Careers

This information is for teachers and the families of Egerton High School.

Egerton High School works very closely with a number of industry and Post 16 providers, including The Manchester College, Trafford College, The Greater Manchester Skills Company, and Trafford Housing Trust. The School also supports students in their career choices from an early age.

Careers education and guidance starts in Year 7 with the introduction of the STEPS programme, this continues throughout their time at Egerton High School. Each year group every Spring Term will complete individual workbooks that takes them through the stages of career planning relevant to each year group. This continues through Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

In Year 10, we conduct group careers interventions via discussions during Personal and Social Education: the focus is on how important the remainder of their time at school is, how they have to concentrate and work hard in every lesson to try and reach their full potential, working towards achieving good GCSE grades and qualifications in all subject areas. Students also have the opportunity to compile their own Curriculum Vitae (CV) and attend a Mock Interview with our Career Enterprise Advisor. This year we have been able to offer work place visits through Trafford Housing Trust. Students will have the chance to experience different work places, understanding the variety of different journeys and career options available to them before they leave school in Year 11.

In Year 11, we intensify our focus even further. Here, individualised interventions take place, discussing interests, college and post 16 provisions for Post 16 placements. Students have the opportunity to visit post 16 at Manchester College, Trafford College and The Greater Manchester Skills Centre. The visits are tailored to explore their vocational interests. The visits take place during the school day and are arranged so that students can explore the environment, see the facilities and meet with tutors. Students in year 11 have been able to visit a work place with our School Partnership through Trafford Housing Trust. In year 11 students have the opportunity to attend a Mock Interview with our Careers Enterprise Advisor. During the Mock Interview they also gain constructive feedback on their CV’s. We send out college open day events leaflets to students’ family homes to encourage families to attend the events to meet with course tutors. Students then have the opportunity to complete a Preparation for Work unit within their Level 1and Level 2 ASDAN Qualification in Personal and Social Development (PSD), which is equivalent to a GCSE. Within the curriculum it addresses areas of preparation for adulthood, such as, banking, budgeting, accommodation, wage slips and how they work, basic Cooking Skills, Health and Safety in the work place and at home. The Careers Adviser supports students in processing their college or provider application and in conducting interviewing techniques. The School not only supports students with college and provider enrolments in the summer break, but also support pupils once they have left, helping them maintain their placements effectively.

Connexions report.pdf

Students at Egerton High School receive an active careers programme through many of their curriculum encounters from Year 7 through to Year 11. All young people should be able to access a careers programme whilst following the Gatsby Benchmarks, helping to raise aspirations and to promote the best possible careers education, information, advice and guidance.

To build on our stable careers programme we are wanting to increase employer encounters and to strengthen our links with local employers. We are pleased to introduce our Enterprise Advisor, Kirsty Munro, The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero We also now have our own Careers Link governor Janet Ainsworth who is a local business woman. Having key links with local employers and with the guidance of Diane Norburn our Careers Enterprise Co-ordinator we are looking to continue developing our Careers Programme through the current year to improve on our already good Gatsby Benchmarks as assessed with the Compass Tool.

We meet termly with our Careers Advisor to complete the Compass Careers Benchmark Tool, please follow the below link to see our progress:

Gatsby Benchmark Assessment (Compass Assessment March 2024)

For more information please get in touch via email.

Please contact Mrs McCormack by:
telephone: 0161 749 7094
email: omccormack@egerton-school.trafford.sch.uk

Provider Access Legislation
Egerton High School: Provider Access Policy

Introduction

This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

Pupil entitlement

All pupils in years 8 to 13 are entitled:
- to find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point;
- to hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events;
- to understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

Management of provider requests
Procedure:

A provider wising to request access should contact Mrs McCormack our Careers Lead.
Email: omccormack@egerton-school.trafford.sch.uk
Tel: 0161 749 7094

Opportunities for access

A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers. Please speak to our Careers Leader Mrs McCormack for more information.

Gatsby Benchmarks

1. A STABLE CAREERS PROGRAMME -Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors and employers.

2. LEARNING FROM CAREER AND LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION -Every student, and their parents, should have access to good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make best use of available information.

3. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF EACH PUPIL -Students have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each student. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.

4. LINKING CURRICULUM LEARNING TO CAREERS -All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.

5. ENCOUNTERS WITH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES -Every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are values in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.

6. EXPERIENCE OF WORKPLACES -Every student should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work, experience to help their exploration of career opportunities and to expand their networks.

7. ENCOUNTERS WITH FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION -All students should understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.

8. PERSONAL GUIDANCE -Every student should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a career adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available when significant study or career choices are being made. They should be expected for all students but should be timed to meet their individual needs.