School SLT: Lead Karen Kelso
E-mail: admin@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk
Tel: 01946 692275 (Ext 2043)
Employers wishing to support our Careers Programme are welcome to contact Mrs Kelso our Senior Leader for Personal Development by emailing admin@st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk
Link Governor: Neil Robinson
Enterprise Advisor: Gary Martin
Enterprise Co-ordinator: Rachelle Poyntx
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March 2024 | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 87% |
December 2023 | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 87% |
% of Schools Nationally meeting this benchmark (July 2023) | 66% | 81% | 54% | 76% | 80% | 64% | 52% | 75% |
What are Gatsby Benchmarks? Click here
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Employer / University / Alternative Provider Talks |
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Team Building Activities |
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World of Work Day |
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Careers Interviews |
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Work Experience |
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Mock Interviews |
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Dream Placement |
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Jobs in the NHS Roadshow |
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CVs and letters of application |
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University Visits |
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STEM club with ambassadors |
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Hairdressing and Beauty Club |
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Science Roadshow |
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Futures Evening |
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Key Stage Information Evening |
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Hello Futures Workshops |
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Introduction to Unifrog |
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Careers Library Treasure Hunt |
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Logging Activities and Skills on Unifrog |
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Unifrog skills – Teamwork |
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Unifrog skills – Listening |
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Unifrog skills Leadership |
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Unifrog profiling |
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Career Terminology |
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Entrepreneurship |
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Smashing The Glass Ceiling |
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Using Unifrog to help with choices |
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Digital Footprint and Employment |
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Right and Responsibilities of Employees |
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Steps to achieve my Careers Aim |
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LMI |
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Apprenticeships Day |
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Well-being in the Work Place |
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Having a plan B |
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Is AI a Threat to our jobs? |
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Lakes College Careers Fair & Taster Days |
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Balancing Workload |
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Role of the union |
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Professional Behaviours |
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Workplace confidentiality and Cyber Security |
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½ termly meetings with the Enterprise Advisor and Co-Ordinator
Termly review and update of the Careers plan
Engagement with area CEIAG network on a termly basis
Regular updated to the school leadership team.
Middle leader briefings and updates
Subject leader curriculum annual audits
Heads of Year CEIAG annual audits
Gaps identified in and links to performance in GB audited termly
It is hard to evaluate the success of any careers programme however we use 3 methods:
Published data: The Department for Education publishes a range of data on pupil destinations at 16 and 18 and we compare our school with others in west Cumbria and all schools in England.
Compass Tool: We are using the Compass Analysis tool to measure the progress of our careers education against the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Evaluating activities: We try to evaluate the success of each activity by asking our students for feedback on the impact of the activity. In some cases we try and see what the longer term, rather than just the immediate, impact is.
Careers Education is an integral part of our curriculum and tutor periods. St Benedict’s has the support of Inspira for independent careers advice and provides careers education and opportunities for all students. We try to expose the students to a wide range of career/study pathways in as many ways as possible from school delivered sessions, external providers and external visits and nationally recognised programmes. By developing a cohesive programme of CEIAG from primary onwards we can form young people with employability skills, academic qualifications and the confidence to make informed choices about their future.
Employer Assemblies
Aspirations Assembly
Finance Workshops
BAE Roadshow
Team Building Activities – Employer Led
Key Stage 3 Information Evening
Unifrog
Progress Evenings
Careers Work Books
Subject Related Careers
Employer Assemblies
Aspirations Assembly
Finance Workshops
STEM Club with Ambassadors
Science Museum Roadshow
Marine Engineering Workshop
Animal Me Workshop
Why Care?
Unifrog
Progress Evenings
Subject Related Careers Activities
Choices Assembly
World of Work Day
Employer Mentoring
Finance Workshops
University Visits
Hello Futures Workshops
Sixth Former for a Day
Progress Evenings
Careers PSHE sessions in all Years in both tutor Time and Drop Down Days.
Subject Related Careers information
Team Building Activities – Employer Led
Apprenticeships Workshop
CV Writing
Aptitude Test Workshops
Mock Interviews with Employers
Interview Preparation
Careers interviews
Work Experience
School Skills Workplace Skills
Progress Evenings
Motivational Speakers
Accountant
Actor
Architecture
Astronaut
Astronomer
Business Administrator
Charity work campaigner
Clothes designer
Computer Science related careers, maths and engineering
Counsellor
Dentist
Doctor
Economist
Engineer
Environmentalist
Epidemiology
Financial Engineer
Football, sports, physiotherapy, anything to do with sport
Forensic Computing Engineer
Geographer
Hairdresser
Health care Professional
History Lecturer
Information Technology
Journalist
MP
Makeup Artist
Maths teacher
Mathematician
Mechanical engineer
Motor Vehicle Engineer
Nurse
Nursery Assistant
Paramedic
Performing Arts School Teacher
Pharmacist
Police
Primary School Teacher
Psychiatrist
Psychlogist
RAF Pilot / Engiineer
Rugby Player
Scientist
Scientific Biologist
Sellafield, police officer
Social Worker
Solicitor/ Barrister
Sport /fitness professional
Street artist
Teacher
Teacher in the armed forces
Vet
Zoologist
You can find out more about these careers on Unifrog www.unifrog.org
and through the National Careers Service at https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
We use this list to help decide on the careers we include in out PSHE programme.
Parents Guide – What’s Next 2023 – 2024
Link to find out more about the UCAS application process: Click here
To find out more about the Gatsby Bench Marks and good careers guidance: Good Career Guidance | Education | Gatsby
PREPARING FOR AN INTERVIEW
See the documents below for some useful tips on preparing for interviews, both online & in person.
Preparing for an online interview
Preparing to answer questions in an interview
YOUR CV
Use the CV builder on UNIFROG and get advice on how to ace your CV in the know how library
Icould – Careers Ideas and Information for your future – Click here
Student Ladder – Click here
All about School Leavers – Click here
Finding an Apprenticeship – Click here
You can also log into UNIFROG and filter careers by the subjects you enjoy. Don’t forget to save your favourites. Unifrog provides a one-stop-shop where students can explore their interests, then find and successfully apply for their best next step after school.
For more information visit their website: www.unifrog.org
Not going to Uni website – Not Going To Uni: Apprenticeships & Work Experience in the UK
National Careers Service – Careers advice – job profiles, information and resources | National Careers Service
Hello Futures – Hello Future – Supporting young people across Cumbria to progress to higher education
Online Platform for School Leavers – Step Up Cumbria | Cumbria’s Family Information Directory
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Studying Medicine PDF – Medicine-Work-Experience-Flyer.pdf (st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk)
CareerMag – https://careermap.co.uk/careermag/
Health Careers – https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/compare-roles
Future Learn – University and Your Future: Career Planning and Making the Most of Your Degree Course – https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/career-planning-and-your-degree