--- title: "Careers" url: "https://westlancs.lancs.sch.uk/key-information/careers" school: "West Lancashire Community High School" --- # Careers - Careers at West Lancashire Community High School - Gatsby Benchmark 1- Stable Careers Programme - Gatsby Benchmark 2 - Learning from Career and Labour Market Information - Gatsby Benchmark 3 - Addressing the needs of each young person - Gatsby Benchmark 4 - Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers - Gatsby Benchmark 5 - Encounters with Employers and Employees - Gatsby Benchmark 6 - Experiences of workplaces - Gatsby Benchmark 7 - Encounters with Further and Higher Education - Gatsby Benchmark 8 - Personal Guidance #### **Careers** **Careers Lead contact details: Mrs L.Holcroft 01695-721487 holcroft@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk** **Careers Advisor contact details: Mrs E Thomson-Lake 01695-721487 thomson@westlancs.lancs.sch.uk** ### **Careers at West Lancashire Community High School** #### **Our Vision** - To educate, advise and inform our students of all pathways that will lead them to employment. - To deliver a broad and balanced careers program that will raise aspirations. - To develop employability skills for them to be positive members of our society and our future workforce. #### **Aims and Purpose** - Prepare students for the transition to adult life after West Lancashire Community High School through curriculum and career learning. - Support students in making informed decisions that are appropriate for them, learning from information provided including Labour Market Intelligence. - Provide students with well-rounded experiences through a stable careers programme. - Develop personal characteristics such as social skills, communication, independence and resilience through the implementation of Skills Builder and encounters with employers and employees. - Inspire and motivate students to develop themselves as individuals and live as independently as possible. - To provide students with the experiences of the workplace through work-related learning. - To provide students with the opportunity to receive CEIAG and encounter career opportunities appropriate to their needs. #### #### **Teaching and Learning at Key Stage 3** - Students learn about the local community jobs and their roles. - Students learn about themselves, their qualities and skills. - Students learn about being independent through ASDAN Raising Aspiration Programme. - Students take part in Enterprise Day. - Students complete their Vocational Profiles. - Students take part in structured work-related activities. - Students have the opportunity to take part in employer and employee encounter sessions - Students learn about business and enterprise through the annual Christmas Markets project. - Students learn about and have planned opportunities to develop the eight essential skills as part of the Skills Builder Programme. #### #### **Teaching and Learning at Key Stage 4** - Students learn about continued education options Post 16 through external links with education providers. - Students learn about business and enterprise. - Students participate in Enterprise Day. - Students will learn about careers and employability through CDI Framework for Careers. - Students have the opportunity to take part in two work experience placement. - Students have the opportunity to take part in employer and employee encounter sessions. - Students update their Vocational Profiles. - Students learn about and have planned opportunities to develop the eight essential skills as part of the Skills Builder Programme. #### **Teaching and Learning at Key Stage 5** - Students learn about further education and are given opportunities to explore a range of education settings. - Students learn about adult social care opportunities. - Students learn about business and enterprise. - Students learn about employability and getting ready for work through ASDAN Personal Development Programme and ASDAN Towards Independence. - Students take part in a weekly work placement closely linked to their future aspirations and goals. - Students have the opportunity to take part in community project work within the local community. - Students update their Vocational Profiles to support next steps in readiness for transition. - Students have the opportunity to develop their employability skills through work placements including dedicated access to The Hub. - Students learn about and have planned opportunities to develop the eight essential skills as part of the Skills Builder Programme. #### **Ways I can help at home** - Encourage your child to be prepared when they take part in work experience. - Encourage your child to be organised. - Encourage your child to be aware of their skills and qualities. - Encourage your child to talk about what they would like to do in the future. #### #### **Academic Pathways** ### Careers - School Pathway WLCHS School Pathway 211 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/School_Pathway_Sept_23_PDF.pdf) #### #### **Careers