The Chase SCHOOL CAREERS STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN .

Worcestershire Careers HubMember SchoolThe ChaseSCHOOL CAREERS STRATEGYANDACTION PLANSEPTEMBER 2018toAUGUST 2020

The Chase is an activemember of the WorcestershireCareers Hub and supports thedevelopment ofWorcestershire's FutureWorkforce through theWorcestershireEnterprise Adviser Network(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document2

The ChaseCAREERS STRATEGYContentsPurpose and aimsBackgroundThe Careers StrategyThe Gatsby BenchmarksCareers HubsStrategic Careers LeadersOur Careers TeamOur Enterprise AdviserOur Current PositionOur ObjectivesOur Action PlanUseful Links / Resources(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document45666888101215223

The ChaseCAREERS STRATEGYPurpose and aimsThe Chase is fully committed to ensuring that all of our students acquire the skills,knowledge and attitudes to manage their learning and career progression.The Chase has already established a range of effective careers guidanceactivities which we hope will guide and support our students to achieve positivedestinations such as A-levels, Higher Education, Apprenticeships, TechnicalRoutes or Employment.This careers strategy sets out The Chase key approaches internally and externallyto enhance the current careers guidance activities and participationopportunities already available to our students. The aim is to ensure that studentsare fully prepared for, and informed effectively about, their next steps and cantherefore aspire to achieve their full potential. We want to ensure that ourstudents have both the aptitude and interpersonal skills to effectivelycommunicate and add value within the workplace.The school will collaborate throughout this strategy with a range of externalagencies to help us ensure we will meet all of the mandatory requirementscontained within the Department for Education’s new Careers Strategy. Thesepartnerships will include working alongside The Careers and Enterprise Company(CEC), The Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP), WorcestershireCounty Council (WCC), Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE)providers, Worcestershire Apprenticeships (WA) and a wide range of localemployers.High quality careers guidance is a crucial part of improving social mobility. Youngpeople make choices based on what they know and what they think is availableto them. If our young people are made fully aware of the career pathways andopportunities available to them, they will be more able to make informed choicesabout which qualifications and career pathways will enable them to achievetheir goals.The strategy includes measures to further develop and improve the currentprovision on offer to students and will ensure that The Chase will meet therequirement to meet the eight "Gatsby Benchmarks", set out within theDepartment for Education’s Careers Strategy by August 2020.This strategy outlines our whole school approach to delivering careers guidanceto all of our students throughout their journey through education. Careers activitywill therefore take place across years 7 through to year 13 as part of themandatory requirements set by Department for Education and contained withinthe Gatsby Benchmarks.(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document4

Background InformationThe Careers and Enterprise Company was set up in2015 to transform careers and enterprise provision inschools and colleges across England.The Careers and Enterprise Company had an initialremit to improve employer engagement, through thecreation of the Enterprise Adviser Network and supportschools to increase the delivery of activities whichwould help them build long lasting employerrelationships (Gatsby Benchmarks 5 and 6).Worcestershire's Enterprise Adviser NetworkThe Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP)and Worcestershire County Council, through theircontract with the Careers and Enterprise Company, hasbeen delivering the Worcestershire Enterprise AdviserNetwork (WEAN) since January 2017 and has placedbusiness leaders within schools to support them with thefacilitation of careers-related activity and support theirachievement of Benchmarks 5 and 6.Worcestershire was one of the first LEP areas in England to be awarded a centralcontract with the Careers and Enterprise Company, and has been seen as aninfluential area as the Enterprise Adviser networks were being developed acrossEngland.The WLEP has been leading the way nationally regarding network performancesince the delivery of this initiative began and was delighted to become the firstLEP area in the country to secure 100% participation from their educationestablishments (50x).The WLEP was also instrumental in demonstrating the need for total inclusion. TheWEAN was one of the first areas in the country to also ensure that ALL of ourSpecial Schools and PRU's were allowed to participate within the initiative.To date Worcestershire has recruited 70 Enterprise Advisers and assigned eachof them to schools participating within the initiative.In September 2017, due to the success of the WEAN, the WLEP were givenpermission to develop and deliver a Middle School Pilot and work with 15 schoolscovering Wychavon, Redditch and Bromsgrove.(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document5

