●  Ensure there is a named member of SLT who has primary responsibility for Careers Guidance.

●  Ensure the Academy meets and exceeds the statutory careers requirements.

●  Ensure the annual Careers Plan is completed and signed off.

●  Ensure that the agreed careers objectives are understood and implemented across the academy.

●  Ensure the Careers Leader is prepared for OFSTED inspections.

●  Ensure the Academy meets and exceeds the statutory careers requirements.

●  Provide support to the Careers Leader and ensure that the agreed resources are made available during the year.

●  Review progress and achievements versus the careers plan and make adjustments as necessary.

●  Ensure the careers programme is adequately resourced to deliver the agreed careers plan.

●  Recruit, retain and support the careers leader.

●  Work closely with the Careers and Enterprise Adviser to maintain a strong link with local employers and to continuously improve on the careers service provided at the Academy.

●  Act as the ‘careers champion’ to ensure that whole school acceptance of the careers plan is achieved!

●  Complete a minimum of 1 days’ work experience in a local business to understand how the school could best serve its business community.

●  Audit current teaching practices in terms of careers delivery.

●  Prepare and deliver the careers plan.

●  Report progress to the SLT team.

●  Bring any problems that you are unable to resolve to the attention of the SLT.

●  Ensure you engage with all your stakeholders including, Local Authority, Local Colleges and Universities, SLT, teachers, support staff, students, parents, local businesses and guest speakers.

●  Put systems in place to ensure that you deliver measurable year on year improvements to the careers programme.

●  Be the Academy focal point on all matters relating to careers education and training and ensure the SLT are kept informed of industry or legislative changes which may impact their responsibilities.

●  Ensure all Y12 students have prepared draft CVs and/or personal statements.

●  Support the careers leader to deliver appropriate activities and work experiences.

●  Support the students with their individual career action plans, paying particular attention to those in the NEET risk group.

●  Work with the senior lead for careers education to ensure students make a smooth transition to year 12 and are supported onto the right pathway.

●  Support in the organisation of work experience

●  Organise the individual Inspira interviews.

●  Take responsibility for careers education, information advice and guidance for their respective year groups, ensuring all students participate in year group CEIAG activities.

●  Disseminate all CEIAG information to form tutors and ensuring all year students receive any advice needed.

●  Support the Lead in Careers with delivery of activities and aspects of the program to ensure its effectiveness to all students during tutor and assembly times.

●  Organise regular employer engagement assemblies and report these through social media.

●  Ensure you are familiar with the school careers plan and its objectives.

●  Ensure that career readiness and careers education are embedded in your lesson plans.

●  Review your lesson plans in relation to linking to current jobs and career pathways.

●  Monitor the effectiveness of your embedded activities and improve as necessary.

●  Feedback specific student needs (or opportunities) to the Careers Leader.

●  Support the careers leader in delivering the careers plan and achieving its objectives.

●  Contribute towards the development of an atmosphere (within the school) of learning, confidence and ambition.

●  Explore and adopt measures which enable you to deliver your services efficiently.

●  Support communications and planning of work experience opportunities.

July 2024

My Learning, My Future is a suite of Benchmark 4 resources to support subject teaching staff, from 27 subjects at KS3, KS4 & Post 16, to engage students in curriculum learning by highlighting the relevance of their subjects to future careers, opportunities and pathways.

resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk