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CEIAG Programme 2023 - 2024

CEIAG Programme 2024-2025

Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance

Programme details

Date approved - 08/09/2024
Next review date - 08/09/2025
Policy Owner - Daniel Haste

Rationale and Vision

Our academy is committed to ensuring all of our students have access to highly impartial careers advice and to a range of employers who can support them in considering their future. To help us do this we align our CEIAG Plan to the Gatsby Benchmarks which have been explicitly referenced throughout the DfE’s Careers Strategy (December 2017) the Statutory Guidance for careers (January 2018) and aligns to the delivery of independent careers guidance to year 8-13 students in accordance with section 42A of the Education Act 1997.

The 8 Gatsby benchmarks are outlined below:

1. A stable careers programme

2. Learning from career and labour market information

3. Addressing the needs of each student

4. Linking curriculum learning to careers

5. Encounters with employers and employees

6. Experience of work places

7. Encounters with further and higher education

8. Personal guidance

The vision for the development of CEIAG across our academy is to provide the very best opportunities to enable our students to make informed and incisive decisions throughout, and beyond, their school life. By using the Gatsby benchmarks as a framework of best practice we have a CEIAG programme that meets the needs of our ever changing cohort of students, providers and labour market landscape. Our plan promotes equality of opportunity, celebrates diversity and challenges stereotypes whilst inspiring, raising aspirations and giving our students an optimistic outlook on life and their place in the world of work. We are always guided by our Coop values:

Do what matters most.
Be yourself, always
Show you care
Succeed together

Intent

Our academy is committed to providing a coherent, comprehensive and impactful careers strategy for the students we currently have in Years 7, 8, and 9 rooted in our academy CARE principles of;

Community and Cooperation
Achievement and Ambition
Responsibility and Respect
Endeavour and Enjoyment

The strategy aims to inspire and equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and cultural capital to make informed decisions about their future education, training, and career pathways. By addressing all required Gatsby Benchmarks, we will ensure that our students receive the best possible careers education, guidance, and support during their time at our academy. Our CEIAG programme is both bespoke and unique to our academy and is reviewed on an annual basis to meet our students needs based on our monitoring and evaluation processes. We aim to unlock the potential of our students through the expert knowledge, character development and cultural capital they need to go on to destinations that meet their ambition, personal skills and interests.

To achieve our intent at Co-op Academy Belle Vue, we aim to:

provide impartial and independent advice for all students (Gatsby Benchmark 1 - 8)
contribute to strategies for raising achievement, especially by increasing ambition, endeavour, responsibility, attitude to learning and attendance (Gatsby 3)
support inclusion, challenge stereotyping and promote equality of opportunity (Gatsby 3,4)
encourage participation in continued learning including higher education, further education and apprenticeships (Gatsby 7,8)
develop enterprise and employment skills (Gatsby 2,3)
provide relevant information and understanding of the wide range of pathways and qualifications available to ensure students make the right choices regarding their post 16 / 18 options and hence reduce ‘drop out’ from and ‘course switching’ in education and training (Gatsby 3,5,6,7,8)
contribute to the economic prosperity of individuals and communities (Gatsby 2,5,7)
meet the needs of all our students through appropriate scaffolding and support (Gatsby 3)
focus students on their future ambitions and opportunities (Gatsby 3,4,8)
involve parents and carers (Gatsby 1,2,5,6,7)
support the raising of the participation age and assist with positive destinations for all pupils post 16, 17 and 18 (Gatsby 1,4,8)
meet the needs of our current cohort of students across each year group (Gatsby 1,3)
use current LMI to enable students, staff and parents to engage actively with local and national CEIAG information so that they can increase their knowledge and understanding about the world of work. (Gatsby 1,2,3)
use student's parents, staff feedback to reflect on our current provision in order to develop our future CEIAG programme (Gatsby 1,2,3)
provide additional support to specific vulnerable groups such as SEND and pupil premium (Gatsby 1-8)
ensure stakeholders have a clear understanding of CEIAG and rationale and vision (Gatsby 1)
monitor and evaluate current provision in order to ensure our programme is quality assured in line with other curriculum areas (Gatsby 1)
share best practice with other Co-op academies at network events to ensure reflection and development of own programme (Gatsby 1)
ensure all students actively engage with a CEIAG tracking platform (Unifrog) to support them in making informed choices about their Career development plan (Gatsby 1,2,3)
work towards a Quality in Careers award in recognition of our academy’s offers (Gatsby 1)

Delivery of CEIAG

Our programme is taught via bespoke activities, subject curriculum and extracurricular activities, and a wide range of enrichment activities.