The Careers StrategyIn December 2017 the Government’s Departmentfor Education launched the latest version of their"Careers Strategy". This new strategy places theCareers and Enterprise Company at the heart ofdriving forward careers provision for youngpeople. Their enhanced role is to act as a catalystin the fragmented landscape of careers andenterprise, supporting programmes that work,filling gaps in provision and ensuring coverageacross the entire country.This new strategy adopted the GatsbyBenchmarks, which were originally developed bythe Gatsby Foundation in 2014 by the GatsbyCharitable Foundation. These benchmarks werebased on international research and helpedidentify best practice and guidance foreducation establishments in order for them todeliver high quality careers guidance to youngpeople across England. These benchmarks havealso formally been adopted by OFSTED and willnow form part of their school inspection process.The Eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance are:1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)A stable careers programmeLearning from career and labour market informationAddressing the needs of each pupilLinking curriculum learning to careersEncounters with employers and employeesExperience of workplacesEncounters with further higher educationPersonal guidanceCareers HubsSince October 2015, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, in partnership with theCareers and Enterprise Company, has also been running a Careers Hub pilot inthe North East Local Enterprise Partnership area. This Careers Hub pilot was put inplace to build on the support provided through the Enterprise Adviser Networksto achieve benchmarks 5 and 6 and support schools / colleges to achieve alleight of the Gatsby Benchmarks.(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document6

Following the conclusion of this pilot the Department for Educations CareersStrategy has requested that the Careers and Enterprise Company scale up thismodel by establishing 20 more Careers Hubs across the country, based on theNorth East Pilot model.What is a Careers Hub?A Careers Hub is a group of between 20 and 40 secondary schools / colleges /SEN Schools located in the same geographical area, working with universities,other education and training providers, employers and career guidanceprofessionals to ensure that ALL the Gatsby Benchmarks are delivered in eachschool and college within the Hub and that careers outcomes are improved forall young people. Schools and colleges within the Hub should have a sharedvision of how they will work together to improve outcomes for the young peoplein their area.Worcestershire Careers HubIn July 2018 the Worcestershire LEP, in partnership with Worcestershire CountyCouncil were successful in their bid for Worcestershire to be awarded "CareersHub" status by the Careers and Enterprise Company.The Worcestershire LEP will develop a careers Hub which will contain themaximum number of 40 educational establishments. The "Hub" delivery teamover the next 2 years will work with member schools to ensure not only are theymeeting the mandatory requirements set out within the Department forEducations Careers Strategy, achieve all eight of the Gatsby Benchmarks but willalso ensure that Worcestershire students will receive an increased number ofemployer encounters and activities which will in turn prepare them for the worldof work.The delivery team will continue to build on the success of our showcase careersevent the Worcestershire Skills Show, support the promotion of the apprenticeshipagenda working with our partner Worcestershire Apprenticeships, and ensure thatALL schools provide students with the opportunity to meet with FE / HE providersand universities to ensure they can continue to make informed choices aboutwhich educational and vocational pathways are open to them.Work will also continue to expand the range of information available to students,parents, employers and teachers through the "Skills4Worcestershire" careerssignposting website.(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document7

Strategic Careers LeaderAs set out within the Department for Education’s Careers Strategy The Chase isrequired to have a designated member of our Senior Leadership Team named asour school’s Strategic Careers Lead.The Strategic Careers Lead will have the responsibility to make sure that we as aschool meet our mandatory requirements and work towards achieving all eightof the Gatsby Benchmarks by August 2020.Jodie Smith has agreed to undertake this role.Jodie Smith will provide both the Headteacher and the Board of Governors withregular updates on our progress and will work closely with the Worcestershire LEPdelivery team, our assigned Enterprise Adviser and local employers to ensure wedeliver this strategy.Our Careers TeamJodie Smith will lead our team which will include the following staff members: Caroline Hunter (Careers Advisor)Years 7-13 TutorsOur Enterprise AdvisersThrough the Worcestershire LEPs Enterprise Adviser Network The Chase aredelighted to have been assigned our own designated enterprise advisers.Craig Matthews and Will Chammings will be supporting our careers team to assistus to facilitate careers related activity which will help us achieve GatsbyBenchmarks 5 and 6.(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document8

May we introduce our assigned Enterprise Advisers .Will ChammingsPraactice Ltd.andCraigMatthews,Craig Matthews is CEO of Praactice Ltd., alegal software company. He stronglybelieves in helping young people to developas they leave full-time education.Will Chammings is Digital MarketingExecutive. Will has previously worked at anapprenticeship provider and has a largenetwork of contacts to draw on.Current position at The ChaseStudents are currently receiving the following careers related support orparticipating within the activities listed below during their journey through school:Year 7 Careers Lessons during Tutor Time Access to Careers Advisor every Tuesday lunchtime Careers Convention (October) Further Education pop up fair (October) Apprenticeship pop up fair (March) Careers on Hub Access to Careers resources e.g. eclips, JED, Kudos Coding Club run by external provider – UTC AerospaceYear 8 Careers Lessons during Tutor Time Access to Careers Advisor every Tuesday lunchtime Careers Convention (October) Further Education pop up fair (October) Apprenticeship pop up fair (March) Stem Drop down day Careers on Hub Access to Careers resources e.g. eclips, JED, Kudos Coding Club run by external provider – UTC Aerospace(The Chase) Careers Strategy Document9