Careers education and guidance begins in Year 7 at Sandhurst and is mapped to the learning outcomes of the Economic wellbeing 11-19: career, work-related learning and enterprise framework.

We provide our students with a careers programme that flows through each progression stage. Primarily this is delivered through PHSCEE, but we also offer a number of extra curricular activities to support student's transition into KS4, post 16 and higher education.

We have recently been reassessed for the Investors in Careers Award and are delighted with the outcome.  

CAREERS EDUCATION 2009/10
KS3 & KS4, Sixth Form

YEAR 7 – INTRODUCTION TO CAREERS, NOVEMBER
1. Introduction to Connexions
2. The working life game – industry role play

YEAR 8 – ENTERPRISE, DECEMBER /JUNE
1. Connexions
2. Introduction to: bops.com & Fast Tomato.com
3. Enterprise Day

YEAR 9 – WORK-RELATED LEARNING, OCTOBER
ALL STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE LISTED AREAS THROUGH PHSCEE
- Connexions
- Options
- Financial Capability
- The Labour Market
- Equal Opportunities

Additional Support
1. Interactive Diploma road show for parents
2. ‘Opt into Learning’ theatre production for students to look at choices at KS4
3. Options evening (parents)
4. Options fair / taster days (students)

YEAR 10 – WORK EXPERIENCE/ ENRICHMENT DAY, FEBRUARY
Skills For Life Workshops
A series of workshops with East Berkshire Education Business Partnership (EBeBP) to prepare students for work experience: (All year 10 students will complete a 5 day block placement in the summer term)
• EBP Presentation
• H&S (Health & Safety)
• Dress to Impress
• Employability Skills
• RAH RAH Theatre – ‘WEX Factor’ Production

Additional Support
1. Employability Skills (30 week course) - SEN
2. Communication Skills with the Army
3. Sparsholt College ‘Countryside Live’
4. Parents evening – work experience
5. Work Experience – July 2010

YEAR 11 – POST 16, SEPTEMBER
1. CV writing workshops
2. Post 16 options workshop and guide
3. Connexions – 1:1 & group sessions
4. Skills Fair
5. Interview Techniques

YEAR 12 / 13 – HIGHER EDUCATION
1. Alternatives to Higher Education
2. Financial capability
3. Gap years / Community projects / Enterprise
4. CV writing

WE ALSO WORK WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS TO OFFER EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER LEARNING AND DEVELOPING SKILLS:

ARMY……BRITISH AIRWAYS……WAITROSE……HMRC…… BRACKNELL & WOKINGHAM COLLEGE…… …..LLOYDS TSB……
FARNBOROUGH TECH…..SKILLS LONDON……LATTITUDE……MAKE YOUR MARK…..ETC (Education, Training, Careers)

Connexions
Advisers are available to all students periodically through the school week.  Referrals can be made by a tutor or students can ask for an appointment.  Parents can also refer their son/daughter to Connexions by calling Miss White, Work-related Learning Coordinator on: 01344 775678. There is a ‘drop in’ session to see Claire Thomas, Connexions pa, on Thursday lunch time at the Connexions office.

SDC2
Please take some time to explore the Careers Education page on SDC2. There are some really useful and important links to a number of sites that will give students and parents up to date information from moving up into KS4 and beyond.

Areas include: post 16, year 9 options, CV writing, UCAS, student finance, events, careers library, careersbox…

Student Voice
At Sandhurst we feel it is important for students to be engaged in the design, delivery and evaluation of information, advice and guidance provision. An IAG group was formed in the summer term 2009 and is currently made up of students from year 8 – 11. We welcome any students interested, to attend these termly meetings. For further information see Miss White.

Newsletter
All of our extra curricular activities and upcoming events are printed in the school newsletter.

Of course if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Miss H White
Work-related Learning Coordinator