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Careers

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) at Lawrence Sheriff

The Careers Program at Lawrence Sheriff is developed and revised on an ongoing basis so that the program can endeavour to fulfil the Department of Education’s Careers Strategy (released December 2017) which outlines the Gatsby Benchmarks as comprehensive guidance for all schools when delivering careers related learning and activities. 

 An overview of the program offered to students           

  • A tailored program of events is planned every year for Years 7 to 11.
  • All students in Years 7 to 13 take part in ‘Future Me’ Tutor time careers activities. Students receive an age-appropriate planned careers learning activity during their designated sessions. These sessions take place once a fortnight on a Wednesday. During which we follow the CDI’s (Career Development Institute) Career Development Framework which allows students to explore the framework’s 6 elements: 

Grow throughout Life, Explore Possibilities, Manage Career, Create Opportunities, Balance Life and Work, See the Big Picture

We also enable students during these sessions to develop key Employability Skills through a range of resources and activities, which include off timetable events, presentations and assembly talks.

  • Year 11 students also receive a one-to-one Career Guidance appointment, delivered by a CDI registered Career Development Professional. As part of this appointment all students receive a personalised Action Plan, which will help them to focus on their Post 16 options.
  • A designated Work Experience Week, which normally takes place for Year 11 after exams in July each year.
  • Students in Years 10 to 13 currently have access to a wealth of virtual work experience (VWEX) options and we have developed relations with Medic Mentors and Speakers for School.
  • Regular Careers Newsletters are also emailed to all students and to parents/carers via Edulink one.
  • Years 12 and 13 have a comprehensive programme of Careers related activities in the Sixth Form. Please refer to the Sixth Form pages or contact the Sixth Form staff.  

Further to the program all students can access impartial and independent careers information, advice, and guidance from Mrs Warde and all students and parents/carers have access to the National Careers Service helpline, which offers comprehensive information via their Careers Adviser Team. Students and parents/carers can access this service via the information below;

National Careers Service Helpline

Available everyday 8am till 10pm on 0800 100 900 or online https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

Should you have any questions regarding this program please contact Mrs Warde directly; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Careers Resources 

All students have access to a range of up-to-date careers resources such as books and leaflets in our Library and access to free online careers websites such as the National Careers Service, Barclays Life Skills, Prospects, Amazing Apprenticeships and UCAS.

Students in Years 10 to 13 also have access to the Unifrog careers website which has been introduced to them during designated sessions from September onwards. We expect our students in Years 7 to 9 to have access between now and the end of this academic year. 

Partnerships
We regularly interact with local companies and business professionals who assist us with the delivery of various careers activities. We have working partnerships with The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC), and Warwickshire County Council Skills Hub, Work Pays, Project Ask, Amazing Apprenticeships, CWR, our own Alumni network, local colleges and universities and the Careers Development Institute (CDI).

In addition to this we are part of the Warwickshire Careers Hub, this partnership gives us a designated Enterprise Coordinator and an Enterprise Advisor. All these partnerships enable us to deliver a broad range of CEIAG across all year groups.

Lawrence Sheriff School: Provider Access Policy (updated January 2023): 

Should you require any further careers information, advice or guidance please contact. 

Mrs A. Warde RCDP MCDI

Head of Careers

Registered Career Development Professional and CDI Member

PGA Qualified Careers Leader

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Office Hours; Monday to Thursday 9.00am – 2.45pm (Term time only) 

Updated by Mrs Warde on 7th January 2025.




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