Journey** Please click on the link below to track the careers journey and opportunities for students and young adults at West Lancashire Community High School. ### Careers Journey WLCHS Careers Pathway 564 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/WLCHS_Careers_Journey_Nov23(1).pdf) #### #### **Gatsby Benchmarks** - The eight Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good career guidance developed to support schools and based on good practice across the world. - More information about Gatsby Benchmarks can be found in the documents below. ### Gatsby Benchmarking Start Mapped to the Gatsby Benchmarks 123 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/start-mapped-to-gatsby-benchmarks(1).pdf) The SEND Gatsby Benchmarks Toolkit 4.77 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/1051_send_gatsby_toolkit_updated.pdf) Gatsby SEND Joint Statement 101 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/GATSBY_send-joint-statement.pdf) #### ### Careers Policy Careers Policy 103 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/Careers_Policy.docx) #### ### National Careers Week 2024 NCW 24 Newsletter 18.15 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/Newsletter_V1.docx) NCW 25 Newsletter 9.66 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/Newsletter_Celebration_V1.docx) NCW 26 Newsletter 5.61 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/west-lancashire-community-high-school/files/documents/Newsletter_Celebration_V1(1).docx) **Stable Careers Programme** West Lancashire Community High school provides stable careers learning for all students from Y7 to Y14. The programme of study within each Key Stage provides students with learning experiences and opportunities to allow them identify their aspiration and goals. In addition to this all students develop their skills through the Skills Builder programme. The careers programme is supportive of student's abilities, strengths and skills. | **Careers CONTEXT** | |---| | General statement putting the teaching and learning in context of the heading e.g. teaching and learning whole school. - Providing a platform for delivering careers information for all students to build on learning through experiences and opportunities linked to realistic aspirations and goals. - A programme for students in Years 7 to 14 which covers real life experiences - Accessible to all students - Learning which helps explores P16 and P19 pathways - Comprehensive, impartial information on all social care, employment, and academic routes - Every P16 and P18 provider profiled with full course information - Impartial information on all study options P16 and P18 - Action plan tools to support all students in their transition year including vocational profiling - Employer-led information linking subject knowledge application in work - Learning opportunities to help promote classroom skills-learning to employability through the Skills Builder Programme - Employer and Employee profiles offering an insight in to work and employment - Advice to help prepare for and make the most of work placements and visits - Action plan tools to manage the process of securing work experience - Learning opportunities and experiences follow the Gatsby Benchmarking for all students - Planned opportunities throughout their school journey to complete and update their vocational profile to support next steps and ambition for the future. | | **Key Stage 3** | | **INTENT** | **IMPLEMENTATION** | **IMPACT** | | *What is the intention of teaching and learning?* - To identify realistic aspiration and goals through vocational profiling - To recognise how subjects and personal interests link to future careers choices - To recognise and understand different job profiles - To recognise the use of maths and English in the real world - To recognise skills and qualities and build on these through the Skills Builder Programme - Be willing to try new things - Be able to manage transition - Be able to communicate needs and wants - To learn from set backs and challenges. | *How will it be implemented?* - Exploring future options - Linking interest and subjects to realistic careers choices – understanding different job profiles - Visiting industry places and recognising job roles - Exploring careers – visiting the world of work and interviewing people who work, through employer and employee engagement and encounter sessions. - Experiences and opportunities to make choices - Experiences and opportunities to use functional maths and English in the real world through community visits and work experience opportunities. - Planned sessions through the Raising Aspirations Programme - Planned sessions through the support of the Careers Advisors to help identify next steps through individual vocational profiling. - Skills Builder programme supported by all subject areas. | *How will we measure or monitor impact of teaching and learning?