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Why is CEIAG important?

CEIAG is vital in giving y Why is CEIAG important?

CEIAG is vital in giving young people a better understanding of the working world, and how to succeed after leaving OSCA. Our Careers Education, Information and Guidance programme ensures all students begin to think about their futures as early as Year 7. All students, by Year 11 will have had experiences, activities and interactions with professional organisations and employers to give them an insight into the working world. By the end of Year 11, all students will have received one to one bespoke guidance on their future pathways, and one to one mock interview experience, to develop key skills that will help them succeed in the next stages of their lives.

As well as preparation for the working world, the CEIAG team work very closely with AimHigher who provide experiences and activities to help students’ awareness of university learning, and apprenticeships. This helps broaden the horizons of our young people, encouraging them to consider higher levels of education and training. This again helps strengthen their position when becoming successful professionals.

Quizzes and assessments taken by students mean they each receive individualised support, information and advice, as opposed to a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

Year 8

  • Teacher-led Careers Assembly GB12
  • L4S Careers activities with Options focus GB1234
  • National Careers week – Career of the week L4S activities GB124
  • Options evening (virtual if necessary) GB12348
  • Collapsed timetable day – Enterprise Challenge – Focus on Job roles, work skills and routes to FE/HE- Use of LMI, engagement with local employers GB23457
  • Assembly and tutor group opportunities GB124

Year 9

  • Teacher-led Careers Assembly GB12
  • National Apprenticeship Week L4S activities  GB123
  • L4S Careers activities GB1234
  • Introduction to professions in subject areas in KS4 SOWs GB134
  • National Careers week – Career of the week L4S activities GB34
  • Collapsed timetable day – Enterprise Challenge – Focus on Job roles, work skills and routes to FE/HE- Use of LMI, engagement with local employers GB23457
  • Links to professions in industry within KS4 SOWs GB134
  • Assembly and L4S activities GB124
  • L4S Day Employability and Work skills focus GB2348
  • Aimhigher mentoring and enrichment opportunities. GB345678
  • Links to professions in industry within KS4 SOWs GB134

Year 10

  • Teacher-led Careers Assembly GB12
  • National Apprenticeship Week L4S activities GB123
  • L4S Careers activities with Work Experience focus GB12346
  • Introduction to professions in subject areas in KS4 SOWs GB134
  • Introduction to Work Experience GB12346
  • National Careers week – Career of the week L4S activities GB34
  • Links to professions in industry within KS4 SOWs GB134
  • Collapsed timetable day – Enterprise Challenge – Focus on Job roles, work skills and routes to FE/HE- Use of LMI, engagement with local employers GB23457
  • Phase 2 of preparation for Work Experience GB1234
  • Aimhigher mentoring and enrichment opportunities.GB345678
  • Assembly and L4S activities GB124
  • Links to professions in industry within KS4 SOWs GB134
  • Final preparation for Work Experience GB348
  • Work Experience week (Virtual if necessary) GB3456
  • Aimhigher mentoring and enrichment opportunities. GB345678


Year 11

  • Reflection on WEX GB123456
  • National Apprenticeship Week L4S activities GB123
  • Teacher-led Careers Assembly GB12
  • One-to-one interviews with Careers Advisor LG begin for all Year 11 students GB2348
  • Introduction to professions in subject areas in KS4 SOWs GB12346
  • Virtual Collapsed timetable day – Work Skills, Mock interviews, Careers / FE fair GB3578
  • National Careers week – Career of the week L4S activities GB34
  • Links to professions in industry within KS4 SOWs GB134
  • Collapsed timetable day – Enterprise Challenge – Focus on Job roles, work skills and routes to FE/HE- Use of LMI, engagement with local employers GB23457
  • Additional assembly on College/6th Form/Apprenticeships application process GB38
  • Aimhigher mentoring and enrichment opportunities GB345678
  • Ongoing one-to-one interviews with LG GB38
  • Final one-to-one interviews with LG GB38
  • Additional tutor LG and HOH intervention for outstanding FE applications GB348

Benchmark 1

  • A stable careers programme
  • Your school has met 100% of the 17 assessment areas in benchmark 1
  • We plan to develop this area by holding whole staff CPD on CEIAG, and electing Careers Champions within each department. These will develop and highlight Careers links within their schemes of learning. CEIAG provision will be better tracked, and reviewed as a result.

Benchmark 2

  • Learning from career & labour market information
  • Your school has met 100% of the 2 assessment areas in benchmark 2
  • We plan to develop this area by using the new LMI dashboard, and sharing information more effectively with students, staff and parents.

Benchmark 3

  • Addressing the needs of each pupil
  • Your school has met 100% of the 7 assessment areas in benchmark 3
  • Many CEIAG activities involve a large number of students, some involve only a few. By using the new Compass+ tool, we will be able to record, track and review the experiences of each individual student. This will give us a clearer picture of any missed activities, so we can then ensure all students receive the support they need.

Benchmark 4

  • Linking curriculum learning to careers
  • Your school has met 100% of the 4 assessment areas in benchmark 4
  • We do this through our Pathways process and schemes of learning.

Benchmark 5

  • Encounters with employers & employees
  • Your school has met 100% of the single assessment area in benchmark 5
  • We do this by regularly inviting visiting professionals and employers into OSCA. This may be through Enterprise activities, or targeted workshops and talks. We also have external trips to workplaces and local businesses.

Benchmark 6

  • Experiences of workplaces
  • Your school has met 100% of the single assessment area in benchmark 6
  • We do this by running a whole year work experience programme at the end of Year 10, where all students experience a week in a professional working environment.

Benchmark 7

  • Encounters with further and higher education
  • Your school has met 100% of the 5 assessment areas in benchmark 7
  • We do this through trips, activities and workshops, such as the Brilliant Club. We work closely with AimHigher West Midlands to provide students with a broadened knowledge of further and higher education.

Benchmark 8

  • Personal guidance
  • Your school has met 100% of the single assessment area in benchmark 8
  • We do this by providing the opportunity for one to one guidance at for all year groups through drop ins. In addition, all Year 11 students have at least one consultation meeting with our level 6 qualified Connexions advisor.

This policy statement sets out the arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at the academy 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 which came into force in January 2018.

Student entitlement: All students in years 8-13 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 access requests.

Information about Compass+ young people a better understanding of the working world, and how to succeed after leaving OSCA. Our Careers Education, Information and Guidance programme ensures all students begin to think about their futures as early as Year 7. All students, by Year 11 will have had experiences, activities and interactions with professional organisations and employers to give them an insight into the working world. By the end of Year 11, all students will have received one to one bespoke guidance on their future pathways, and one to one mock interview experience, to develop key skills that will help them succeed in the next stages of their lives.

As well as preparation for the working world, the CEIAG team work very closely with AimHigher who provide experiences and activities to help students’ awareness of university learning, and apprenticeships. This helps broaden the horizons of our young people, encouraging them to consider higher levels of education and training. This again helps strengthen their position when becoming successful professionals.

Quizzes and assessments taken by students mean they each receive individualised support, information and advice, as opposed to a ‘one size fits all’ approach.