Careers Education and Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Policy
Introduction Rationale
The law requires schools to provide a programme of careers education in Years 8 to 13 and to give all students access to independent careers information and guidance. The raising of the participation age to 17 in 2013 and 18 in 2015 foregrounds the need for students to receive effective and impartial careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG).
Commitment
The College is committed to providing all students with good quality, impartial CEIAG throughout their College career. It is also committed to maximise the benefits of this for them by using a whole College approach supported by the College’s specialism and involving parents, carers, external IAG providers and other local agencies.
Entitlement
All students at the College have access to a programme of impartial careers education supported by personalised information, advice and guidance delivered by qualified professionals. Curriculum activities have clear learning outcomes, enabling the College to assess both individual progress and the effectiveness of the programme. CEIAG is subject to regular monitoring, evaluation and review and is included in the College Improvement Plan.
Links
This policy links with other College policies including those for Economic wellbeing and financial capability, Enterprise Education, Employer Engagement, Engaging Parents and Carers, Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Looked After Children, SEN/LDD, Citizenship, Teaching and Learning and Assessment, Recording and Reporting Achievement.
Purpose
The purpose of CEIAG at Tendring Technology College is to contribute to the achievement of the following objectives:
Motivating students and empowering them to plan and manage their own futures, including their learning journey
Responding to students’ individual needs and promoting their personal development, including enabling them to use individual learning planning to assist their progression
Supporting students to make informed learning and career choices by providing them with multi-media information and resources and access to experts, coaches and mentors
To be reviewed by KMA – May 2016
Raising students aspirations through practical activities that enable them to explore opportunities in learning and work, including higher education, that they might not otherwise have considered
Promoting equality of opportunity and challenging stereotypes, including through the use of role models
Improving attainment, transition and progression by providing curriculum activities that develop students’ career exploration and management skills and supporting this with personalised information ,advice and guidance
Delivery Curriculum opportunities
There is a planned programme of learning experiences from Year 7 to Year 13 that includes:
Core learning activities taught by specialist staff within tutor time and Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE)
Reinforcement of learning through all subjects and learning programmes
Additional activities for each year group, including student conferences in each year, work experience (WEX) in Year 10, talks and career-related activities delivered by employers, Future First alumni and local agencies including higher education.
Leadership
This area is supported by a link governor and senior leader (Assistant Principal) link. The IAG Leader has strategic responsibility for CEIAG and line manages the Careers Guidance Officer and Assistant Work Related Education Co-ordinator. The role includes:
Developing and updating schemes of work to ensure they continue to meet students’ needs and take account of national requirements and guidance
Managing and organising targeted activities for each year group, including the use of the individual learning plan, the local online 14-19 prospectus and the common application process
Liaising with subject leaders to agree how their subject will contribute to CEIAG particularly in terms of contributing to students’ knowledge and understanding of the opportunities that their subject opens up
Liaising with external partners who contribute to CEIAG – for example, parents and carers, other learning providers, the external IAG provider, employers and local agencies
Managing the resources allocation to CEIAG
Identifying and overseeing student assessment procedures and strategies for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of provision
Communication with the senior leadership team and governors
To be reviewed by KMA – May 2016
Staffing CEIAG is planned, monitored and evaluated by the IAG Leader and team with the aid of teachers in other curriculum areas and external IAG providers (Future First/BEP). CPD opportunities are provided by the external IAG provider and others in response to specific needs identified through the College’s annual Training Needs Analysis.
Approvals and review
This policy is reviewed annually in discussion with staff and external partners and key priorities for action are identified and included in the College Improvement Plan.
Effective from:
5/5/2015
Approved by:
GAN and sent to Governors - ratified 19/05/2015
Review date:
May 2016
Review leader:
KMA
To be reviewed by KMA – May 2016
