Careers

At HAB, we believe that a well-structured and highly effective programme of Careers and Education Guidance will play a key role in contributing to how the Academy prepares its young people for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

Good career guidance is the key to social mobility. It is about showing young people whatever their social and family background the options open to them and help them make the right choices to set them on the path to rewarding future careers. 

We especially want to highlight and provide exposure to careers that are less well-represented by women, including STEM related industries.

Working in partnership with external agencies, we will provide accurate and focused careers information, advice and guidance tailored to individual needs and thereby ensuring that our students will be able to make informed choices about their career pathways.

By the time students leave HAB, they will be well informed about a variety of qualifications, including those of a technical, vocational and academic nature and both University and Apprenticeship options.

You can download our Careers and Education Guidance Policy and also our policy on Access for Careers Providers Policy from our Teaching and Learning page.

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Assistant Principal and Senior Careers Leader: Pav Aujla

Email: Pavandeep.aujla@harrisbermondsey.org.uk

Telephone: 0207 237 9316

Careers Governor: George Hudson

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Careers booklets

Please find attached the booklets we will be using for each year group for 2020-2021.

• Years 7-9 careers booklet
• Year 10 careers booklet
• Year 11 careers booklet

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Career of the week

Each week, your daughter will receive a video showing a Career of the Week via her Year group Teams group. This looks at careers in various industries and video links come from https://www.careergirls.org/ or https://www.careersbox.co.uk/. Opportunities to discuss this will be made both on the Teams forum and during tutor time.

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Useful Links

apprenticeships.org.uk. All current apprenticeship vacancies can be found on this website. You can register and receive information on new vacancies as they arise - intermediate, advanced and higher level apprenticeships available

university.which.co.uk/advice/a-level-choices. Advice and guidance on A Level subject and course choice from Which? University. Find out the best A-Level options to take for your future career path.

ucas.com. One stop shop for all the information you need on university courses - eg full and part-time courses, entry requirements, how to apply, important dates to remember, an dclearing with links directly to university websites, and now Degree Apprenticeships and Higher Apprenticeships. This also has a parental section with really useful and relevant information.

informedchoices.ac.uk. Informed Choices brings together guidance from admissions teams at Russell Group universities to give pupils clear information about the subjects they should consider if they are hoping to progress to a competitive university. 

notgoingtouni.co.uk. Other post-18 options available, including employment opportunities.

nationalcareers.service.gov.uk. Government website detailing a range of support and activities available to support young people with options including GCSE, Post 16 /18, via email or telephone.

harriscareerseducation.org.uk. Being part of the Harris Federation means that our students get lots of opportunities to work with some very big companies. Visit the site to hear talks, look at job opportunities for degree apprenticeships and find out about sixth form.

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Pupil entitlement 

Opportunities for access for academic year 2019-2020.

A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers: 

	Autumn term	Spring term	Summer term
Year 7	‘Rise Up’ Assemblies – on 'values of a HAB girl' and links to being a success	Assemblies from HAB staff and students on ‘their journey’	Theme Day on Careers and Ambition
Year 8	Faculty mentoring activities - Maths, MFL, Art and Media, Business	Assembly on National Careers Week along with a series of mentoring time activities   Each subject delivered a lesson on careers from their subject perspective   Faculty mentoring activities; Science, PE, Geography, History	Faculty mentoring activities - RS, English, Drama   Theme Day in the summer term to be on Careers and Ambition
Year 9	Assembly on what apprenticeships are and how to apply for them	Assembly on National careers week along with a series of mentoring time activities   Each subject delivered a lesson on careers from their subject perspective	Mentoring time activities on applying for apprenticeships   Theme Day in the summer term to be on Careers and Ambition
Year 10	Students offered opportunities to have a Business Mentor Mentoring time activities on applying for universities November 2018 - some Year 10 students attending employability workshop at EY Experience of a workplace	Assembly on National Careers Week along with a series of mentoring time activities   Each subject delivered a lesson on careers from their subject perspective   Experience of a workplace	Mentoring time activities on applying for universities   Theme Day in the summer term to be on Careers and Ambition   Students offered opportunities to have a Business Mentor.   Careers advisor appointment 1 Experience of a workplace
Year 11	Mentoring time activities alongside assemblies looking at options post 16   One-to-one careers guidance meeting 2.   Students offered opportunities to have a Business Mentor	One to one careers guidance and next steps meeting 3   Assembly on National Careers Week along with a series of mentoring time activities	N/A
Year 12	Labour Market Information   Experience of a workplace initial fact finding	Students offered opportunities to have a Business Mentor   Group sessions on applying for apprenticeships Use of unifrog during mentoring time	Theme Day in the summer term to be on Careers and Ambition   Careers advisor appointment 1
Year 13	Careers advisor appointment 2	Careers advisor appointment 3	N/A

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Management of provider access requests 

A provider wishing to request access should contact Pavandeep Aujla Pavandeep.aujla@harrisbermondsey.org.uk, telephone: 0207 237 9316.

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Visitor access

Visitor access will be granted in accordance with Academy procedures (see Safeguarding Policy, downloadable from our Safeguarding page).

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Quality in Careers Standard

The Academy is currently working towards achieving Quality in Careers Standard - the national quality award for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) in schools, colleges and work-based learning providers. In order to receive this, we are evaluating our careers provision on a termly basis and are looking for opportunities to improve the provision we provide our students.

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Destinations

Find below destination data for Year 11 and Year 13 for 2019-2020 (details to be added shortly).