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School
What we already do for pupils at Northfield School for Girls:
- We have dedicated careers lessons in years 7-11, covering topics like skills, career families, option choices, interview skills, preparing for interviews, applying for Further Education, planning for Higher Education. Please see Scheme of Work on our website for more detail.
- We invite employers and universities into school to speak to pupils about recruitment, career paths and apprenticeship opportunities.
- We work closely with Aim Higher West Midlands to give pupils the chance to link their school subjects with career opportunities.
- All pupils have the chance to go to a Careers Fayre to speak to local colleges, universities and employers.
- We invite local FE partners and employers into school to speak to Year 8-11 in assemblies.
- We take ALL pupils on a visit to a university (Higher Education) so they can see what it is like, to ask any questions they have about university and raise their aspirations for the future.
- We take some pupils on at least one visit to a Further Education venue – our local partners are Halesowen and Cadbury College.
- We offer all pupils in KS4 a dedicated 1-1 careers meeting with a qualified Careers Adviser, with further interviews as needed. Our Careers Adviser is also available Monday – Fridays for drops ins.
- We support pupils with SEND to transition to the next stage of their education.
Parents
Careers Information and signposting at King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
With the current economic climate, it is essential that schools and parents work together to give pupils the best possible chance when they leave school.
To support our pupils, parents should be aware of what we do with pupils at school and for the school to support parents in having meaningful careers conversations with their children.
It is perfectly normal for young people to not know what they want to do in the future and even if they do, a lot will change their mind as they develop. We give them guidance in lessons and in careers interviews and careers experiences, but meaningful careers conversations at home are also beneficial to young people.
We have created a series of information PowerPoints to support parents with careers conversations.
For all Years. “Parent’s Guide to Careers”
This PowerPoint gives general information about what options there are for young people when they leave school.
The PowerPoint explains how levels of qualifications work and what the general entry requirements will be to get into these qualifications.
The PowerPoint talks about the importance of Labour Market Information (LMI) and why people need to be aware of what sectors are growth sectors
There is also a link within the PowerPoint to a resource for parents to talk to their children about employability skills and what they are able to offer employers.
If you are unable to open PowerPoints, there is a video version of the PowerPoint presentation. However, please be aware that on the video, the weblinks and T Level video are not actionable.
For Year 9
In Year 9, pupils pick their GCSE options. Pupils will be given an options booklet explaining the process and parents will be invited in for an Options Evening.
These are shortened versions of the PowerPoints pupils are shown in their PSHE lessons, so parents can see the value of different subjects.
Year 10/11
The PowerPoints in this section are designed to support Year 10 and 11 Pupils make their decisions about their Post 16 route. All of the PowerPoints are voiced over, with an explanation of the content on each slide.
The PowerPoint, “Parent’s Guide to Careers”, outlines the wide variety of post 16 qualifications and levels and what it all means. If you are unable to open PowerPoints, there is a video version of the PowerPoint presentations. However, please be aware that on the video, the weblinks and T Level video are not actionable.
The PowerPoint, “Next steps” discusses what and when pupils need to do in making their post 16 choices. If you are unable to open PowerPoints, there is a video version of the PowerPoint presentations. However, please be aware that on the video, the weblinks and T Level video are not actionable.
Below, are 4 PowerPoints with step by step instructions of how to apply for places at our most popular Post 16 destinations:
South and City College (Longbridge)
South and City College Video version
UCB (University College Birmingham)
Halesowen College video version
Careers in Subjects
Every subject has been delivering PowerPoints in lessons, this year, about the relevance of their subject in the workplace. These PowerPoints follow a set template, created by the Careers and Enterprise Company, so they are industry standard. They have been edited by Heads of Department to make them specific to our school.
These PowerPoints can be found below:
Employers
The Careers Curriculum at King Edward Northfield School for Girls aims to prepare pupils for the workplace. We work with students to write CVs, practice interview techniques, and look at what employers are looking for from employees.
We have made some strong partnerships with businesses such as with National Highways. We also have strong partnerships with FE institutions like Cadbury College, UCB and Halesowen College. We work closely with Aim Higher West Midlands to support pupil aspirations for HE, taking pupils on visits and to workshops at Higher Education campuses.
We would welcome any support from other businesses who would like to support us in further improving employability skills in our students. Particularly for pupils to have contact with employers, more support with Mock Interviews and welcoming students in for a workplace visit. Please see our Careers Strategy for more detail. If you would like to support us in our careers provision, please contact Mr P Keylock at p.keylock@nsg.kevibham.org
Students
Our aim is to prepare you for the workplace. This will be through a deep and thorough education in your curriculum at school, but also through supporting you with employability skills and giving you the support, you need to make the best choices for your future in school and after your time with us.
The link below shows you what we are doing to support you in school and some of the opportunities you will be offered in school:
If there is any other way we can support you, please email or call school and we will do what we can to put this in place.
Mr Keylock – Careers Lead – 0121 464 8346 – p.keylock@nsg.kevibham.org
