CEIAG Provision

CIEAG Provision at Arrow Vale RSA Academy

When it comes to careers education, information, advice and guidance, our aim at RSA Academy Arrow Vale is to ensure that we deliver the very best careers education to all students from year 9 to 13.

Throughout the academic year, we organise visits to workplaces, we invite speakers in from the world of work and guests run career workshops for us.

There are also a myriad of websites to start navigating your young person’s future:

http://www.nextstep.direct.gov.uk enables you to look at the” Job Profiles” section and it has factual up to date information about careers.

http://www.opendoorsmedia.co.uk enables you to look at local careers information and has links to other useful sites.

http://www.bestcourse4me.com   gives help with “A” level, degree and career choices.

http://www.careerpilot.org.uk   gives help with choices at 14, 16 and beyond.

http://www.icould.com    gives general careers advice and short careers film clips.

https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk    The Not Going to Uni team are here to help you find apprenticeships, college courses or work experience to start building your future.

https://www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk   gives information about a range of apprenticeships available in over 170 industries.

http://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk   gives information on everything to do with engineering careers.

http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk  gives access to the national apprenticeships database and general information.

http://www.ucas.com    all university information and websites.

http://www.careersbox.co.uk  gives short careers film clips.

http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk  gives access to ’Informed Choices’ booklet which gives definitive information on GCSE and A-level subject choices.

https://my.sacu-student.com/sacustudent/f?p=SACU_BROWSE:331:0  What A Levels do I choose and what degree course can I study with my choice of A Levels?

https://resources.amazingapprenticeships.com/live-broadcasts/  Live Broadcasts about potential apprenticeship opportunities

https://findapprenticeshiptraining.sfa.bis.gov.uk/   A brilliant search portal for all apprenticeships and you can search for all providers on here, as some national ones will deliver in Worcestershire

 In house software

Students can log onto https://www.unifrog.com/ using a log on and password that they will be given.

Students can look into a range of jobs and roles bespoke to their personality, strengths and skills. From this point, students can find out more about the job’s entry requirements, career progression and salary expectations as well as recommended pathway.

External careers advice and guidance

The National Careers Service – for 13-18 year olds

On-line through https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

 If you can support the Academy’s Careers Provision by:

• coming in and giving a talk/run a workshop about your job role/business
• accommodating a visit (15 students) to your place of work
• giving a year 10 student a work experience placement
• giving an assembly about your job role/business

Please contact our Careers Lead Mrs Noble snoble@arrowvaleacademy.co.uk

Schools Careers Strategy and Action Plan

Please click HERE to read RSA Arrow Vale Academy’s Careers Strategy and Action Plan

Access to an Enterprise Adviser

We have our very own dedicated Enterprise Advisor who works with the school to provide a link to a range of businesses. The Advisor is deployed through the Careers Enterprise Company and facilitates links to the Local Enterprise Partnership, and will coordinate employer visits both in and out of school. Furthermore, the Advisor, in her expert capacity, will counsel and advise students one-to-one to help them along their desired career pathway.

Work Experience

In Year 10 students have the opportunity to spend a week on work experience in June and in Year 12 students spend a week in July on a placement.

Talks

All students, from year 9 to year 13, will have the opportunity to attend talks and presentations by speakers representing a wide range of professions and sectors throughout the school year. These are given by representatives from companies and aim to inform on the work, opportunities, training and routes in to a variety of careers. They are advertised to students in advance. If we are aware of a student’s particular career choice then we will approach individual students with an invitation.

External visits

All students will have the opportunity to visit a place of work covering a wide range of professions and job sectors. Again, these are advertised to students in advance. If we are aware of a student’s particular career choice then we will approach individual students with an invitation.

Workshops

Representatives from the world of enterprise and business come in and run workshops on interview skills, CV writing, application letter writing and the hiring process in general. Students will be able to go through rigorous mock interviews to prepare them thoroughly for what lies ahead.

One-to-one careers interviews.

In Year 9 all students will have one to one careers interviews with their form tutors to ascertain their desired professional destination. The use of Unifrog software will enable students to identify their chosen career or professional sector upon entry into Year 9.

From Year 10 onwards form tutors will hand over the responsibility of 1-to-1 career advice to an Enterprise Adviser who will be able to offer more precise and bespoke career information, advice and guidance.

External careers advice and guidance

The National Careers Service – for 13-18 year olds
On-line through https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
On the phone 0800 100 900

Click HERE : Careers Guidance E Pack – Labour Market Information by Region