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Careers Contact: Ms M Perdomo-Quintas, ELT, Head of Learning / Careers Co-ordinator &
Ms S Yeomans HoMusic/ELT /Careers Co-ordinator(email)
Link Governor: TBC
Our Vision
At St Edward’s Academy, we are dedicated to ensuring that all our students in Years 7 to 13 have the highest quality independent advice on career options such as higher and further education, apprenticeships and employment. It is vital that our students progress on the relevant course or employment journey upon leaving our school. We are highly committed to work with our students to make sure they have a plan for their next step in their education and career journey. This will help all of our learners to live ‘Life in all its Fullness’.
We support our students in making knowledgeable decisions about their future. We offer access to tailored and impartial guidance and information about the range of education and career options available, including academic, vocational and apprenticeships. It is through our extensive offer that our learners are best placed to achieve their goals. We believe that giving students the best careers education and guidance is vital to improving their motivation to learn and helping them to achieve.
*** IN THE NEWS ***
We are delighted that St Edward’s have been chosen as a boroughwide example of excellent practice in Careers and Education Guidance. At the Havering Headteachers’ Meeting of 20th January 2022, our outstanding Careers curriculum and practice was shared boroughwide. Thanks to the Local London Careers Hub (East) for recognising our successes and sharing our work.
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Our Provision
Careers Education, Information and Guidance will be delivered according to the requirements of the National Framework programmes of study at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. It is taught through the curriculum (including specifically through the PSHE and STEP curriculum) and through cross-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for all students.
The St Edward’s Academy careers programme is supported by the Prospects Service, as well as other relevant external agencies.
The key modes of delivery are set out below:
- Careers education and guidance are taught as part of the timetabled PSHE and STEP courses by specialist teams;
- Subject specific careers education and guidance is taught within and through other subjects, relating individual subject to career opportunities;
- Careers education and guidance events and activities are delivered through off-timetable events (including HOPE days);
- Careers education and guidance is provided as part of the pastoral system and through tutor group activities in structured form time. This is also incorporated, where applicable, into termly mentoring discussions and subsequent HOPE targets;
- Careers education and guidance is delivered through assemblies and guest speakers;
- Careers education and guidance is provided through Work-Related Learning (WRL) activities;
- Careers education and guidance is offered on a 1-to-1 basis to identified students through a professional adviser from Prospects Careers Service.