* - Students have the information to make informed choices - Students are aware of themselves, their skills, and qualities - Students understand their career pathway - Students choose appropriate ‘options’ at the end of key stage 3 - Students to communicate their ambitions. - Student Voice - Confidence in using functional maths and English skills in the local and wider community. | | **Careers Information and Guidance Events** | Enterprise - Christmas Markets | Educational Visits linked to termly theme and Skill Builder | Guest Speakers as part of National Careers Week. | | **Key Stage 4** | | **INTENT** | **IMPLEMENTATION** | **IMPACT** | | *What is the intention of teaching and learning?* - To recognise employability skills - To recognise careers in relation to realistic aspiration and goals through continued vocational profiling - To recognise areas of strength as an individual - To experience and take part in opportunities in the world of work - To recognise and understand job profiles - To experience college - To develop and manage making choices - To experience having an interview - To recognise personal values - To develop and recognise their skills and qualities and build on these through the Skills Builder Programme - Being aware of the different sectors and organisations where they can work - Learning from setbacks and challenges | *How will it be implemented?* - To take part in work related learning as part of a planned 2 week work placement in Y11 - To find out about careers by interviewing employers and employees - To recognise career goals by identifying skills, qualities and strengths in subject areas. - To take park in an interview - To experience CV writing - To experience applying for a job or a college place - To experience writing a personal statement. - To visit and look at colleges – recognising options for the future. - To develop problem solving skills through teambuilding opportunities and learning outside the classroom. - Planned sessions through the support of the Careers Advisors to help identify next steps through individual vocational profiling. - Skills Builder programme supported by all subject areas. | *How will we measure or monitor impact of teaching and learning?* - To know what choices they want to make in regards to future – education, training, employment or social, care - To gain confidence in the working world, through planned experiences and opportunities - To have an up to date CV and Personal Statement to help for future applications - To know through planned activities how maths and English is used in the real world at a functional level - To be prepared for change and have strategies in place to support future placements - To recognise job and job profiles and know the skills and qualities required to fulfil the role. | | **Careers Information and Guidance Events** | Work placements at the end of KS4 DWP sessions to take place for Y11 students Skills Builder - Challenge Days Enterprise - Christmas Markets | Work Experience Placement Mini Enterprise for Y10’s to run at the same time as the 2 week work placement dates – Enterprise Fortnight. | College Visits – Taster sessions Transition Events – 3 weeks transition support for Y11 students moving to KS5 | | **Key Stage 5** | | **INTENT** | **IMPLEMENTATION** | **IMPACT** | | *What is the intention of teaching and learning?* - To build on employability skills - To develop careers knowledge in relation to realistic aspiration and goals through continued vocational profiling - To recognise and know areas of strength as an individual using Skills Builder Benchmark - To experience and take part in opportunities in the world of work - To recognise and understand job profiles - To experience college and social care providers - To develop and manage making choices - To experience having an interview - To recognise personal values - Being aware of the different sectors and organisations where they can work. - To learn Rule of Law as part of British Values | *How will it be implemented?* - To participate in work placement opportunities - To explore careers by interviewing employers and employees - To recognise career goals by identifying skills, qualities and strengths in subject areas. - To take park in an interview - To develop CV writing - To practise completing application forms - To experience writing a personal statement - To visit and look at colleges – recognising options for the future - To take part in problem solving activities through teambuilding opportunities and learning outside the classroom. - To take part in activities linked to readiness for work, next steps, planning for the future and financial choice. - Planned sessions through the support of the Careers Advisors to help identify next steps through individual vocational profiling. - Skills Builder programme supported by all subject areas. | *How will we measure or monitor impact of teaching and learning?