01323 891623 reception@seafordhead.org follow us on Home Curriculum About Us Admissions Newsletter Parents Sixth Form Centre Students Contact CAREERS @SEAFORD HEAD SCHOOL The Careers Team are always available to offer advice and appointments can be booked directly through the LRC with any of the staff. Our provision includes: career led assemblies at all key stages ; 1:1 interviews in year 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13; a whole school careers fair; tutorial sessions focusing on careers; individual career booklets and advice leaflets. Mr R Handy Assistant Headteacher/CEIAG/Careers School Lead The school cares passionately about ensuring students are equipped for the world of work and understand the need for developing employability skills. At Seaford Head School we have a very skilled careers team who work to ensure students feel guided and supported. Mrs K Stanyard LRC/Careers Support Adviser/CDI Accredited/Level 6 Careers Guidance and Development Career support throughout the school and also available for student appointments. SHS Careers Service Students can also access information about our LRCs and Careers service through the schools sharepoint - click on students to access Students Parents/Carers Teachers Employers a tutor led careers education programme a comprehensive range of careers and options information resources covering the full range of educational and work based options – available in the LRC and via the LRC sharepoint page an annual careers and options fair talks to students on a variety of careers/options appointments with an apprenticeship adviser as required an Curriculum Pathway Evening and appointments in year 8 for students to discuss their key stage 4 option choices appointments in year 10 and 11 to discuss post 16 plans appointments in the sixth form to discuss post 18 plans tutor led support with university applications university partnerships including links to tasters and summer schools for eligible students work experience in the sixth form access for students and parents/carers to staff qualified in careers information, advice or guidance a role for selected students to contribute as “career ambassadors” Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Policy The Baker Clause We update our careers programme annually. It is mapped against the Gatsby Benchmarks and the Careers Development Institute Framework. The eight Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance: 1. A stable careers programme 2. Learning from career and labour market information 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil 4. Linking curriculum learning to careers 5. Encounters with employers and employees 6. Experiences of workplaces 7. Encounters with further and higher education 8. Personal guidance We work closely with our local careers hub as part of our careers programme, click on the link below to access the information available. Seaford Head School Investors in Careers Quality Award Our recent reassessment is successful Investor in Careers is a quality standard for the management of careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) and is now the most widely used quality award of its kind recognised nationally across the country. To achieve the award Seaford Head School and Sixth Form has demonstrated a commitment to provide impartial, independent careers education, information, advice and guidance to all young people. This really is one of the highest accolades an organisation can receive for excellence in this area of work and is definitely something that the school is very proud to have achieved a successful reassessment. The IiC standard is about improving students’ awareness of opportunities, raising their aspirations and working with them to ensure they achieve their full potential. Seaford Head School Arundel Road, Seaford East Sussex, BN25 4LX Accept All Decline All Cookie Settings We use cookies and similar technologies to enable services and functionality on our site and to understand your interaction with our service. By clicking on accept, you agree to our use of such technologies for marketing and analytics.See Privacy Policy