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Careers

 

The benefits of careers guidance

Good careers education and guidance enables pupils at UAH to gain the basic knowledge and skills they need to begin navigating their way successfully through the career choices open to them.

It helps them to understand that a career is a person's pathway through learning and work. Starting that journey in year 7, students are well prepared to make subject choices during the year 8 options process and again at age 16. They are able to make informed choices that reflect their interests and strengths, while making sure they don't close any doors to possible future pathways. They receive help and advice through a wide range of activities such as formal careers lessons, one-to-one guidance interviews, work experience, contact with employers and visits to careers fairs.

It is crucial for our students to have high-quality, impartial information and guidance to get the most out of their learning and to enable successful progression from one stage to another.  Our pupils will be able to make informed decisions about their future learning, jobs and training and this will enable them to fulfil their potential.

Useful Websites

Careers Leader: Lynda Oddie
Phone number: 01406 423042
Email Address: lynda.oddie@uah.org.uk

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 7

Careers Guidance Programme: Introduction to online software

Unifrog Launch

 

Career of the Week

 

NFU Harvest Assembly

 

 

National Apprenticeship Week

5th to 11th Feb 2024

 

National Careers Week

4th to 9th March 2024

 

 

 

 

Careers lunchtime drop-in sessions

Careers Enrichment Day – personal skills, interest and careers Mapping

STEM Workshop

Theme of the Week Careers

Multi Agency Day

Year 8

 

Career of the Week

 

Multi Agency Day

National Apprenticeship Week

5th to 11th Feb 2024

 

National Careers Week

4th to 9th March 2024

 

Careers assemblies – local providers

 

Careers Lessons

Careers lunchtime drop-in sessions

 

Careers Enrichment Day – Skills Audit/ Employability Skills

Science Curriculum Activity Day

Theme of the Week Careers

Year 9

Careers lunchtime drop-in sessions

 

Unifrog

 

Career of the Week

 

UAH Careers Fair 12.10.23

 

Multi Agency Day

Careers assemblies – local providers

 

National Apprenticeship Week

5th to 11th Feb 2024

 

National Careers Week

4th to 9th March 2024

 

Options Evening

 

Choosing Options Workshop

 

Careers Lessons

Curriculum Activity Day

Careers Enrichment Day

Theme of the Week Careers

 

Future Fest 4th July 24

Year 10

Apprenticeships Presentation

 

Higher Level Apprenticeships Presentation

 

Unifrog

 

Career of the Week

 

UAH Careers Fair 12.10.23

National Apprenticeship Week

5th to 10th Feb 2024

 

Careers lunchtime drop-in sessions

 

National Careers Week

4th to 9th March 2024

 

 

Careers Lessons

 

Multi Agency Day

 

Careers assemblies – local providers

 

Careers Enrichment Day – Unifrog/ CV and personal statement/Post 16 Options/ Apprenticeships/ Employability Matching

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

Year 11 Transition Workshops/Goal Mapping/Inspirational Speaker

Lincoln University Visit

Theme of the Week Careers

 

Year 11

Tracking Interviews with Principal

 

National Careers Service Assembly

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

 

Unifrog

 

Apprenticeships Presentation

 

Higher Level Apprenticeships Presentation

 

UAH 6th Form Open Evening

 

Revision Skills Workshop

 

Careers assemblies – local providers

 

UAH Careers Fair 12.10.23

 

Multi Agency Day

 

Tracking Interviews with Principal

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

National Apprenticeship Week

5th to 10th Feb 2024

 

 

Careers assemblies – local providers

 

National Careers Week RBS

4th to 9th March 2024

 

Careers Lessons

Tracking Interviews with Principal

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

 

 

Year 12

UAH Careers Fair 12.10.23

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

Made Training Study Skills Presentation

 

NEC Skills Fair

 

Careers Tutor Programme

 

Team Building Skills Day

 

Unifrog

 

Next Steps Widening Participation Programme Bishop Grosseteste University

Careers talk – Getting the most out of Work Experience – The Skills Service

 

National Careers Week RBS

6th to 11th March 2023

 

National Apprenticeship Week

6th to 10th Feb 2023

 

 UCAS Fair

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

 

Careers lunchtime drop-in sessions

 

Work Experience (June)

 

University Open Day Visits

 

UCAS Fair Lincoln University

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

 

The Big Bang Digital UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair

Year 13

Careers Day 20th Oct 2023

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

 

NEC Skills Fair

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

 

National Careers Week RBS

6th to 11th March 2024

 

One to one guidance interview with an impartial Level 6 Careers Advisor 

 

       

 

Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a real job with training, which allows you to earn while they learn, and to gain a nationally recognised qualification.

Apprenticeships take between 1 and 5 years to complete, and cover 1,500 job roles in a wide range of industries, from engineering to accountancy, public relations to veterinary nursing.

Apprenticeships are now available up to degree level and beyond.

The Apprenticeships page on GOV.UK

&

The site: www.getingofar.gov.uk/ has useful downloads as well as more information on the benefits of an apprenticeship and the entry requirements.

One to one guidance interview with external Careers Advisor  - if required

How we measure success

A successful careers guidance programme is reflected in higher numbers of pupils progressing to positive destinations such as apprenticeships, sixth form colleges, universities or employment.

Our destination data provides clear and comparable information on the success of our school in helping all of our pupils take qualifications that offer them the best opportunity to continue in education or training.

Published Destination Data

 

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

University Academy Holbeach

96%

98%

98%

98%

Local Authority Average

95%

95%

95%

96%

England Average

94%

94%

94%

94%

Final Destinations Report Year 11 Leavers

Students in education or training on the 1st of November of the year that they left UAH Year 11.

UAH 2016

UAH 2017

UAH 2018

UAH

2019

UAH

2020

UAH

2021

England

Stat Neighbours

East Midlands

Lincolnshire

94.9%

98.8%

98.3%

100%

97.9%

98.5

92.7%

91.7%

93.1%

93.1%

September Guarantee Year 12 Destinations

Destinations

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

School Sixth Form

79%

75.9%

72.0%

85.7%

79.0%

80.0%

Further Education

9.1%

6.4%

9.6%

1.5%

4.8%

5.8%

Apprenticeship

5.6%

9.9%

1.9%

6.0%

0.8%

7.9%

Employment with training

2.1%

1.4%

10.2%

4.5%

9.0%

5.8%

Employment without training

 

2.1%

1.3%

0.8%

3.0%

2.1%

Work Experience Not Paid

 

 

0.6%

 

0.8%

 

NEET Available

 

2.1%

1.9%

 

1.6%

1.0%

Not known

3.5%

2.1%

2.5%

1.5%

 

 

Other Training

0.7%

 

 

 

0.8%

 

Year 13 (16-18 data)

2016 leavers published data

Staying education

28%

Entering Apprenticeships

24%

Higher Education (Level 4)

20%

Further Education (Level 3 and below)

SUPP

Other Education destinations

SUPP

Deferred entry

SUPP

Destination unknown

8%

(2018 leavers no data available due to covid)

Year 13 (16-18 data)

2019 leavers published data

Staying education

40%

Entering Apprenticeships

23%

Students Entering Employment

23%

Not in Education or Training

12%

Destination unknown

2%

SUPP

This is usually when there are 5 or fewer pupils or 10 in the case of destination measures.

All sixth form pupils have exit interviews to ensure that they have secured places on either further or higher education courses, training or employment.

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