Careers
At Arnold Academy our Y7 & 8 pupils have a careers programme that encompasses the eight Gatsby benchmarks of good careers guidance. We aim to develop our pupils’ employability skills, share information about local labour market information, guide pupils to explore and develop career ideas and encourage them to have high aspirations.
The Careers Team
We have a small careers team, dedicated to help guide our pupils through their career education. We aim to keep our pupils up to date with careers activities and opportunities and have a range of events during the National Careers Week in March.
Careers Leader: Alison Boston– aboston@aa.pstrust.co.uk
STEM coordinator: Debbie Donovan – ddonovan@aa.pstrust.co.uk
Our Commitment
We provide a planned programme of careers education which is embedded into our Year 7 & 8 Personal Development lessons and further explored in Community Time. Pupils are given further careers input from businesses, parents, alumni and other external agencies with face to face talks and events throughout the year. The programme of CEIAG which is outlined below:
Key Stage 3
Year 7
Spring Term: National Careers week
Summer Term: Developing skills and aspirations
Careers, teamwork and enterprise skills, and raising aspirations
Enterprise – Charity Fair
1. What is an entrepreneur?
2. Developing Ideas
3. Will it work?
4. Marketing and Production
5. Presentation to a panel of experts
6. Celebrating Success
Year 8
Spring Term: National Careers week
Summer Term: Community and careers
Equality of opportunity in careers and life choices, and different types and patterns of work
Barclays Life Skills
1. Recognising personal skills
2. Communication and body language
3. Building on my personal skills
4. Challenging stereotypes
Information for Parents and Carers
It may seem a long way off but it is always good to have an eye on the future. The following websites will help to keep you informed with careers information and future opportunities for your child.
A website of advice for parents about career options for their children
Labour Market Information
LMI for All is an online data portal, which connects and standardises existing sources of high quality, reliable labour market information (LMI) with the aim of informing careers decisions.
Apprenticeships
Everything you need to know about apprenticeships
Sector Specific Websites
- NHS Careers
- Careers in Motor repair
- What is Civil Engineering?
- Careers in STEM
- Careers in Sport
- Careers in Passenger Transport and Travel
Job applications (CVs, applications and interviews)
- CVs, applications and interviews
https://barclayslifeskills.com/young-people
Central Bedfordshire Council have a very useful website where you can find out about the great career opportunities in the local area. The site also links to the best, most reliable sources of information they have found to help with important decision-making and finding the right job https://www.findyourfuture.org.uk/
Amazing Apprenticeships Website
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