CEIAG – Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance

Ethos

The career decisions that young people make at school will affect not just their higher education, training or employment, but also their personal lives, finances and health outcomes. At Eastlea Community School, our goal is to equip our students with the necessary skills to adapt to an ever changing economic climate, inspiring them to become life-long career learners.

Commitment

Eastlea Community School provides a programme of high quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG), as well as a range of careers-related experiences, to ensure that these decisions are fully informed, and that all students are able to identify and develop their key employability skills to succeed in whichever career is right for them; be this through University, or an apprenticeship pathway.

The Programme

Careers Education at Eastlea Community School is based upon providing aspirational advice to young people on all progression routes and the impact of our programme is evident in the outstanding destinations to which our students pursue.

The programme is assessed against The Gatsby Benchmarks:

A stable careers programme
Learning from career and labour market information
Addressing the needs of each student
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Experiences of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education
Personal guidance

Delivery

Predominantly students will learn about careers and the development of skills needed for careers through the tutor time, assemblies and PSHE programme. In these programmes they will cover the following topics:

Targets and goals for the future
Labour market information
Making choices and looking ahead
How to choose options
Post 16 options
Developing employability skills
Applying for jobs
Personal statements and C.Vs
Work experience preparation
How to complete an application form
Setting goals
Challenging stereotypes in different job roles
Work patterns

At Eastlea Community School the Careers Education Programme offers:

One-to-One Careers Appointments

Discuss your career aspirations (or explore possibilities if you are unsure of a specific career) and create an action plan to help you progress towards your chosen career.

Experience of the Workplace

The opportunity to visit places of work, shadow employees, expand networks and explore careers opportunities.

Careers Education in the Curriculum

All subject areas at Eastlea will highlight the relevance of their subject to a wide range of career pathways.

Careers Information Drop-ins

An opportunity for students to ask any careers-related questions.

Post 16 Progression

You will find details here of how to apply for Post 16 learning options through the London Borough of Newham’s website.

Post 16 Options Fair

Year 11 students (and their parents/carers) have access to 6th Form and FE colleges and apprenticeship providers.

Partnerships

Through our wide range of partnerships with external organisations, businesses and employers, we are able to ensure that all students are able to benefit from exposure to the world of work and many different career pathways. The school is very proud of our long standing relationship with KPMG.

Parents/Carers have access to Careers Advice at Parents Evening and can also attend their child’s careers interview.

The Parent Perspective Podcast

You can also access information by accessing information from The Parent Perspective Podcast which is an exciting new podcast series for parents and carers, helping them to support their children with careers advice and guidance.