Entitlement Statement for Learners and their Parents and Carers

Learners

All learners in the school will:

Take part in a careers programme in years 7 to 11 that helps them to:

• understand their education, training, employment and other progression opportunities

• develop the skills they need to plan and manage their own personal development and career progression

• access relevant information and learning from taster activities and experience of work

• make and maintain individual progression plans to help them improve their prospects of success

• offer feedback and ideas on how to improve the careers programme

Have access to, and support with using careers information that is:

• easy to find and available at convenient times and in convenient locations, including on the intranet

• clearly labelled and referenced

• comprehensive, giving details of all progression opportunities and associated support arrangements such as financial help

• unbiased and up-to-date

Obtain careers guidance that is:

• impartial

• confidential

• focused on individual needs and fit for purpose

• supportive of equal opportunities

• provided by people with relevant training and expertise

Parents and Carers

All parents and carers can expect to:

• be able to make an appointment with a member of staff or specialist adviser to discuss their children's progress and future prospects

• have access to tutors, subject teachers at parents' evenings in years 7 to 11 and specialist advisers in years 9 & 11

• be invited to look at schemes of work, and careers activities, information and resources, using and contributing to them if they wish

• receive invitations to take part in careers and information events such as 'Post 16 Opportunities Evening'

• view the CEG programme contents via the school website

• have the opportunity to comment on the usefulness of the careers programme

• to their children and how it could be improved