Careers Programme
Two Rivers High School: Careers Programme
Introduction
Our provision includes various opportunities for students to access a range of careers and employability events. These are mainly integrated into the school’s careers programme and curriculum. Whilst many of these events are delivered internally, opportunities for contributions from external providers are encouraged and visitors are warmly welcomed to speak with pupils, parents and carers.
Two Rivers High School is committed to enabling all students, regardless of ability, to make well informed, realistic and ambitious decisions about future learning and careers pathways. The school strives to raise learners’ aspirations, enabling them to investigate a broad spectrum of potential opportunities. The school’s curriculum is designed to focus on the development of social and communication skills that promote the growth of practical employability skills. (GBM1)
Our students’ career learning pathways focus on their social and cognitive needs as well as their personal development. As they journey through the school, students are supported to understand their abilities and strengths before they start to investigate the world around them and the opportunities available to them. Two Rivers students are supported to develop their understanding of who they are, what they want to be and where they can have a positive role in the world around them. (GBM3)
Long-term collaboration between school and our main external providers ensures continuity and quality of opportunities, and so we have an excellent working relationship with Jane Young from DWP and Nicki Hamilton from Calm Careers. GXO Logistics, Lichfield are our enterprise link, with Ben Copson and Jess Bottwright as their enterprise/school link advisors. We continue to be supported in our careers and enterprise offer by Naomi Baxter , Enterprise Coordinator from Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire Careers Hub. (GBM2)
We value these collaborations as they enhance opportunities for access and allow us to provide exciting Careers Encounters for our students. More information can be found in our Provider Access Legislation Policy.
An overview of our standard careers programme is found below:
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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Discoverers (yrs 7-14) External provider: Exploring the World of Work (GBM2) Next Steps Event (multiple providers) (GBM3, 5, 7) |
College visits (GBM7) Parents’ information events |
Day care provider visits
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Explorers (yrs 7-10) Careers in the Curriculum (GBM4) Next Steps Event (multiple providers) (GBM3, 5, 7) |
External provider: CEIAG assembly (GBM2) Parents’ information events |
External provider: CEIAG interviews (GBM8) College visits (GBM7)
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Adventurers (yrs 7-10) Careers in the Curriculum (GBM4) Next Steps Event (multiple providers) (GBM3, 5, 7) |
External provider: CEIAG interviews (GBM8) External provider: The Big Assembly – National Apprenticeship Week (GBM5) Parents’ information events |
External provider: CEIAG assembly (GBM2) College visits (GBM7) External provider: Bridge building, STEM activity (GBM5) External provider: Mock interviews (GBM5)
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Pioneers (yrs 11-14) Careers in the Curriculum (GBM4) External provider: CEIAG interviews (GBM8) College visits (GBM7) Work experience / volunteering (GBM5) Next Steps Event (multiple providers) (GBM3, 5, 7) |
External provider: Presentational Skills External provider: CEIAG interviews (GBM8) External provider: The Big Assembly – National Apprenticeship Week (GBM5) Careers event visits (GBM5) Parents’ information events College visits (GBM7) Work experience / volunteering (GBM5) |
External provider: Exploring the World of Work (GBM2) External provider: CEIAG interviews (GBM8) College visits (GBM7) Work experience / volunteering (GBM5) External provider: Bridge building, STEM activity (GBM5) External provider: Mock interviews (GBM5) |
Further Information
- Within the PSHE curriculum, during the summer term, the topic of Living in the wider world is taught. This largely includes input on careers, beginning with learning about careers, the employment sector, employment strengths, and equality in the work place and then progressing onto career goals, planning for uncertainty, work placements and experience and enterprise projects.
- Parents and careers are offered support sessions to access careers/college information, and to have support with the application and interview process.
- School hold an annual careers fair to offer support and signpost to opportunities.
Our most recent Providers Access Policy can be found in Policies - Two Rivers School
