Careers Programme

At Pinner High School, we want to prepare our students for the world of work and support them in making informed decisions about their future by providing outstanding careers education. Our careers programme is designed to inspire learning beyond the curriculum and to support every student throughout their journey at Pinner High School.

By working in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks we aim to:

Provide individual support to students at key points in their decision making journey
Offer work experience programmes to all students in Year 10 and Year 12
Give students information on the current and future labour market trends
Provide examples in all subjects and beyond the curriculum of how current learning can lead to careers in the future
Give all students opportunities to meet with employers and training providers through our annual careers fair and employer visits
Support our students in exploring their options for further and higher education, apprenticeships, training and employment
Give our students access to the latest careers information and destination search tools via our careers platform, Unifrog.

Our Careers Programme is led by Mr Clarke, Assistant Headteacher and is facilitated by Mrs Kabel, Careers Coordinator, who can be contacted on 020 3096 0769 or skabel@pinnerhighschool.org.

The impact of the Careers Programme will be measured by studying feedback from events, exploring destination data, looking at Unifrog data and the results of student surveys. For further information please see our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Policy below.

This information is reviewed annually.

Careers Programme Overview

Our Careers Programme is based on the Careers Development Trust learning objectives and supported by student access to the careers platform, Unifrog.

Year Group	Key careers events taking place throughout the school year
Year 7	· PSHE programme (includes economic well being, active citizenship, charity fundraising) · Head’s Challenge Clubs (extra-curricular and super-curricular clubs which support students in developing their understanding of a range of different subjects) · Careers Fair · National Careers Week Activities
Year 8	· Year 8 options process including Deep Learning sessions for GCSE options · External career/educational talks · PSHE programme · Careers Fair · National Careers Week Activities
Year 9	· PSHE programme · External career/educational talks · Trips/Visits to link GCSE curriculum with labour market · University visits · Careers Fair · National Careers Week Activities
Year 10	· Work experience programme · PSHE programme · External career/educational talks · Careers Fair · National Careers Week Activities
Year 11	· PSHE programme · External career/educational talks · 6th Form open evening event · Guidance interview with Careers Advisor · Careers Fair · National Careers Week Activities
Year 12	· Work experience programme · External career/educational talks · PSHE programme · Careers Fair · UCAS Fair trip · National Careers Week Activities · Dedicated extracurricular clubs related to careers and university applications · 1-1 Careers support offered
Year 13	· PSHE programme · External career/educational talks · UCAS and apprenticeship application support · Careers Fair · National Careers Week Activities

PHS Careers Newsletter

This termly newsletter is shared with students and parents and offers the latest work experience and careers insight opportunities, as well as links to useful careers websites.

Unifrog

In line with our commitment to provide outstanding careers education for all our students, we provide all students with access to the award winning careers platform, Unifrog. This platform provides students the opportunity to explore their interests and skills, helping them understand where these might lead in terms of a career. Students can access quizzes, careers libraries and search for college and university options using the ‘exploring pathways’ tools. It can also support students in writing CVs and personal statements. Parents can request a log in to access the information on the site by emailing skabel@pinnerhighschool.org.

Provider Access Legislation

This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997 and the Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022 . In addition, the school is compliant with statutory guidance for schools and colleges on providing careers guidance that the government set out for delivery from January 2023’ Careers guidance and access for education and training providers’ . For further information please see our Provider Access Policy below.

As part of our commitment to inform students of the full range of learning and training routes available, we are actively seeking people who can speak to our students about training, vocational education routes and apprenticeships. Please contact our Careers Coordinator, Mrs Kabel (skabel@pinnerhighschool.org) if you are interested in providing any of these opportunities.

Opportunities for access

A number of opportunities exist within the CEIAG programme which may be suitable for providers to visit the school to speak to students.

Opportunities	Description	When?
Sixth Form Personal Development Programme	This compulsory session exposes students to a range of guest talks from individuals and organisations. The focus of the talks is not intended to always be CEIAG focused, but a significant number of sessions will be, including guest speakers from universities, training providers and employers. No preference will be given to any particular post-18 pathway.	PHSE lessons every other Wednesday
Whole School Careers/ Futures Fair	We will hold a careers fair for all students in school to engage with employers. The aim is to furnish students with the knowledge of different industries and pathways to careers.	Winter Term 1
In-school Year group assemblies	We welcome visitors to the school regularly to enhance students’ understanding of the world beyond school life. We will invite FE providers (such as Harrow College, Uxbridge College, West Herts College and local universities), ASK - Amazing Apprenticeships and training providers into school (or a virtual equivalent) to inform students about Post-16 and Post-18 pathways.	Throughout the year

Useful Websites

The websites below provide useful careers information and advice:

The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help students make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. The service offers confidential and impartial advice. This is supported by qualified careers advisers. The National Careers Service website aims to:

help students with careers decisions and planning
provide students with support to review their skills and abilities and develop new goals
motivate students to implement their plan of action
enable students to make the best use of high quality career related tools.

Apprenticeships:

The Government has created a dedicated apprenticeship website with a wide range of information to help young people decide if an apprenticeship is the right route for them. Students can apply for apprenticeship once they are 16.

Other useful apprenticeship websites include:

ASK Apprenticeships

Rate My Apprenticeship

Speakers for Schools provides inspirational talks and work experience opportunities.

West London Careers Hub is a group of schools and colleges working together to provide outstanding careers education. They partner with local businesses to improve outcomes for young people, education and employers. Through partnerships, they aim to ensure that every young person gets the guidance, skills and experiences they need to make an informed decision about their future career path. They also publish the latest labour market information.

LifeSkills, created by Barclays, is a free, curriculum-linked program, developed with teachers to help improve the skills and employability of young people in the UK.

Icould has a range of video clips showing real people talking about their jobs and careers.

Career Pilot has careers related to school subjects.

Success at School is a website where students can explore careers, find information about top employers, and search for the latest jobs, courses and advice and sign up for the latest apprenticeships, university events and networking opportunities via email.

LMI for All is an online data portal providing reliable labour market information (LMI) with the aim of informing careers decisions. The most recent monthly LMI bulletins, produced by the Education Development Trust, are attached below.

For parents:

Talking Futures from the Gatsby Foundations to support parent with conversation with their child about future options.

Skills for Careers provides information on the qualifications and training options available after GCSEs including T levels, vocational courses, such as BTECs, apprenticeships and traineeships.

16+ Options Support gives parents information about the pathways open to students after their GCSEs.