At Co-op Academy Belle Vue students receive careers education through our CARE curriculum. It is set out as below. We may need to adapt this as and when necessary to remain responsive.

Students at our academy also receive CEIAG briefings delivered by academy senior leaders to whole year groups. These careers briefings use our tracking platform, Unifrog, to ensure students always have access to a range of up to date advice and information that links to local LMI. All students have a personal Chromebook to ensure there is no barrier to access this support and guidance. Engagement and progress are tracked.

Our academy has an extensive enrichment programme that makes explicit links to careers. Our enrichment guidebook sets out the career links to each available elective and students take this into consideration when making enrichment choices. Our enrichment programme is specifically designed and implemented to offer opportunities to our students that they would otherwise not have access to. The full extent of our elective offer can be seen in more detail here. There is an intrinsic link between the opportunities offered though our enrichment programme and the knowledge, skills and cultural capital needed for them to go on to any destination of choice, thereby unlocking their potential.

CEIAG in Co-op Academy Belle Vue is delivered by a wide range of providers. These include but are not limited to; the Unifrog platform, teachers and support staff, FE Colleges, Universities, visiting speakers, employers and employees. This delivery includes bespoke careers, ambition briefing sessions, assemblies, work visits, work experience, mock interviews, immersion days, careers fairs and via subject curriculum. Our students are supported and encouraged to explore possible pathways they may take in the future, to ensure they have the very best start in life. Our staff receive CPD to support them in embedding employability skills into their subject areas. Our parents can access our academy's website which provides clear links to a range of CEIAG related events and information about local market information (LMI), UCAS applications and apprenticeships. Parents are also encouraged to attend our family evenings and family forums to receive support, discuss our offer and provide contributions.

Year 7 Autumn Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Ambition assembly, individual and personal ambition statements created (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Careers Conference (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
CARE curriculum careers lessons HT2 (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Enrichment careers links made (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Motivational speaker (1,2,3,4)
Visits to Universities (Gatsby 1,3,7)
FSQ
Community Conversation careers discussion topics (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Increase understanding of ambition and have all students explicitly identify their ambition and the steps to achieve their ambition.
Provide clear support on the use of the unifrog platform to increase the engagement.
Support enterprise and entrepreneurship
Discrete careers lessons focussed on an introduction to careers and identifying skills and personal interests.
Careers within our enrichment curriculum and explicit increase in offer of opportunities.
Increase ambition and motivation.
Exposure to further education in the area
Audit the careers programme
Promote discussion and critical thinking surrounding careers and ambition

Year 7 Spring Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Career Conference (Gatsby 1,2,3,5,7,8)
Channel 4 careers panel (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
STEM activities (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Series of events for national apprenticeship week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Series of events for national careers week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Apprenticeship speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Direct instruction briefings on key concepts to the whole school such as T levels and apprenticeships.
Exposure to a wide range of employers and education providers.
Careers in the media panel to broaden horizons
STEM visitor to provide support about careers in STEM
Raise the profile and understanding of apprenticeships across NAW
Raise the profile of careers and build on previous learning through events for NCW
Increase understanding of apprenticeships and allow students to consider as a pathway

Year 7 Summer Term 2023	Intended Outcomes
Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3) Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4) T levels speaker visit (Gatsby 1,2,3,5) Local college speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5) CARE curriculum careers and citizenship (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)	Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library. Provide explicit links of careers to the curriculum Deepen understanding of T levels. Deepen understanding of local college offer Deepen understanding of money management and the system of law in the UK

Year 8 Autumn Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Ambition assembly, individual and personal ambition statements created (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Enterprise day (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
CARE curriculum careers lessons HT2 (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Enrichment careers links made (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Motivational speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Channel 4 workshops (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Visits to Universities (Gatsby 1,3,7)
CV preparation (Gatsby 1,2, 3,4,5)
FSQ
Community Conversation careers discussion topics (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
REACH programme

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Increase understanding of ambition and have all students explicitly identify their ambition and the steps to achieve their ambition.
Provide clear support on the use of the unifrog platform to increase the engagement.
Support enterprise and entrepreneurship
Discrete careers lessons focussed on an introduction to careers and identifying skills and personal interests.
Careers within our enrichment curriculum and explicit increase in offer of opportunities.
Increase ambition and motivation.
Build understanding of what is involved in a career in the media
Exposure to further education in the area
Audit the careers programme
Promote discussion and critical thinking surrounding careers and ambition

Year 8 Spring Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Career Conference (Gatsby 1,2,3,5,7,8)
Channel 4 careers panel (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
STEM activities (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Series of events for national apprenticeship week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Series of events for national careers week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Apprenticeship speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Direct instruction briefings on key concepts to the whole school such as T levels and apprenticeships.
Exposure to a wide range of employers and education providers.
Careers in the media panel to broaden horizons
STEM visitor to provide support about careers in STEM
Raise the profile and understanding of apprenticeships across NAW
Raise the profile of careers and build on previous learning through events for NCW
Increase understanding of apprenticeships and allow students to consider as a pathway

Year 8 Summer Term 2023	Intended Outcomes
Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3) Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4) T levels speaker visit (Gatsby 1,2,3,5) Local college speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5) CARE curriculum careers and citizenship (Gatsby 1,2,3,4) Visits to FE College (Gatsby 1,3,7)	Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library. Provide explicit links of careers to the curriculum Deepen understanding of T levels. Deepen understanding of local college offer Deepen understanding of money management and the system of law in the UK Deepen knowledge of local college offer

Year 9 Autumn Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Ambition assembly, individual and personal ambition statements created (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Enterprise day (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
CARE curriculum careers lessons HT2 (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Enrichment careers links made (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Motivational speaker (1,2,3,4)
Visits to Universities (Gatsby 1,3,7)
FSQ
Community Conversation careers discussion topics (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Increase understanding of ambition and have all students explicitly identify their ambition and the steps to achieve their ambition.
Provide clear support on the use of the unifrog platform to increase the engagement.
Support enterprise and entrepreneurship
Discrete careers lessons focussed on an introduction to careers and identifying skills and personal interests.
Careers within our enrichment curriculum and explicit increase in offer of opportunities.
Increase ambition and motivation.
Exposure to further education in the area
Audit the careers programme
Promote discussion and critical thinking surrounding careers and ambition

Year 9 Spring Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Careers links made through options process (Gatsby 1,3,7)
Career Conference (Gatsby 1,2,3,5,7,8)
Channel 4 careers panel (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
STEM activities (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Series of events for national apprenticeship week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Series of events for national careers week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Apprenticeship speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
Y9 internal taster sessions prior to options (Gatsby 1,3,4)

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Direct instruction briefings on key concepts to the whole school such as T levels and apprenticeships.
Ensure students make options choices while taking into consideration careers
Exposure to a wide range of employers and education providers.
Careers in the media panel to broaden horizons
STEM visitor to provide support about careers in STEM
Raise the profile and understanding of apprenticeships across NAW
Raise the profile of careers and build on previous learning through events for NCW
Increase understanding of apprenticeships and allow students to consider as a pathway
Ensure students make well informed options choices

Year 9 Summer Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
T levels speaker visit (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
Local college speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
CARE curriculum careers and citizenship (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Visits to Universities (Gatsby 1,3,7)
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Provide explicit links of careers to the curriculum
Deepen understanding of T levels.
Deepen understanding of local college offer
Deepen understanding of money management and the system of law in the UK
Deepen knowledge of local college offer
Build employability skills and build award for CV and job applications

