Careers

Curriculum Statement for Careers Education and Guidance 2024

Provider Access Policy 24-25 Possible Y10 Work Experience Placements

Yewlands Academy offers all students access to free and impartial careers education and guidance and opportunities to gain an understanding of the world of work.

Work Experience

Year 11s - please also see the Post 16 & Progression page on this site

Careers Education covers The 8 Gatsby Benchmarks, including the following aspects such as:

Careers Education covers the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks:

1. A stable careers programme.

2. Learning from career and labour market information.

3. Addressing the needs of each pupil.

4. Linking curriculum learning to careers.

5. Encounters with employers and employees.

6. Experiences of workplaces.

7. Encounters with further and higher education.

8. Personal guidance

At Yewlands Academy our intent is to continue to embed CEIAG by having a careers programme in place which meet the requirements of the 8 Gatsby benchmarks, reviewed annually to ensure that it remains on target. It aims to raise the aspirations of all pupils whilst being tailored to individual needs, encouraging them to aim higher and to make choices relevant to what they feel they can achieve.

The aims of careers education at Yewlands Academy are to:

Prepare pupils for life post – education
Develop an understanding of different career paths
Develop understanding of the differences between school and work
Inspire pupils to research and achieve their ambitions
Help students to access information on the full range of post 16 education and training opportunities
Support students after leaving school
Offer targeted support for both vulnerable and disadvantaged young people
Embed a healthy attitude towards future work

We offer opportunities to visit local businesses and industries, talk to employers during assemblies and enterprise workshops, and chances to try out a variety of taster sessions at local colleges and Universities.

HeppSY (Higher Education Progression Partnership South Yorkshire) is part of the Uni Connect Programme, funded by the Office for Students. HeppSY is a partnership with Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Sheffield, and South Yorkshire colleges and target schools. HeppSY works alongside Yewlands Academy enabling us to make strong links with the Universities of Sheffield and other universities. We are currently involved in many projects with HeppSY – GOALs Breakfast club, Meta Method project.

The HeppSY programme aims to:

Get students get to experience what HE is about.
Opportunities to visit a range of universities.
Gain career knowledge.
Build academic confidence.

Dedicated Careers Advisor from Sheffield Futures, Aleeza Nowaz (Level 6 Qualified Careers Advisor) works closely with senior staff responsible for Careers Education and Post-16 progression into further education, training or employment. Aleeza provides impartial 1:1 careers guidance to students and offers drop in sessions if students wish to self - refer for advice on options, routes into further training and employment, such as A Levels or Apprenticeships or applications and interviews.

Students and parents/carers are given a range of opportunities to attend relevant Post-16 evenings, visits and interviews so they are ready to make the next important step when they leave school. Typically we have over 30 providers attend the Post-16 Open Evening event to provide support and guidance to students and parents/carers.

Our Careers programme is evaluated every year. The next evaluation will take place in July 2024, with a review against Gatsby Benchmarks every term. We will review what is working well and will identify areas that require further development so that we can continue to improve our practice and further strengthen our Careers programme.

We review all feedback from: