experience through See It Be It Work experience: Whirlow Hall Farm/Worsborough Mill Volunteering in the local community Interactions with employers through SYMCA including interactions with providers of apprenticeships through visiting speakers Visits to local FE and HE education providers Curriculum based workplace visits through DUCTU Promotion of college visits, including taster day Apprenticeships – support with applications

Sixth Form – Study Programme 1-3

(Year 12)

My Future Careers Fairs twice per year
Independent Careers Advisor (LA and Trust) – 1:1 interview and support
Unifrog: recording skills, building their CV, drafting letters of application, researching careers and courses and accessing online learning, work experience and MOOCs
Promotion of FE and HE visits and taster days, support with applications
Promotion of Supported Internships and visits, support with applications
Destinations Support - Updating CVs, exploring UCAS, writing personal statements
HEPP Supporting disabled students into higher education (Parent/carer/student virtual session), support with applications
Student Finance
Apprenticeships – support with applications
Work Ready Programme
Work Experience Placement x 2 including at SHU Catering
Young Enterprise

Management of provider access requests:

Procedure

A provider wishing to request access should contact Becky Wilcox (Director of Preparation for Adulthood) - see contact details below.

Opportunities for provider access

A number of events, integrated into our careers programme, as outlined in the table above, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to students and/or their parents/carers. Please speak to the Director of Preparation for Adulthood to identify the most suitable opportunity for you.

Safeguarding

Our safeguarding policy outlines our procedures for checking the identity and suitability of visitors. Education and training providers will be expected to adhere to this policy.

Impact

In 1967 David Sainsbury set up the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and agreed its first grant – £50 to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. David Sainsbury (now Lord Sainsbury of Turville) has since given Gatsby more than £1 billion to distribute to charitable causes. In 2013, Gatsby commissioned Sir John Holman to set out what career guidance in England would be like if it were good by international standards, resulting in the Good Career Guidance report. The eight Gatsby Benchmarks defined in the report serve as a framework for world-class careers provision and have been adopted as part of the Government's Careers Strategy, statutory guidance for schools and guidance for colleges. In addition, The Careers & Enterprise Company now supports the implementation of the Benchmarks in education with a national network of support, resources and targeted funding. One way in which we monitor the success of our careers curriculum at Kenwood Academy is through an online Compass Evaluation tool which measures the implementation of our careers curriculum against the eight Gatsby Benchmarks. We complete this evaluation each term. Please see below for our latest evaluation.

Contact / information

Parents and carers will receive information and updates about ways to support children on their journey into the world of work and further education through EHCP reviews and over the course of the year as opportunities become available.

If you would like any more information about our Careers Programme or for further help and support please contact:

Kenwood Academy Careers Lead: Becky Wilcox (Director of Preparation for Adulthood)

Email: kenwood@nexusmat.org

Telephone: 0114 2582140

Nexus MAT Careers Advisor: Jenny Hallam

Email: kenwood@nexusmat.org

Kenwood Academy Careers Policy can be downloaded below.

Nexus Academy Trust Careers Education Policy can be found here.