Careers Advice

Aldridge Education CEIAG

During their education pupils have access to careers education, information, advice and guidance. Each Aldridge Education setting follows a structured careers programme which supports pupils to develop skills and attributes to prepare them for their future lives.

Pupils will:

Gain knowledge and understanding of career opportunities and future career pathways
Develop personal skills and qualities
Explore, develop and manage their own future career aspirations
Develop employability skills

Support for pupils, parents, carers and teachers:

The Aldridge Education Enterprise & Personal Development Team has developed a website to support pupils, parents, carers and teachers. Here you can find careers related information and resources including frequently asked questions.
The Aldridge Education Enterprise & Personal Development Team supports all academies via the Aldridge Connect Programme.
For further information about the careers programme, contact the careers lead, Jodie Bovington via jbovington@baca-uk.co.uk or Call 01273 691 191 ext. 2022

Find out more about Aldridge Education CEIAG here.

Working alongside Mrs Bovington, is Careers Advisor Sally Evans, who supports our students as an independent careers advisor. Ms Evans attends the Academy twice a week and can be found in the Careers Room in POD 3 to provide personal careers advice to all students. You can contact her at careers@baca-uk.co.uk.

Whether students have lots of ideas or none at all, BACA’s Careers Advisors are here to help. They support students with discovering the world of work, choosing GCSE options, making college decisions, and applying successfully for apprenticeships, university courses and jobs. BACA’s career advisors broaden student’s awareness of what is possible and inspire them to take advantage of all the opportunities available.

Students can access a range of careers support including:

Drop in appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays
Use of careers material in the Pod 3
Careers assemblies, workshops and talks throughout the year
One-to-one guidance session in year 10, year 11, and college and on request in other years

School Vision

Our students leave with the core skills to prepare them for the world of work. They are ambitious and confident to take on the challenges of the ever changing workplace. They are knowledgeable of a whole range of options available to them and can make informed choices based on their skill set.

Careers Programme

Careers Calendar

Additional Information

All teachers are part of the careers programme, they ensure in lessons that they reference to the real world context of their lessons and expose their students to the wider range of careers available.

How do our students access careers guidance:

Get Career Ready
Careers Lead
PSHEE Curriculum
Tutor Time
Career of the Week
Trips
Role Models Project
IntoUniversity
Widening Participation
BACA 100 Enrichment Days
Options Day

Tracking

At BACA we track all our students, to ensure each child has the best start to their professional carers.

Gatsby Benchmarks

As a school we follow the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks to ensure our pupils receive good careers guidance

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

Useful websites

The following websites are also useful for starting to think about your future options:

www.prospects.co.uk

Useful Subject Careers Links

Get Career Confident offers the following online resources as well:

Barclays lifeskills

www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk - National Careers Service

www.nhscareers.nhs.uk -National Health Service

www.nmc-uk.org - Nursing and Midwifery Council

www.army.mod.uk - Army

www.raf.mod.uk - RAF

www.royalnavy.mod.uk - Navy

www.mod.uk - Ministry of Defence

www.stemnet.org.uk - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

www.autocity.org.uk - Careers inform from the automotive industry

Careers Research

www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk - Advice and guidance to parents & carers with regards to the options open to students after leaving school

www.careersbox.co.uk - Careers films on the web

http://icould.com - Careers Advice, Choices & Ideas

www.startprofile.com - Prepare students for a rapidly changing world

www.plotr.co.uk - Discover and explore careers you'll love

www.careersworld.co.uk - Online careers resource

www.connexions360.org.uk - General information for young people

http://getsmaart.com - School Leaver Career and Course Information

A levels

www.russellgroup.ac.uk - Making A level choices

www.a-levels.co.uk - Brief outline of subjects and where they may lead

Apprenticeships

www.apprenticeships.gov.uk - To register and see vacancies

www.apprenticeships-in-sussex.co.uk - To see local Training Providers

www.semta.org.uk - Science, Engineering & Manufacturing Tech

www.southernwater.co.uk/about-us/careers/apprenticeships - Southern Water

Universities

http://www.whatuni.com/- All you need to find the right uni!

www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk - League tables and rankings

www.russellgroup.ac.uk - Represents 20 leading UK universities

www.oxbridgeapplications.com - How to apply and much more

Routes other than university

http://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/ - the one stop site for apprenticeships,

gap years, distance learning and jobs.

Volunteering

www.gapyear.com - Gap year/volunteering

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)