* - To know what choices they want to make in regards to future – education, training, employment or social, care - To gain confidence in the working world - To have an up to date CV and Personal Statement to help for future applications - To know through planned activities how maths and English is used in the real world at a functional level - To be prepared for change and have strategies in place to support future placements - To recognise job and job profiles and know the skills and qualities required to fulfil the role. - To have an open mind and to be confident in next steps through carefully planning and preparation using the information gained through planned activities. | | **Careers Information and Guidance Events** | College Open Days Guest Speakers Enterprise – Christmas Markets Weekly work placement | College visits and taster sessions Weekly work placement | College visits and taster sessions University visits and interactions Guest speakers Weekly work placement | | **College/Social Enterprise Link** | 10 week college placement Weekly social enterprise placement Skills Builder – Challenge Days | | **SKILLS BUILDER** | | **Speaking** | **Listening** | **Creativity** | **Problem Solving** | **Aiming High** | **Staying Positive** | **Teamwork** | **Leadership** | | EHCP review and student voice Guest speakers Work experience opportunities Career presentations Interview opportunities Employer engagement LOtC visits Residential | Health and Safety in the work place LOtC visits Career talks Work experience Residential | CV writing Personal statement writing Residential Duke of Edinburgh | Learning about course options and pathway routes Learning new skills LOtC in the community Public transport training Residential | Work placement opportunities Develop new skills Business engagement Guest speakers Interview experience Residential CV writing | Work experience Interview experience Learning new skills Developing independence Learning in the community Residential Job applications | Work experience Whole class activities Residential | Work experience Whole class and group activities Residential | | **LOtC** | Educational visits – business engagement, asking employees about the jobs they do and skills & qualities needed. Guest speakers Work experience Residential and adventurous activity days Visits to local colleges/college links Duke of Edinburgh King's Trust Achieve Programme | | | | | | | | | | | **KS3 - 3 Year Long Term Overview** | **Subject** | **Autumn Term Theme** | **Spring Term Theme** | **Summer Term Theme** | |---|---|---|---| | **Cycle 1** | ***Celebration*** ***Awareness of the Working World*** ***Section 2 –*** *Jobs in my Community* ***Section 6 –*** *Visiting a workplace* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 4 –*** *Making a drink or a snack* | ***My Environment*** ***Engaging in the Community*** ***Section 1 –*** *Places I visit* ***Section 4 –*** *The environment* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 6 -*** *Dangers* | ***Space*** ***Looking after Myself*** ***Section 4 –*** *Feelings* ***Section 3 –*** *Personal hygiene* **Being Independent** ***Section 5 –*** *Using Technology* | | **Cycle 2** | ***Around the World*** ***Looking after Myself*** ***Section 6 –*** *Choosing clothes* ***Section 2 -*** *Eating Healthy* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 2 –*** *Jobs I do at home* | ***Farm to Fork*** ***Awareness of the Working World*** ***Section 4 –*** *Working outdoors* ***Section 5 –*** *Equipment used at work* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 4 –*** *Making a drink or a snack* | ***Lights Camera Action*** ***Engaging in the Community*** ***Section 3 –*** *Clubs & Events* ***Section 5 –*** *Helping others* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 5 –*** *Using Technology* | | **Cycle 3** | ***Best of British*** ***Engagement in the Community*** ***Section 2 –*** *Help and support* ***Section 6 –*** *Travel and transport* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 3 –*** *Using kitchen appliances* | ***Looking After Me*** ***Looking after Myself*** ***Section 1 –*** *Being Active* ***Section 5 –*** *Local health services* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 1 –*** *Personal information* | ***Animal Kingdom*** ***Awareness of the Working World*** ***Section 1 –*** *Jobs my family and friends do* ***Section 4 –*** *Working indoors* ***Being Independent*** ***Section 6 -*** *Dangers* | **KS4 - 2 Year Long Term Overview** | **Subject** | **Autumn Term Theme** | **Spring Term Theme** | **Summer Term Theme** | |---|---|---|---| | **Cycle 1** | ***Grow through Life*** Learning pathways – what can be gained from information? Skills needed in Life and Work ***Explore Possibilities*** Using career information resources to gain knowledge of career options | ***Manage Career*** Parents and students working together to think about and plan future career Employer Engagement ***Create Opportunities*** Social enterprise programme, opportunities and challenges | ***Balance Life and