Careers

Careers at Deyes High School and College@Deyes will engage all our pupils throughout their time at Deyes High as part of their academic and personal development to discover, learn and aspire to a variety of careers and educational pathways that lead learners to establish sustainable and fulfilling careers.

We provide our pupils with multiple learning opportunities to engage with the world of work through encounters with employers, professionals and opportunity providers allowing pupils to discover their strengths and interests whilst developing careers management skills that empower our learners to confidently move towards their long and short term career goals.

Every student at Deyes High School is entitled to a thorough, personalised and aspirational programme of careers events and personalised, independent careers guidance throughout their time at the school. They are given support to whichever route they choose, whether this occurs at the end of KS4 or the end of KS5.

Our Careers provision intent:

• Learners develop short- and long-term careers goals by having multiple opportunities to encounter the world of work through visits and in school activities

• Learners are taken on a continuous path throughout their education that develops their career and self- awareness as well as essential career management skills enabling pupils to make informed decisions and applications throughout their personal and professional life

• Careers promotes and recognises a variety or careers and life choices and will always support pupils to make careers choices that reflect pupils’ individual aspirations and personal situations by delivering person-centred and just in time careers support to everyone at Deyes High School.

• The Careers department thrives to involve our local parent, professional and employer community in the delivery of Careers Education and we will always look for opportunities to engage with established and emerging partners to deliver a relevant and responsive careers curriculum.

Our Careers Offer

Policies:

Please click here to access to access our Careers related school and Trust policies.

CEIAG Entitlement Statement

Post 16 Destinations

Post 18 Destinations

Staff

For full details of the careers programme and any other enquiries, please contact:

Mrs L Dainton King – Careers & Employer Engagement Manager

Telephone Number 0151 526 3814

Email l.king@deyeshigh.co.uk

Deyes High School Careers Team:

Mrs L Dainton King – Careers & Employer Engagement Manager

Mrs J Richards – Assistant Head with responsibility for Careers & Employer Engagement Manager

The following members of staff are also involved in Careers activities in College@Deyes:

Mr P Delaney Director of Sixth Form

Mr M Haywood Assistant Director of Sixth FormUCAS Support KS5

Miss J Giffith-Evans Head of Year 12 - UCAS Support KS5

Dr S Lally Head of Year 13 UCAS and Oxbridge Support KS5

Parents

Research shows that parents are still the main influencers of their children's career choices. We highly value our parental community and the experiences, knowledge and skills they can bring to the formal education of their children. We encourage our parents to support the delivery of our Careers education and Experience programme, if you want to get involved please contact careers@deyeshigh.co.uk to find out how to help us to bring careers to life.

If you are looking for information on how to support your child with their career decisions visit the following websites and if you need any further support, please contact careers anytime or speak to us during your next Parents Evening at Deyes High School.

Successatschool.org have created a guide to help parents and carers steer their children through the confusing world of careers choices. From university and apprenticeships to work experience and gap years, the guide has it all. To access the guide please register here and Success at School will email you a copy of this highly recommended guide: https://mc.successatschool.org/parents-ebook

And if you are looking for support with your Career, make a free appointment with a National Careers Service Advisor who can support you regardless of your current employment status. National careers service https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/contact-us

We continually measure and assess the impact of our programme on students in various ways, such as student, parent and tutor surveys, as well as inviting feedback from employers who get involved in activities. We also use destination data obtained by the careers team through individual follow up to monitor trends about where our students move onto.

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