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Careers Advice

Careers Advice

At BACA we know that careers guidance helps students to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make successful choices for their future. 

The Careers team is lead by our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Lead (CEIAG), Mrs Jodie Bovington, who is there to provide students with careers information and guidance to help them manage the transitions in learning, progress to higher education, and ultimately move into the world of employment.  We encourage students to think about what the future might hold and consider - What kind of work might be possible?  How will they discover their dream job and find out how to get it?

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

Careers Lead Information

Jodie Bovington - jbovington@baca-uk.co.uk

Phone 01273 691191 ext 2022

What is CEIAG?

CEIAG stands for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance.

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

Building a network of people who could help you

The Aldridge Foundation has launched Aldridge Connect, a free site on the social media platform LinkedIn, which has over 27 million users in the UK and focuses on jobs and careers. Joining can help you grow professional connections in industries that interest you; gives you immediate access to a network of all Aldridge students AND professional companies; and provides help with CVs. 

Volunteering

www.gapyear.com - Gap year/volunteering

Work experience

www.connexions360.org.uk/education/careers/workexperience/Pages/workexperience.aspx

www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-work-experience-and-internships

Study abroad

www.britishcouncil.org/erasmus.htm

www.prospects.ac.uk/studying_abroad.htm

www.topuniversities.com/studying-abroad

www.fulbright.co.uk

Understanding what employers want

http://beach.brightonandhovejobs.com

http://takeoff.gatwickdiamondjobs.com