CAREERS:
Staff & Contacts | Overview | Aims | Resources | Careers Programme | Measuring Impact | Inclusive Provision | Further Education/Training Providers | Policies | Enterprise Advisor | Website Directory | News
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Documentation & Links
Staff & Contacts
Careers Leads – Fiona George and Rachel Leverton
Work Experience Coordinator – Lucy Griffiths
Careers Governor – Michaela Pay
E Mail: careers@budehaven.cornwall.such.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1288 353 271
Careers at Budehaven overview
The aim of the Careers Programme at Budehaven Community School is to provide students with the information and opportunities they require to enable them to make informed decisions about their future learning and career.
The importance of careers education and guidance has never been greater due to significant and ongoing changes in education, training and employment opportunities.
Aims
Budehaven aims to achieve all eight Benchmarks recommended by the Gatsby Foundation:
Resources
Students have access to a wide range of resources. A dedicated Careers Information area provides a comprehensive and up-to-date selection of books, magazines, college and university prospectuses, and is open to all students at all times. Students have access to a number of online careers resources via the school’s website.
Support is available for individuals with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. A CSW Group adviser supports students with an Educational Health and Care Plan. The school is working closely with a wide range of organisations, including: the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Enterprise Adviser Network, the Cornwall Education and Business Partnership, Careers South West, Next Steps, Software Cornwall, Petroc, Duchy College, Exeter University and Plymouth University to provide a comprehensive careers programme.
The Careers Programme
Year 7 & 8
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- PSHE & Assemblies
Year 9
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- Careers Guidance Evening
- Assembly intro to Options
- PSHE Curriculum
- Careers Flexible Learning Day
- Option Evening information session
- Career advise available
Year 10
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- Career Guidance Evening
- Intro to Work Experience
- PSHE Curriculum
- College Taster Days
- Cornwall Skills Show
- Health and Safety / Prep for Work Experience
- Work Experience
- Work Experience Conference Day
Year 11
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- Careers Guidance Evening
- PSHE Curriculum
- 1:1 and group careers Interviews
- College application Support
- Tutor time activities and support
- College Assemblies
- 6th Form Open Evening
- 6th Form Experience
- Apprenticeship support and application
Year 12-14
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- Mock Interviews
- 1:1 and group Careers Interviews
- UCAS Support
- 1:1 Tutor Meetings and tutor time activities
- Unifrog Careers Software
- Higher Education events and visits including UCAS Convention
- Work Experience
- Assembly programme including: motivational speaker local employer, higher education establishment, Student Finance
Measuring Impact
The School will assess the impact of its careers programmes on students by completing an annual student survey and analysing destinations data in line with activities that they have taken part in at school. In addition, the views of students and parents will be surveyed after key events e.g. the Careers Information Evening, Year 10 Work Experience, Year 12 Work Experience.
Inclusive Career Provision for students with special educational needs
and most-able
If your child has special educational needs (SEN), it becomes even more important to get the right information and high quality advice on all possible career options. If your child has an education health care plan, then at the annual review meetings a transition plan will be drawn up. This transition plan will be reviewed and updated at each future meeting. The plan enables you, your child and relevant professionals to share information and decide what action needs to be taken to ensure that your child receives any necessary specialist help or support once they have left school.
Our Most Able students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of careers events which increase awareness of a variety of careers as well as raise aspirations. All Budehaven students engage in a wide range of activities within their PSHE careers education. In addition to this, Most Able students attend our Budehaven talks lecture programme, through which students develop a wider appreciation and understanding of the world in a range of contexts. These lectures provide students with further career and education pathways to explore. We also work with a range of Higher Education Institutions including Russell Group Universities to offer other targeted interventions such as visits to university campuses to enable our Most Able students to make informed choices about their future pathways and fulfil their potential.
Further Education/ Training Provider Access
Budehaven believes that students should have the opportunity to explore all options. Therefore we give further Education, higher education and training providers the opportunity and access to talk to our students. Students will also have the opportunity to visit further education and higher education providers as part of the careers programme.
Careers Policy
Budehaven’s Career Policy Document (243Kb PDF).
Website Directory:
Cornwall Council work experience placements
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/
https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/
https://careerpilot.org.uk/adviser-zone/lmi-in-a-box
Other Useful Careers/Work Experience Links
https://www.ucas.com/careers-advice
https://www.inspiringthefuture.org
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Documentation & Links
Information for Parents & Carers (440Kb PDF)
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Information for Employers (582Kb PDF)
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Year 10 Work Experience Letter (575Kb PDF)
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WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASE
Veryan Webview:
Year 10 & 12 students will each be given a PIN No. allowing access to Veryan WebView which is an Internet based system that allows students to view information about work experience jobs.
It’s a very easy system, using the following link and instructions:
https://cornwall.learnaboutwork.net