Introduction
Our vision for Careers Guidance at the Hospital Education Service is to provide a comprehensive and progressive programme that provides effective careers information,advice and guidance for all students. We challenge ourselves as a service to go above and beyond for our pupils to find the setting that is suited to them and meets their needs. We believe that giving students the correct careers education and guidance can improve their motivation to learn and help them to achieve.
Careers lead contact information
Asif Takolia
Email: asif.takolia@coventry.gov.uk
Telephone: 024 76 978796
Note: The contact information is for pupils registered with the Hospital Education Service.
Gatsby principles
At the Hospital Education Service we use the Gatsby benchmarks and the careers and enterprise company tracker tool kit to assist in providing the best possible outcomes for our students. A stable careers programme.
- Learning from career and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each pupil
- Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
Independent careers advice
The school has brought in the Prospects service, to complement other careers education provided through PSHE lessons and tutor times. The Prospects advisers will meet pupils regularly and provide impartial advice and guidance for options post 16. Pupils can also request a meeting with a careers adviser via Mr Takolia if they require additional assistance.
Our careers adviser from Prospects is Sheree Portus.
Key Stage 4
A full programme of interviews with our Prospects adviser will be conducted throughout the year and pupils based permanently at Whitmore Park Annexe and on home tuition will have access to an adviser. The data collected from interviews, combined with information about proposed destinations obtained from all students, results in a clear picture about post-16 intentions for Year 11. Any pupils with an EHCP (Education and Health Care Plan) will also receive careers guidance at their annual review.
PSHE
All pupils studying at Whitmore Park Annexe will have careers education as part of their PSHE lessons. We follow a tailored curriculum allowing pupils to explore careers alongside finance education to give a realistic view of options after school. This topic is delivered in the Spring term.
Visits and open days
Throughout the year we will visit different employers and further education establishments to give pupils a better insight into the world of work and further education.
We regularly visit the following organisations:
Employer visits
- Belgrade Theatre
- Coventry Central Library
- BBC Coventry and Warwickshire
- Amazon BHX4
- Coventry City Council
Further Education
- Coventry College
- Warwickshire College Group
- Coventry Adult Education Service
On Demand
- BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music
- BOA - Birmingham Ormiston Academy
- Hereward College Coventry
Career exploration, information, progression and links
- https://uk.jobted.com/job-descriptions – This website offers hundreds of links to useful careers and job hunting agencies. You can search the website by career or alphabetically.
- www.careersfair.com – A range of features including sections on finding jobs (linking to a wide range of job sites), researching your career, careers advice and learning new skills. Also includes lists of advice organisations and careers information sources.
- nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk – Job profiles, planning tools and more.
- www.allaboutcareers.com – Careers information aimed at 16-24-year-olds.
- www.inputyouth.co.uk – Job search with information and alternatives, CV-building, volunteering, career planning and outside links.
- www.gov.uk/jobsearch – British government website for finding job vacancies.
- www.totaljobs.com – Search for jobs by sector or location, CV builder and checker.
- www.indeed.co.uk – Search jobs from thousands of job boards, newspapers, classifieds and company websites.
- www.careersbox.co.uk – Films, News and information on various careers.
- www.Icould.com – Videos, stories, news and articles.
- www.notgoingtouni.co.uk – All other options than full-time university courses.
- www.apprenticeships.gov.uk – National apprenticeship service.
- www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk – One-stop shop for information and resources for careers in engineering.
Feedback
We value feedback from pupils, parents, employers and other partner agencies on our careers programme. If you are interested please email Mr Takolia using the contact details above.