Careers Overview @ TPA
At TPA career relevant learning is embedded across the curriculum at all key stages and relatable, relevant links are made with subject specific career and progression pathways. Real life contexts are explored from the world of work across the curriculum. Displays around the school illustrate and raise the profile of sectors within the world of work and higher education and aim to provide awareness of the broad range of career opportunities, their pathways and challenge any limiting stereotypes that narrow expectations.
Careers education helps our pupils develop the knowledge and skills they need to make successful choices, manage transitions in learning and move into work. Through guidance pupils are able to use their knowledge and skills to make decisions about learning and work that are right for them.
The use of the Compass Evaluation Tool is used to assess, monitor and track how well existing provision meets the needs of our pupils.
Careers education at TPA includes -
* Subject specific careers learning within subject areas in school including visits and visiting speakers.
* Core subject qualification in Employability Skills (Level 2)
* Work experience preparations and experience for Year 10 and 11 pupils.
* Tailored group workshops relating to Gatsby 8 benchmarks provided in collaboration with Career Connect and linked in to the PSHCE Curriculum at Key Stages 2 and 3 and 'Employability Skills' and PSD at Key Stage 4.
* Individualised, bespoke programmes for pupils in Years 10 and 11 via Career Connect.
* Assemblies, visiting speakers and visits to colleges, training providers and universities.
* Working closely to provide a smooth and sustained transition for each pupil via EHCP reviews / annual reviews where post 16 routes are explored and secured.
In this section of our website you will find information about -
* The TPA Career Programme
* Career Paths
* Work Experience
* Events and Projects
* Information, Advice and Guidance
* Destinations
* Lifelong Learning
* Feedback and Testimonials
Click on any of the buttons below to see our policies and guidance documents relating to Careers.
Career Connect
TPA has commissioned Career Connect to provide expert guidance and independent, impartial advice to our pupils across the key stages, beginning in Key Stage 2 and up to Key Stage 4. Their work is planned through the PSHCE Curriculum and our LIFE Curriculum to link in with thematic learning via the Employability Skills / PSD curriculum in KS4. A total of 14 hours have been purchased this academic year and these hours are utilised responsively and flexibly to the needs of the pupils and includes -
* Bespoke individualised programmes at Key Stage 4;
* Pre-work experience programmes;
* Experiences of the workplace;
* Encounters with employers;
* Encounters with higher education;
* Workshops aimed at challenging stereotypes and enterprise.
* the 'Step Up' programme at KS2.
This effective collaboration is helping us to achieve our aim in delivering a quality careers and enterprise education in our school that satisfies the 8 Gatsby benchmarks for 'good careers guidance.'
TPA's Career Programme
All pupils at TPA follow a careers journey. This journey is embedded across the curriculum and is an integral part of our LIFE Curriculum. Specific aspects of our careers programme include -
* Our LIFE Curriculum which is designed to immerse our pupils in a range of learning opportunities that facilitate the skills required to a live happy, fulfilled and meaningful life, both presently and in the future.
* At all Key Stages, the thematic and spiralling delivery of PSHCE / RSE aims to progressively build skills and develop knowledge around health and well-being, relationships and living in the wider world - much of this learning being the foundation of knowledge and skills for future decision making about adult life.
* At Key Stages 2 and 3, Forest Skills sessions provide a multi-sensory outdoor education programme that develops knowledge, skills, understanding and experience of orienteering and trail work, shelters and campcraft, bushcraft skills, fire skills and cooking, tools and green woodworking, creativity and rural / heritage crafts, local biodiversity, education for sustainability and environmental awareness. This provides an excellent foundation and springboard for progression to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme at key Stage 4.
* Daily 'Citizenship Challenges' ay Key Stage 2 and 3, aim to provide a fun and engaging way for pupils to learn about themselves, local and global issues through integration, recognition and celebration of national awareness days, empowering our pupils to become curious, informed and active citizens with a broad awareness and understanding of the world around them.
* At Key Stage 4, the core 'Employability Skills' qualification consolidates the knowledge and develops the skills required for employability whilst gaining a level 2 qualification.
* Pupils at Key Stage 4 engage in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and aim to attain a Bronze level Award through the completion of a multi-sensory education programme that develops transferrable skills and attributes that are essential to life, and that employers also value, such as : problem solving, teamwork, self-awareness, resilience, communication and curiosity.
* TPA has commissioned the services of CareerConnect to deliver expert guidance and independent, impartial advice to all of our pupils. We commission a significant amount of advisor time.
Our Careers Advisor Annette Rigby can be contacted via the school office, and she is in school fortnightly on Thursday mornings.
Events and Projects
* National Apprenticeship Week - 7th to 13th February 2022
* National Careers Week - 7th to 11th March 2022
Here is Sam from Samsung who came in to tell our pupils all about working for Samsung. He told us that if you don't have certain skills they can train you and you just get better at what you do while you're doing the job. Sam sparked a lot of interest.
'National Careers Week 2022 - Visiting Professionals'
Leanne from Matalan shared her career journey with out KS3 and 4 pupils. She told us that she went to Edge Hill University when she left school. She explained the exciting job that she does - making TV adverts and meeting lots of famous people. She also told us how things that she learnt at school are relevant to her job today.
'National Careers Week 2022 - Visiting Professionals'