Year 10 Autumn Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Ambition assembly, individual and personal ambition statements created (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Enterprise day (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
CARE curriculum careers lessons HT2 (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Enrichment careers links made (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Motivational speaker (1,2,3,4)
Visits to Universities (Gatsby 1,3,7)
FSQ
Community Conversation careers discussion topics (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
CARE curriculum for work experience preparation
Work Experience Launch

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Increase understanding of ambition and have all students explicitly identify their ambition and the steps to achieve their ambition.
Provide clear support on the use of the unifrog platform to increase the engagement.
Support enterprise and entrepreneurship
Discrete careers lessons focussed on an introduction to careers and identifying skills and personal interests.
Careers within our enrichment curriculum and explicit increase in offer of opportunities.
Increase ambition and motivation.
Exposure to further education in the area
Audit the careers programme
Promote discussion and critical thinking surrounding careers and ambition
Ensure students are well prepared to obtain work experience placements.

Year 10 Spring Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Careers links made through options process (Gatsby 1,3,7)
Career Conference (Gatsby 1,2,3,5,7,8)
STEM activities (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Series of events for national apprenticeship week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Series of events for national careers week (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Apprenticeship speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
Y9 internal taster sessions prior to options (Gatsby 1,3,4)
CARE curriculum for work experience preparation
Work Experience Launch
University visit.

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Direct instruction briefings on key concepts to the whole school such as T levels and apprenticeships.
Ensure students make options choices while taking into consideration careers
Exposure to a wide range of employers and education providers.
Careers in the media panel to broaden horizons
STEM visitor to provide support about careers in STEM
Raise the profile and understanding of apprenticeships across NAW
Raise the profile of careers and build on previous learning through events for NCW
Increase understanding of apprenticeships and allow students to consider as a pathway
Ensure students make well informed options choices
Ensure students are well prepared to obtain work experience placements.

Year 10 Summer Term 2023

Intended Outcomes

Access to Unifrog to support students in creating an individual Career Development Plan. Chromebook provided. (Gatsby 1, 2, 3)
Weekly Careers Ambition briefings (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
T levels speaker visit (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
Local college speaker (Gatsby 1,2,3,5)
CARE curriculum careers and citizenship (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Visits to Universities (Gatsby 1,3,7)
Work experience placements 1 week

Provide all students with access to LMI, self assessment skills, careers and subjects library.
Provide explicit links of careers to the curriculum
Deepen understanding of T levels.
Deepen understanding of local college offer
Deepen understanding of money management and the system of law in the UK
Deepen knowledge of local college offer
Build employability skills and build award for CV and job applications

Additional Provision

Our CEIAG programme is designed to address the diverse needs of our student body, with a particular focus on supporting vulnerable students, including those who are disadvantaged and those with SEND. Recognising the unique challenges these students may face, our programme is designed to create an inclusive and supportive environment that fosters their personal and professional development and raises ambition. We prioritise early intervention strategies, tailored resources, and individualised support to ensure equitable access to career-related information and opportunities.

Trust Programmes

As part of the Co-op Academies Trust, Co-op Academy Belle Vue takes part in two careers based programmes. A group of year eight students take part in the REACH programme focussed on raising aspirations and a group of year seven students complete the Envision programme based on empowering young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop essential skills and confidence through tackling social issues affecting their community. Groups are selected to represent or overrepresent vulnerable and disadvantaged groups proportionately.

Staff will receive;

Annual updates on LMI (Gatsby 1,3,4,5)
Annual feedback on Compass (Gatsby 1)
Directed time to develop CEIAG in the curriculum (Gatsby 1,2,3,4,5,7)
CARE curriculum reviews (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Subject curriculum reviews (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Wider opportunities linking to CEIAG (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)
Careers resourcing and curriculum mapping (Gatsby 1,2,3,4)

Impact

Measuring the impact of our CEIAG programme supports us to regularly develop it to know that we are making a positive and empowering difference. We value quantitative and qualitative feedback from all stakeholders and ensure our evaluations lead to improvements in our future planning. We undertake internal and external quality assurance to ensure our intent and implementation is in-line with our expectations. We measure impact in the following ways: