CEIAG (Careers, Education, Information, Advice & Guidance) and Work Experience Overview

We encourage all of our students to develop high aspirations and to consider a broad range of different careers. We have a range of activities throughout the year for each student to take part in. We network with stakeholders in the world of work, and further education, to help them understand the choices they can make and how those choices can impact their careers.

We have a careers framework that is linked to student outcomes and is based on the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks.

CEIAG is woven throughout our curriculum and there are certain areas which are addressed at specific stages and in specific year groups.

• Study different types of relationship, including professional and work relationships
• Look at living in the wider world including what is society, expectations from society and challenges faced
• Understanding money dilemmas and how to earn money

• Studying educational pathways, including how and why education is important for achieving both personal and professional goals
• Tutors continue to discuss what possible careers may be related to students' personal interests, strengths and areas for development
• Tutors work with students to identify learning pathway and employment information

• In key stage 4, students select their curriculum options to suit their needs,  qualification pathways and career choices
• Personal action planning begins, and students research the skills they would need to acquire to follow their chosen path
• An options booklet is provided which details all possible options available at GCSE and BTEC level. A moving on booklet is provided to allow students and parents to discuss possible future educational options

• External speakers are engaged to talk about career pathways in their professions and the educational requirements
• Students are encouraged to engage with our external speakers through asking questions and arranged visits
• Students research career pathways during PSHE lessons, developing their understanding of future opportunities 
• Personal action planning builds on previous work, further developing ideas and goals regarding option choices for post 16
• Apprenticeships and traineeships are also explored in this manner 

• Work experience in a sector of interest allows students to gain deeper understanding of their career choice and contributes to their decision making process
• Local college visits are provided to inform and familiarise students with opportunities available in relation to further education 
• All Cambridgeshire students attend personal meetings with the local ANPA (SEND Service 14- 25 Additional Needs Team). This team supports their chosen placement applications, and through the interview process
• Students from other counties are supported by the academy directly
• Students are required to stay in education, employment or training up to the age of 18.Students can choose from the following pathways:
  • Full-time study at a school (6th form), college or training provider
  • An apprenticeship or traineeship
  • Full-time employment or voluntary work combined with part-time study

If you have any questions about the careers provision at Riverside Meadows Academy, please contact the school office.