We are committed to implementing a careers programme that will empower pupils to make informed decisions about their future and to meet our Mission Statement by ensuring pupils leave us with a positive destination and with clear purpose, having achieved at least five meaningful qualifications by the time they leave us. We are ambitious for all of our students, knowing that with the right support and guidance they will meet their full potential and go on to lead happy, fulfilled and successful lives.
We aim to:
Apprenticeships provide a way of combining learning with on-the-job training, which helps build solid, professional skills transferable from one organisation to another. Apprenticeships can last from one to five years – and result in a professional qualification.
Apprenticeships vary in the qualifications that can be achieved, length of commitment and balance between work and study. Apprenticeships are available after GCSE and are a great alternative to full-time study for those students that prefer practical experience over classroom learning. Similarly, apprenticeships can be a great choice after sixth form/college. Employers pay a salary and tuition fees are covered by the employer and the government.
A modern apprenticeship can provide a first-rate opportunity to “learn while you earn”, gain qualifications and obtain first-hand workplace skills.
Careers Lead – Rachel Good
Rachel.Good@thebridgetrust.academy
Careers Advisor to the School – Tracey Scarsbrook
tracey.scarsbrook@newanglia.co.uk
A quarterly magazine subscription – find this in the secondary library. You could also subscribe to this free magazine yourself by clicking this LINK.
www.careermap.co.uk is the UK’s leading school leaver website, jam-packed with career advice, guidance, live apprenticeships and course vacancies.
Visit our Apprenticeships and Employability website
Visit the National Careers service website
The National Careers Service Skills Health Check
The Norfolk Work and Skills Website
Norfolk County Council – Skills you may need for work website
Visit the Help You Choose website
Talking to your teenager about careers
Investin – transferable skills and the jobs market
First Careers – search for careers by subject
This is how – finding pathways towards career goals
I could – tips on choosing GCSEs etc
Amazing Apprenticeships – subject snapshots
Amazing Apprenticeships – student activities
Start Profile – making careers choices
“Parental engagement has a large and positive effect on children’s learning”
Department for Education, GOV.UK
Mocks usually take place as the end of the autumn term or at the start of January. As teens are now getting used to their new timetable for the year, it’s a good idea for parents to be aware that they should also be incorporating revision along with homework during evenings and weekends. The Parents’ Guide to revision timetables could be useful in developing dedicated time to allocate to revision.As ever, there are ways parents can help too. The Parents’ Guide to five proven revision strategies is a good starting point for them to help their teen discover which revision styles work best for them.
As parent/carers you will be some of the most influential people in your child’s life and they will look to you for support as they consider their future, review their options and make choices about their next best steps.
Here at The Fen Rivers Academy we have a Careers Programme providing education, information, advice and guidance and this page of our website signposts students to on-line information advice and guidance.
Research shows that young people look to their family first when they want career advice.
Whilst some young people have a very clear idea of where they see their pathway leading them, others may take a while to decide – you can help by:
Starting the conversation
There are many organisations who can offer advice and support to parents as your child starts to choose options in Year 9, begins to make their post 16 choices, decides if university is right for them, investigates apprenticeships and looks for funding support.
Below are some links you may find useful in helping you to support your child as they consider the next steps on their career pathway.
