Careers Advisor

1 - Create a stable careers programme for Year 7-13 ensuring the school has an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors and employers. 

2 - Ensuring good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. Supporting students to make best use of available information. 

3 - Addressing the needs of each student as students have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each student, including those with identified needs.. The school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout. 

4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers. Empowering staff to link curriculum learning with careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths. 

5 - Plan for encounters with employers and employees. Every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes. 

6 - Workplace Experiences of workplaces. Every student should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks. This will include coordinating work experience with Year Leaders,

7 - Encounters with further and higher education. All students should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace. 

8 - Personal guidance - Every student should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a career adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all students but should be timed to meet their individual needs. 

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