Careers Curriculum Intent
Curiosity – Courage – Compassion
All young people need a planned programme of activities both to help them choose appropriate pathways at 14, 16 and 18 and to enable them to manage their careers, career progression and sustain employability throughout their lives. Landau Forte Academy QEMS and Tamworth Sixth Form provide impartial Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) to support students’ transition, not only to further or higher education, vocational training or employment, but to support them in becoming independent managers of their own careers.
We encourage students to aspire and value lifelong learning, provide opportunities to develop key employability and enterprise skills which are highly valued by employers, colleges, universities and apprenticeship providers.
The CEIAG Programme has been developed to engage parents and local employers, both in school and externally, to support our students in becoming employable and aspirational young people in accordance with the recommended Gatsby Benchmarks. This will be achieved through a programme of high-quality activities, advice and guidance.
We are proud to be part of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Careers Hub where we work closely with the Careers and Enterprise Company to further expand and improve our careers provision within the Academy.
The role of the Careers and Enterprise Company is to link schools and colleges to local employers to help them deliver world-class careers support for all young people by creating networks, supporting us as Careers Leaders and by using the Gatsby Benchmarks as a best practice standard.
An important part of our provision is our continued assessment of the impact of our careers activities and engagements, to do this we utilise the Unifrog platform. This is an online system that provides both resources to staff and students to link careers to the curriculum, record engagements and activities such as trip and work experience, and gain feedback from students. The platforms tracking and monitoring provides key information to ensure that we are compliant with all legislation and the Gatsby Benchmarks.
The Team
Careers Leader: Mr Matt Cavanagh [email protected]
Link Govenor: Mr Weathered Marangoh
CEIAG Coordinator: Mr Darren Bates [email protected] [email protected]
Career information for Employers
We would like to develop closer working partnerships with local businesses and community organisations. These partnerships will provide our students with enrichment opportunities and valuable careers education as part of our Academy Careers Programme. Alternatively, if you feel that our students could support your business or organisation then please get in touch as we are looking to increase the number of community projects that our students can access.
For further information, please contact Mr Darren Bates (IAG Coordinator) either via the school reception or [email protected]
In the meantime, please follow us on social media to see the latest Academy news.
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Careers information for Parents
A Parent/Carer’s Guide – What do you need to know?
As a parent/carer, you are incredibly influential when it comes to the decisions your child makes in all areas of their lives and that is especially true when it comes to their education and careers. We know that the choices which are open to your child today may be very different from when you were in their position and you may feel as if you’re unsure about what advice to offer. With that in mind, we want to try and make it as easy as possible for you to talk to your child about their options confidently; knowing that the information you have is as accurate and as up to date as possible.
You don’t need to become a qualified careers adviser to be able to offer your child advice and support with their education and career decisions. The most important thing you can offer is the knowledge of where to find the right information, so you can do the research into their options together. The information and links shared on this page will help to support you and your child with making those all-important decisions.
Work Experience
In Year 10 all students will complete a 1 week work experience placement. Work Experience is an exciting opportunity for students to gain early exposure to the workplace. Students are encouraged to complete work experience and other activities outside of lessons to prepare them for the wider world, higher education and employment.
Work experience gives students the opportunity to build on key skills, increase confidence and inform future career decisions. A placement will also give students the added bonus of gaining experiences to include on their CV, UCAS applications and in job interviews.
Past work experience placements have included:
- Medical and Veterinary practices
- MP/Parliamentary
- Primary and Secondary Schools
- Mechanical/Engineering
- Retail stores
- Sports and Leisure
- Administration
While students are encouraged to find their own placements, we have a database of employers and contacts that students will be able to make use of. We will also be able to assist students in securing a placement and ensuring that the necessary paperwork and checks are completed.
To ensure students’ safety at all times, paperwork and checks needs to be in place before a placement can begin. This includes Parent/Carer consent forms, medical information forms, Employer Risk Assessments and employer DBS checks (if needed). To manage this process we use the Unifrog platform for guidance please use the following link.
Please avoid making medical appointments during work experience. You should let us know as soon as possible if you are ill or away on an Academy trip so that we can give the employer plenty of notice.
Careers Resources
Useful documents sharing the latest careers related information.
Higher Horizons – Parents/Carers explains all the facts about higher education and debunks some of the common myths about university. Everything you need to know, relating to pathways to university studies, applications, accommodation and student finance.
Please see the Ebacc DfE guide for parents and carers to find out more about this pathway and future progressions.
Useful Websites:
The links below will take you to a wide range of careers websites giving you up to date information to help you plan your future.
- Unifrog
- The National Careers Service
- Find an Apprenticeship
- Higher Horizons (Students)
- icould
- The Uni Guide
- Prospects
- Talking Futures
- Parental Guidance
- Youth Employment
- The Complete University Guide
- UCAS
Careers Policy