Careers
Careers at Waverley School
At Waverley school, we have fully featured and robust careers and advise provision which is provided by Learn to Work and coordinated by a senior member of staff. more details can be found in the below sections. This information will be updated in September 2018 and will provide further details
Provider Access Policy Statement
Pupils at Waverley School are entitled to independent careers guidance from Year 8 to Year 13. This Entitlement is designed to reflect the three core aims outlined in the Career Development Institute framework:
- Developing yourself through careers, employability and enterprise education
- Learning about careers and the world of work
- Developing your career management and employability skills
All Provider access requests and contacts should be directed to the ‘Learn to Work’ Team on 0121 446 2781 or email: andy@learntowork.org.uk
All Provider access requests will be granted where delivery is logistically viable and content increases pupil aspiration and awareness of future opportunities
Providers can expect contact from the ‘Learn to Work’ Team to schedule delivery arrangements within five working days of an access request being accepted
Post 16/Post 18 Providers are always welcome to leave prospectuses for display and distribution to pupils, please contact the details above to arrange delivery
|
Year Group |
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Year 8 |
STEM/UTC events or talks Unifrog assembly |
Engineering/Rail activity |
‘Host A Visitor’ event – 8 speakers for 60 mins Q&A |
|
Year 9 |
STEM/UTC events or talks Unifrog assembly |
KS4 options event Engineering/Rail activity |
Careers/HE Fair |
|
Year 10 |
Assembly and/or group talks covering various vocational areas Mock Interview event |
‘Speed networking’ careers event – 12 speakers for 15 mins Q&A in small groups |
Careers/HE Fair |
|
Year 11 |
Post 16 Options & Unifrog assemblies |
Post-16 taster sessions Apprenticeships assembly & group work |
Careers/HE Fair |
|
Year 12 |
Interview preparation workshops Psychometric tests workshops |
Careers talks delivered by industry specialists Business Challenges |
Careers/HE Fair Employability Skills workshops |
|
Year 13 |
HE/Higher apprenticeship Application workshops Talks from HE admission/outreach staff |
Alumni-led ‘Careers journey’ talks Workshops on HE/App. interview technique |
Workshops on student finance/budgeting |
Careers Guidance Information
The School Careers Leader is H. McAuley who can be reached on 0121 566 6600 or at email: hmcauley@waverley.bham.sch.uk
Summary of the School Careers Programme (Key Stage 3 Lesson Titles):
- Personal skills
- Workplace behaviour
- Communication and body language
- Assertivness
- Overcoming challenges
- Thinking confidently
Summary of the School Careers Programme (Key Stage 4 Lesson Titles):
- Thinking about communication
- Impact of non-verbal-communication
- Organisational values and workplace behaviour
- Facing challenges
- Building resilience
- Assertive behaviour
The school will review the information published above at the start of each academic year, alongside its careers delivery partner, Learn to Work Limited.