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Careers Provision at AV

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When it comes to careers education, information, advice and guidance, our aim is to ensure that we deliver the very best careers education to all students from year 9 to 13.
CEIAG Lead : Miss T Patterson
Email : tpatterson@arrowvaleacademy.co.uk
Tel : 01527 526800

Home > Learning  > Careers > Careers Provision at AV

When it comes to careers education, information, advice and guidance, our aim is to ensure that we deliver the very best careers education to all students from year 9 to 13.
CEIAG Lead : Miss T Patterson
Email : tpatterson@arrowvaleacademy.co.uk
Tel : 01527 526800

CIEAG Provision at Arrow Vale

When it comes to careers education, information, advice and guidance, our aim at 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 is also a myriad of websites to start navigating your young person’s future – Click HERE to view.

Careers Policies

Schools Careers Strategy and Action Plan

AV Careers Strategy 2022 Click HERE)

External Careers Advice and Guidance

The National Careers Service is 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 Miss T Patterson at tpatterson@arrowvaleacademy.co.uk

Employers Section

Research from the Education and Employers Taskforce shows that a young person who has four or more meaningful encounters with an employer is 86% less likely to be unemployed or not in education or training and can earn up to 22% more during their career.

 CORNERSTONE EMPLOYERS

Cornerstone Employers are a combination of local and national businesses committed to working with schools and colleges to help create meaningful work encounters and demonstrating thought leadership support to drive other employers and businesses to do the same. This could include providing senior staff to act as Enterprise Advisers, connecting staff volunteers to careers activity providers, delivering Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions for teachers and collaborating with other businesses to drive the greatest possible impact in an area. To date, the CEC have focused this work in the twelve Opportunity Areas.

We have:

  • Over 50 employers signed up, ranging from micro-businesses to multinational corporations
  • Support from leading organisations and employer bodies, including Confederation of British Industry (CBI), British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Business in the Community (BiTC), Institute of Directors (IoD), and Employment Related Services Association (ERSA)

 

TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF CORNERSTONE EMPLOYERS

The Careers & Enterprise Company is trying to build their network of Cornerstone Employers to 150. They will continue to target Opportunity Areas but will also look to employers and businesses to make the commitment to become a Cornerstone Employer in other areas – for example, those identified as Cold Spots. If you are a business that would like to get involved, please visit: https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/employers/get-involved-business

If you can support Arrow Vale with work experience placements, an external visit, a speaker or workshop please email us at office@arrowvaleacademy.co.uk

Recommended Websites

General Career Information and Guidance

  • Prospects.ac.uk and home – icould to look at job profiles, entry requirements and day to day demands
  • http://www.icould.com– gives general careers advice and short careers film clips.
  • http://www.opendoorsmedia.co.uk– enables you to look at local careers information and has links to other useful sites.
  • http://www.careerpilot.org.uk– gives help with choices at 14, 16 and beyond.
  • http://www.careersbox.co.uk– gives short careers film clips.
  • http://www.skills4worcestershire.co.uk/careersportal/info/10/worcestershires_employment_market/7/worcestershires_employment_market/2: Look at this information and think about the careers you want based on it. Sit and look at it with a parent or carer to help you make sense of it or come and see your form tutor for help.
  • 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.
  • Careers Portal (skills4worcestershire.co.uk)
  • Start – Careers Information (startprofile.com)

 

 

Apprenticeships

  • https://www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk– gives information about a range of apprenticeships available in over 170 industries.
  • 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.
  • http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk– gives access to the national apprenticeships database and general information.
  • 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
  • com: Apprenticeships Explained
  • https://amazingapprenticeships.com/vacancies/ – This Webpage shows Students a selection of very well-known Companies and Familiar Brands that employ Apprentices.
  • https://amazingapprenticeships.com/vacancies/
  • https://amazingapprenticeships.com/live-broadcasts/– A selection of bite-size videos (each about 15 minutes long) Interviewing Apprentices from different sectors to talk about their experiences.
  • Vacancy Snapshot– This Webpage shows Students a selection of very well-known Companies and Familiar Brands that employ Apprentices.  Great to add the link to your School Careers Website, and great to share with Students to explore during tutor time or PSHE sessions for example.  https://amazingapprenticeships.com/vacancies/
  • Live Broadcasts– A selection of bite-size videos (each about 15 minutes long) Interviewing Apprentices from different sectors to talk about their experiences.  Great to add the link to your School Careers Website, and great to share with Students to explore during tutor time or PSHE sessions for example.  https://amazingapprenticeships.com/live-broadcasts/
  • https://www.nextgenmakers.co.uk/apprenticeship-finder/

 

 

Further & High Education

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

 

Gap Year, Volunteer or Intern Abroad

https://www.omio.com/travel/gap-year : Omio’s Gap Year guide, which contains detailed information on:

  • The benefits of taking a gap year
  • How to organize a year abroad step by step (e.g., accommodation, transportation, entry requirements & travel restrictions)
  • Itinerary suggestions and tips for traveling in Europe on a budget
  • Volunteering in Europe (10 suggestions)
  • How to successfully find and apply for an internship in Europe

Subject Specific Careers Advice

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

 

Advice on GCSE and A Level Subject Choices

  • http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk– gives access to ’Informed Choices’ booklet which gives definitive information on GCSE and A-level subject choices.
  • What A Levels do I choose and what degree course can I study with my choice of A Levels?  https://my.sacu-student.com/sacustudent/f?p=SACU_BROWSE:331:0

 

Psychometric Tests / Aptitude tests

  • https://practicereasoningtests.com/psychometric-tests/– a complete guide for students in dealing with psychometric tests during interview processes for internships and first full-time jobs.
  • https://practicereasoningtests.com/practice-aptitude-tests– a page with all our free practice tests, including numerical, verbal and inductive reasoning tests
  • https://practicereasoningtests.com/aptitude-test-infographic/– infographic information for employment seekers

Labour Market Information

LMI is provided by the National Careers Service and can be obtained from the Office for National Statistics and Gov.UK.  

  • Black Country LMI 
  • Greater Birmingham & Solihull LMI 
  • WorcestershireEmployment & Labour Market Information (LMI)
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