Work*** Mental health and physical well-being Learning about adult life ***See the Big Picture*** Researching issues in the labour market | | **Cycle 2** | ***Grow through Life*** Self-reflection – thinking about themselves, strengths and aspirations Reflecting on achievements ***Explore Possibilities*** Looking at company and sector specific resources Look at job vacancies | ***Manage Career*** Guest speaker – bringing employers and employees to talk to students Project management and decision making ***Create Opportunities*** Taking part in social enterprise challenges linked with business engagement | ***Balance Life and Work*** Rights and responsibilities Learning about finances Learning about stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination ***See the Big Picture*** Thinking about the relationship between careers, politics and social issues. | **KS5 - 3 Year Long Term Overview** | **Subject** **(PDP/Life Skill Challenges)** | **Autumn Term Theme** | **Spring Term Theme** | **Summer Term Theme** | |---|---|---|---| | **Cycle 1** | ***1.Communication*** 1A2 – Obtain information in different ways 1A8 – Obtain information from different sources ***Life Skill challenges*** 2771 – Finding out about jobs and careers | ***1.Communication*** 1A9 – Write a formal letter, email or complete a form ***2.My Community*** 2A4 – Visit public services in your community ***Life Skill challenges*** 4890 –Personal letter writing 3723 – Access pubic services | ***2.My Community*** 2A5 – Find out about local community issues ***6.Number Handling*** 6A5 – Find out about wages, taxes and pension ***Life Skill challenges*** 6846 – Literacy activities relating to the local community 5430 – Money Management | | **Cycle 2** | ***8.World of Work*** 8A1 – Talk to a careers advisers about your future plans 8A2 – Find out about local job opportunities ***Life Skill Challenges*** 4725 – Options for the future 3727 – Researching jobs and careers | ***8.World of Work*** 8A3 – Learn about the job application process ***2.My Community*** 2A3 – Collect information about a social or local issue ***Life Skill Challenges*** 6390- Awareness of jobs and myself 1181 – social appropriateness in own community | ***8.World of Work*** 8A5 – Carry out research on Post 16/Post 19 provision ***Life Skill Challenges*** 4724 – Post 16 Options | | **Cycle 3** | ***8.World of Work*** 8A7 – Role play different workplace scenarios ***5.My Environment*** 5B3 – Visit a recycling centre ***Life Skill Challenges*** 4960 -Script Writing and Role Play 2661 - Recycling | ***8.World of Work*** 8A6 - Find out more about places of employment 8A9 – Find out about local employment opportunities 8B4 – Carry out an in-depth study of a local company ***Life Skill Challenges*** 2673 – Exploring Job Opportunities | ***8.World of Work*** 8A4 – Visit sixth form centre or similar institutions 8A8 – Take part in a mock interview ***Life Skill Challenges*** 4877 – Interview preparation 6228 – Transition to College | **Learning from Career and Labour Market Information** Students and families are provided with opportunities to gather information about the local offer. Students are provided with an opportunity to identify and discuss their aspirations and goals through the career element within their annual reviews. Families are supported with career information through annual reviews and transition events, including parent information events and 1:1 support meetings. LMIforall.org.uk provides some useful interactive resources to help support research into career options. **LMI for all Skillsometer** - can help you discover what jobs you might like to do in the future. You will be presented with a series of statements. Select the emoji shows how you feel about each statement. You will then be given suggestions of jobs linked to what you most enjoy doing. For each job, you will be presented with some headline UK data. **LMI for all Careersometer** - can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers. It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation. Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected. **Lancashire Careers Hub** “Portal” is the current Careers Information Advice and Guidance Presentation for each of Lancashire’s six Travel to Work Areas. [Portal – Lancashire Careers Information – Lancashire Careers Hub](https://lancashirecareershub.co.uk/resource/portal-lancashire-careers-information/) 'These resources were designed in conjunction with both Careers Professionals and Young People and are designed to present the latest Labour Market Information for each Travel to Work Area in an engaging and accessible format. Over 1,300 young people in Lancashire were surveyed to come up with a design style and tone that speaks to them, and a focus group of young people in Lancashire decided the result.' Take a look through the portals below as to what is happening in areas where you live. [Lancashire Careers Information - LMI for all ](https://youtu.be/aZlN8PlXa8Q) [Lancashire Careers Information - Preston, Chorley and South Ribble](https://youtu.be/i76Mdzpu_dg) [Lancashire Careers Information - West Lancashire](https://youtu.be/_sShOw_h4eU) **Addressing the needs of each student** All students at West Lancashire Community High School have an Education, Health and Care Plan. Through the annual review process student needs are identified and support is put in place to enable them to fulfil their potential. As students progress through school, all students in Y7 onwards are provided with work related learning. Students in Y7 - Y9 have planned opportunities to take part in work experience as part of a community based project. The students work as a class for up to 6 weeks per academic year. Y11 are provided with the opportunity to take part in a two week work placement with students in Y12-Y14 given the opportunity to extend this to a weekly work placement for an academic year. Students are supported throughout the process and opportunities include 1:1 placements, small group supported placements and independent placements. All students in Y12-Y14 have the opportunity to experience work at the school's community cafe - The Hub @ West Lancs. [The Hub@West Lancs \| West Lancashire Community High School](https://www.westlancs.lancs.sch.uk/The-Hub) **Linking Curriculum to Careers** West Lancashire Community High School has achieved Flagship Award through Skills Builder. Skills Builder is embedded throughout the schools curriculum programmes and helps to develop and build the skills of the students as they become young adults and preparing them for being an adult in the wider community and employment. [Skills Builder UK](https://www.skillsbuilder.uk/case-study/west-lancashire-community-high-school) **Skills Builder Principles** **Keep it simple** – consistent focus on the same skills, using the same language **Start early, keep going** – mastering essential skills, using the same language **Measure it** – identify progress and show next steps through observation and self-assessment **Focus tightly** – building skills on a learners previous development and skill attainment **Keep practising** – opportunities for reflection **Bring it to life** – linking skills to the wider world Skills Builder Overview | Autumn | Spring | Summer | |---|---|---| | Speaking and Listening | | Creativity & Problem solving | Adapting & Planning | Leadership & Teamwork | Skills Builder is best when embedded throughout the curriculum, using the same language and consistent approach to enable students to develop skills to help them thrive. ***‘We have learned a lot over the years about how best to build essential skills. We know that to have a real impact, the skills must be developed with consistency and focus. These principles hold true in every setting and for all learners’.*** ***Skills Builder Partnership School*** ![](https://westlancs.lancs.sch.uk/images/f6239aeddb0c2b0d1a7b1a793a726446.png) **Encounters with Employers and Employees** Students at West Lancashire Community School are provided with opportunities and experiences to encounters employers and employees every year they are at school. These encounters result in a better understanding of the workplace and the potential career paths open to them. **Experiences of workplaces** Student in all key stages have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to broaden their understanding and exploration of career opportunities. As a school we work closely with many businesses who support our work placement opportunities and educational visits to the workplace. This also includes direct access to the school's community cafe where students in Key Stage 5 form staff team. If you are a business or an employer who would like to get involved in our careers programme to support our students, we'd love to hear from you. **Encounters with Further and Higher Education** Meaningful encounters with providers cover a wide range of ways young people can learn about their compulsory post-school options. Students at West Lancashire Community High are provided with off-site visits and direct interactions with key institutions, staff, and alumni which include local college and social care options. These encounters cover the full range of learning opportunities available to students. Students and families are supported during these encounters to provide them with the information to inform future choices. Throughout the year, parents are given the opportunities through planned events linked to National Careers Week and planned visits to a range of providers both in the education and social care sector. **Personal Guidance** The term ‘career guidance’ is used to describe the full range of career-related interventions which support young people to make choices and to develop their career thinking. West Lancashire Community High School offers support for all students as they approach their transitions years. 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