Careers Education at Brook Green
Introduction
Brook Green aims to provide a relevant and engaging careers programme to meet the individual needs and requirements of our students. We are committed to developing our students’ employability skills and raising aspirations so that each student can fulfil their potential.
Careers Leader: Mrs Hayleigh Eglinton
Statutory requirements
The careers provision at Brook Green is in line with Section 42A of the Education Act 1997 which requires governing bodies to ensure that all pupils are provided with independent careers guidance from year 8 to year 13.
The governing body must ensure that the independent careers guidance provided:
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Is impartial, showing no bias or favouritism towards a particular institution, education or work option,
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Includes information on the range of education or training options, including apprenticeships and technical education routes
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Is guidance that is in the best interests of the pupils to whom it is given.
Opportunities for Access
Parents, students and employers may access information about the careers programme through a number of organised events throughout the school year. We will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to students at parents’ evenings, annual reviews and assemblies.
The school also has a Work Related Learning Co-ordinator who can be contacted with regard to college and work experience placements at Key Stage 4.
Work Related Learning Co-ordinator: Mrs Emily Waterfield
South West Growth Service Enterprise Adviser : Gemma Selley
Opportunities for Accessing Careers Education
The governing body are delighted to approve and support the careers programme and have regular updates to monitor its effectiveness.
Next Review
May 2024
Financial Centre of Excellence
Brook Green Centre for Learning is a Financial Centre of Excellence and we are incredibly proud of this. Our vision is for our young people to achieve in a world outside the classroom through the delivery of an innovative and inspiring curriculum. Financial capability is key to their success
and they will be supported through the programme to achieve the following outcomes:
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Hands on practical learning in real life contexts Eg. Pizza Express experience from making to eating!
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Understanding money management Eg. Santander
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Benefit from employer engagement Eg. DWP / Job coaches and employer experiences
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Develop key employability skills Eg. Skills Builder
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Raising aspirations & developing career intentions Eg. Work placements, career visits
Skills Builder
Brook Green Centre for Learning is proud to be a Gold rated school for skillsbuilder. Employers recognise that there ae eight key employability skills. This recognition and development of these can be found across the whole school. To support the development of these skills families can access activities from Skills Builder Home Learning.
https://www.skillsbuilder.org/homelearning
National Careers Week
Each year we recognise National Careers Week by providing our students with a range of relevant careers related experiences, such as visits to different places of work such as building sites or the incinerator. A series of guests come into school to talk to the students. We complete our 'You're hired' programme with an afternoon of mock interviews.