Aims & vision
Our careers education is of high quality and targeted to meet the needs our young people with special educational needs. It is delivered in a meaningful and appropriate way. We ensure our students are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to best prepare them for the next phase of their lives and beyond.
Our vision is to increase the opportunities our students have in the world of work and beyond. The careers programme at Richard Cloudesley aims to meet the needs of all students, through person centred planning. We aim to meet the needs of all students at this school and differentiate learning opportunities through outcomes, resources and learning styles to ensure that it is appropriate to students’ stages of career learning and development.
Provision
Careers education involves both education and guidance. Careers education helps our pupils develop the knowledge and skills they need to make successful choices, manage transitions in learning and move into college or work. Through guidance, pupils are able to use their knowledge and skills to make decisions about learning and work that are right for them.
Careers Education is delivered through the PSHE programme for Years 7-9 and the Preparation for Adulthood programme for Years 10 and 11 and 12-14.
Governing Body
The governing body are committed to ensuring that:
- the school provides impartial guidance and advice to enable pupils to understand and their career choices for the future
- careers education is seen as part of the overall curriculum and learning frameworks for all years, throughout the school.
- staff have high aspirations for the pupils and encourage them to be ambitious with their aspirations.
- the school involves pupils, parents, and carers in the further development of careers work.
- the school is proactive in working with outside agencies to provide individualised and motivating opportunities for pupils in gaining access to the world of work.
- employer engagement in our local community is encouraged and facilitated by governors’ connections.
Statutory Requirements
The careers provision at Richard Cloudesley is in line with the statutory guidance outlined by the Department for Education. We take into account the Baker Clause and ensure that opportunities are provided in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks
The internationally recognised Gatsby Benchmarks help to develop a careers programme that increases opportunities for students to access everything from experiences of the workplace and personal guidance with a career’s adviser, to engagement with employers, colleges and training providers. While the benchmarks themselves are non-statutory they help to provide a framework for a careers programme for all pupils 12 years old and above.
Using the Compass Evaluation tool, the Career team at Cloudesley can easily and regularly evaluate the careers offer at Richard Cloudesley and identify our strength and areas for improvement.