Careers @ CVEA
There has never been a time when careers guidance has been as important for young people as it is today. The landscape of education, training and employment that students need to navigate is much more complex and challenging than that faced by previous generations.
Our overall aim at Castle View Enterprise Academy is for all students to achieve their personal best. In careers education, this means that students can make aspirational, realistic and informed choices; that they develop the skills, aptitudes and attitudes to be successful; and that they are prepared for their post 16 pathway and the world of work.
Intent
- To raise awareness of the vast range of career opportunities available.
- To provide students with the skills and knowledge to make informed, realistic decisions at key transition points in learning and work.
- To provide high quality independent, impartial careers advice which inspires and motivates students to fulfil their potential.
- To provide meaningful encounters with employers, training providers, further education institutions, apprenticeship providers and higher education institutions.
- To provide opportunities for meaningful experiences of the workplace.
- To provide opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate the essential skills required for success (using the Skillsbuilder framework).
- To support inclusion, challenge stereotyping and promote equality of opportunity.
- To support students to understand that learning and careers development is a life-long process.
Careers Offer at CVEA CVEA Careers Journey (Yr7-11) CVEA Careers Policy
For more detailed information on our careers programme:
| Year 7 Exploring Careers |
Year 8 Widening Horizons |
Year 9 Options and Opportunities |
Year 10 The World of Word |
Year 11 Pathway to Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What Is 'Careers'? (Introduction to Careers) |
How Many Different Jobs Are There? (Employment Sectors) |
What's My Goal? (Goal Setting) |
Will You Stand Up and Fight For What is Right? (Influencing and Challenging Stereotypes) |
Which Way Next? (Pathways & Progression - Education) |
| Who Am I? (Self-Awareness) |
Do You Have What It Takes To Be The Next...? (Entrepreneurship & Self Employment) |
What Are My Options? (GCSE Options) |
What Does My Online Presence Say About Me? (Online Presence) |
Which Way Next? (Pathways & Progression - Apprenticeships, Training, Emplyment) |
| What Am I Proud Of? (Globalbridge) |
What's The Point In STEM Subjects? (STEM) |
Which Way Next? (Post 16 & Post 18 Pathways) |
What About The Bigger Picture? (LMI) |
What Do I Have To Offer? (Recruitment & Selection - CV) |
| What Can You Do In The North East? (LMI) |
What Jobs Are Out There? (LMI) |
What Skills Do I Need To Succede? (Employability Skills) |
How Employable Am I? (Employability Skills) |
What Should I Expect At An Interview? (Recruitment & Selection - Interviews) |
| Who Influences Me? (Challenging Stereotypes) |
Is Life A Balancing Act? (Work Life Balance) |
How Do I Get A Job? (Recruitment & Selection) |
How Can I Make The Most Out Of My Work Experience? (Work Experience) |
What Do I Want To Achieve? (Goalsetting) |
| Who Can Help? (Sources Of Careers Information) |
Is Money All That Matters? (Challenges & Rewards) |
Is That Legal? (Rights & Responsibilities At Work? |
What Is Important To Me? (Career Identity) |
What Does The Future Hold? (LMI) |
The Careers Team
At Castle View Enterprise Academy, we have a whole Academy approach to careers with all staff supporting the delivery of careers within curriculum areas and through the pastoral system (including assemblies and the tutorial programme).
We have a designated careers team who co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of careers.
- Mrs E McDermott (Assistant Vice Principal / Careers Leader/ Registered Careers Advisor )
- Mr A Young (Governor for Careers)
- Miss L Miller (PSCHE Co-ordinator)
Our Provider Access Policy Statement is displayed on our policies page.
Measuring the impact of our careers programme
The Academy careers programme is delivered through PSCHE (Lifeskills) lessons, the tutorial programme, within curriculum areas as well as through an extensive range of enrichment opportunities and activities.
Our monitoring and evaluation strategies encompass all aspects of delivery and are used to inform the future development of our careers programme.
Monitoring activities used to ensure that the careers programme is being implemented as planned include:
- Learning walks
- Questionnaires - students, staff, parents and carers, external partners
- Focus groups - students and staff
- Compass+
- Work scrutiny
- Curriculum plans
- Destination data
Evaluation activities are used to measure the impact of our career programme and inform future planning.
Evaluation activities include:
- Analysis of destination data - activity survey, sustained data (DFE), CVEA data
- Compass+
- Learning walks
- Questionnaires - students, staff, parents and carers, external partners
- Focus groups - students, staff, Careers Champions (students and staff)
- Student evaluations of personal guidance interviews
- Termly reports to the Governing Body
The Academy's progress towards achieving the Gatsby Benchmarks is evaluated using the online Compass tool. This is carried out on a termly basis by the Careers Leader.
A designated governor has responsibility for overseeing the quality of careers guidance. The Careers Leader reports to the Governor for careers in termly meetings and written reports.
The Careers policy is reviewed on a biennial basis by the Careers Leader.
Destination Data
The Activity Survey is produced annually and shows the destination of students in the October after they left CVEA. Sustained destination data shows the percentage of students who are in the same destination two terms after leaving CVEA. This data is produced by the DfE. In addition to the DfE data, we track our students (with their permission) for three years after they leave CVEA.
Contact Details
Emma McDermott
Careers Leader ([email protected])
0191 5946330
Review Date: 31st July 2025
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