Careers

Welcome to the Rivers Academy Careers, Education, