School Activity Support Guide
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School Activity Support Guide 2020/2021 The purpose of this document is to ensure that ALL educational establishments across Worcestershire are made aware of the variety of support on offer to them from partner CONTENTS organisations willing to support the delivery Document Purpose ................................. 3 of careers education to students. Careers Leader Introduction ...................... 4 This document will provide details of the EBP .................................................. 6 activities on offer, how to complete the Worcestershire Apprenticeships ................... 8 booking process and the notice period Further Education - Colleges ...................... 12 required to secure this offer of support. Worcester 6th Form College ....................... 20 The support on offer from our partners is key Department of Work and Pensions . 22 to ensuring that educational establishments 2CT .................................................. 24 across Worcestershire have the options to undertake activities which will in turn help Skills 4 Worcestershire ............................ 25 them achieve the Gatsby Benchmarks and Careers and Enterprise Company ................... 26 provide the required standards of careers Destinations / RONI ................................. 28 education to their students. North Worcestershire NEET Programme ........... 29 The Inspiring Worcestershire Careers Hub is Employer Offers of Support ....................... 30 continually looking at new and innovative ways in which we can support educational establishments across Worcestershire. The central hub delivery team will continue to release NEW resources which support the delivery of careers education, either in a virtual or classroom environment but Please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the content within this guidance document is accurate the information contained within the guide has been provided by partner organisations and will also drive forward engagement with is therefore subject to change without the knowledge of the Worcestershire Careers Hub. potential partners to ensure our educational The Worcestershire Careers Hub cannot take responsibility for any changes made to the detailed offers of support nor can they be held responsible for any of the activity which is delivered within education establishments. establishments have a wider range of support Arranging the content and format of any activity which is due to take place within education available to them in the future. establishments is the sole responsibility of the organisations concerned. 2 | INSPIRING WORCESTERSHIRE SCHOOL ACTIVITY SUPPORT GUIDE 2020/2021 | 3 Careers Leader Introduction Careers Leaders are responsible and The Careers Leader should be someone Our hope is that the information contained Due to events which have taken place accountable for the delivery of their who can liaise with external partners, within this document will provide our over the last year many of our partner school’s programme of careers advice and such as employers, learning providers and careers leaders with a comprehensive organisations have adapted their delivery guidance. It is a senior role that requires the career guidance services, as well as ensure guide to the activity support on offer from approach to allow for delivery to take place person doing it to have a clear overview of that the various elements of the school’s partners across Worcestershire, who to across virtual settings and have been listed the school’s careers provision and to make careers provision are coordinated and contact and details of any formal booking on the relevant pages within this guide. sure that the school meets the Gatsby managed through a stable and embedded processes which must be followed which Benchmarks. programme. in turn will make the organisation of these As always the Inspiring Worcestershire activities a little less time consuming. Careers Hub delivery team will be on hand Careers leadership involves planning, They are also responsible for ensuring to provide you with any further support you implementing and quality assuring that the careers programme continuously The activities offered are varied and include may require to further develop your careers a careers programme for the school; improves and that it delivers the kinds of assemblies, workshops, taster days, open programmes and ensure that you are managing the delivery of career guidance; impact that are needed for young people. events and much more. Arranging for made aware of any of the NEW resources networking with external partners, This means paying careful attention to these activities to take place within your which are also being produced to support including employers; coordinating the feedback from all stakeholders and to the educational setting will help you in part the delivery of careers education across contributions of careers teachers, subject destinations of students. work towards the achievement of the Worcestershire. teachers, tutors and SENCOs. Gatsby Benchmarks. 4 | INSPIRING WORCESTERSHIRE SCHOOL ACTIVITY SUPPORT GUIDE 2020/2021 | 5 Worcestershire WORCESTERSHIRE Education BusinessEBPLTD Partnership Limited PROVIDER NAME Provider WORCESTERSHIRE Email Address Worcestershire EBP Limited [email protected] Provider Contact ebp Provider Kim Cook Education Business Contact Number PARTNERSHIP 0300 666 3 666 ACTIVITES OFFERED ESSENTIAL INFORMATION For Employers Providing Work Experience Opportunities Worcestershire EBP Limited EBP is a service available to Worcestershire educational establishments in order to support them with their education & business relationships. EBP offers an extensive database of over 4500 employers offering work experience and extended work experience opportunities. A comprehensive management system ensures that EBP can cater for all educational establishments needs, with the option for schools to add their own employer leads. Qualified health and safety staff check all placements before work experience takes place and on hand support and training on the database is available for anyone who requires it. Booking Process: Notice Period: Contact WEBP via N/A [email protected] Worcestershire EBP Limited www.webp.org.uk 6 | INSPIRING WORCESTERSHIRE SCHOOL ACTIVITY SUPPORT GUIDE 2020/2021 | 7 Apprenticeship Workshops – Vacancy search and application support (years 11-13) Worcestershire Apprenticeship workshops provide impartial information, advice and guidance to students to enable them to have a clear understanding of what is involved in an Apprenticeship programme and provide support with searching and applying for vacancies, setting up their apprenticeship account, applying Apprenticeships for vacancies and managing alerts. WA can deliver the Apprenticeship workshops over 1 lesson period to groups of students (maximum group size 25). The workshops will also include an apprenticeship presentation and Q&A with online registration and access to the ‘Find an Apprenticeship Vacancy’ system, setting up individual accounts and applying for vacancies/managing alerts. PROVIDER NAME Provider Email Address Internet access would be required, ideally using your IT suite/s with each student having online access Worcestershire Apprenticeships [email protected] Booking Process: Notice Period: Call Worcestershire Apprenticeships on N/A dependent on availability Provider Contact Provider 0333 666 3 666 or email Contact Number Kim Cook [email protected] 0300 666 3 666 Industry Talks led by employers (years 7-13) ACTIVITES OFFERED Industry talks inform students about different industry sectors, job roles, qualification requirements for career progressions and employer expectations. Worcestershire Apprenticeships will source you a local employer from an industry of your choice. Apprenticeship Talks (years 7 – 13) Booking Process: Notice Period: Apprenticeship talks provide impartial information advice and guidance to students to enable them to Call Worcestershire Apprenticeships on 4 weeks have a clear understanding of what is involved in an Apprenticeship programme and the opportunities 0333 666 3 666 or email available locally. They will also: [email protected] • Increase awareness and understanding of • Explain progression opportunities and Higher entry requirements for Apprenticeships and & Degree level Apprenticeships the different levels • Help students to understand how to apply for Industry Visit Days (years 10-13) vacancies and set up alerts Industry visit days provide students the opportunity to visit an employer’s premises to find out WA can deliver Apprenticeship talks at assemblies or to groups of students of any size or year group. about industry sectors, job roles, qualification requirements for career progressions and employer Presentation and Q&A session requires 15-30 minutes dependent on group size. expectations. WA can organise between 1-3 employer visits across different sectors over ½ or a full day for groups Booking Process: Notice Period: of up to 25 students (A wide range of sectors can be covered using local employers) Call Worcestershire Apprenticeships on N/A dependent on availability 0333 666 3 666 or email [email protected] Booking Process: Notice Period: Call Worcestershire Apprenticeships on 2 weeks 0333 666 3 666 or email [email protected] 8 | INSPIRING WORCESTERSHIRE SCHOOL ACTIVITY SUPPORT GUIDE 2020/2021 | 9 Mock Interview Days (years 11-13) Sector Specific Workshop (years