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Summary of Our Careers and Aspirations Programme
At Polam Hall School, we are proud to offer a carefully planned, age-appropriate Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) programme for all our pupils, from Reception through to Year 11.
It sits within our school’s Concordia Crescimus Character Curriculum (CC Curriculum) and is overseen by the Careers and Aspirations Lead Katherine Dargue.
Our programme is fully aligned with the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks and the latest statutory guidance. https://www.gatsby.org.uk/
Our Careers provision aims to inspire, inform and prepare pupils for the world beyond school, whether that’s further education or training. It is designed to develop in pupils a strong sense of ambition, curiosity and confidence in exploring the full range of opportunities available to them.
Below are set out the key aspects of our Careers curriculum, which is supplemented by outside speakers, mentors, visits and other opportunities when they are available.
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Polam Hall Careers Curriculum |
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Accessing Careers Information
We actively involve students, parents and carers, staff, and employers in our Careers provision. Information is accessible in the following ways:
- Students can speak with form tutors, attend Careers events, or request a meeting with our Careers and Aspirations Lead Mrs Dargue
- Parents and carers are informed through regular updates, newsletters, parent evenings. Parents and carers may also request a phone call or meeting.
- Teachers have access to CPD and curriculum resources to help embed Careers learning in their subjects.
- Employers interested in supporting our Careers programme (e.g. offering talks, workplace visits, mentoring or work experience) are encouraged to get in touch.
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Helpful websites |
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Who to contact:
For all careers-related queries, please contact:
Careers Lead: Mrs K Dargue
Email: dargue.k@phs.woodard.co.uk
For PSHE related queries, please contact
PSHE,RSE Lead : Mrs Kathryn Bury
Email: bury.k@phs.woodard.co.uk
Appendix
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JIGSAW PSHE SNAPSHOT Curriculum Dreams and Goals Overview Primary |
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Age 3-5 |
Challenges, Perseverance Goal-setting, Overcoming obstacles, Seeking help, Jobs, Achieving goals |
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Age 5-6 |
Setting goals, Identifying successes and achievements, Learning styles, Working well and celebrating achievement with a partner, Tackling new challenges, Identifying and overcoming obstacle,s Feelings of success
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Age 6-7 |
Achieving realistic goals, Perseverance, Learning strengths, Learning with others, Group co-operation, Contributing to and sharing success
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Age 7-8 |
Difficult challenges and achieving success, Dreams and ambitions, New challenges Motivation and enthusiasm Recognising and trying to overcome obstacles Evaluating learning processes Managing feelings Simple budgeting
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Age 8-9 |
Hopes and dreams Overcoming disappointment Creating new, realistic dreams Achieving goals Working in a group Celebrating contributions Resilience Positive attitudes
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Age 9-10 |
Future dreams The importance of money Jobs and careers Dream job and how to get there Goals in different cultures Supporting others (charity) Motivation
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Age 10-11 |
Personal learning goals, in and out of school Success criteria Emotions in success Making a difference in the world Motivation Recognising achievements Compliments
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JIGSAW PSHE SNAPSHOT Curriculum Dreams and Goals Overview Secondary
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Year 7 |
Celebrating success, identifying goals, employment, learning from mistakes, overcoming challenged, planning skills, safe and unsafe choices, substances, gangs, county lines, control over your life, exploitation, emergency first aid |
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Year 8 |
Long-term goals, skills, qualifications, careers, money, happiness, ethics and mental well-being, budgeting, variation in income, positive and negative impact of money, online safety and legal responsibilities, gambling issues |
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Year 9 |
Personal strengths, health, goals, SMART planning, the world of work, links between body image and mental health, non-financial dreams and goals, mental health and ill health, , media manipulation, self-harm, self-esteem, stigma, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, depression |
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Year 10 |
Impact of physical and mental health in reaching goals, resilience, work-life balance, connections and impact of mental health,. Balanced diet, vital organs, blood donation, benefits of helping others. Online profile and impact on future goals and employability. |
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Year 11 |
Anxiety, solution focused thinking, sleep, relaxation, aspirations on career, finances, budgeting, borrowing. Skills identification, realistic goals, gambling, financial pressure, debt, dream jobs, skills set, employment, education and trainig options. Long term relationship dreams and goals, parenting skills and challenges. Resilience, what to do when things go wrong. |
At Polam Hall School we are committed to providing a good quality careers education to all students in Senior School from Year 7-11 and we hope to develop this facility in Junior School over the coming academic year.
You can find details of the activities and events we organise for each year group in the document on the website. This is a work in progress, and each academic year, we challenge ourselves to develop careers provision across the school, by way of organising visits, events and activities with the help of many outside providers and LMI contacts.
If you have any questions about our CEIAG programme after reading our information on the website please contact me on the email below:
Katherine Dargue
Careers Lead
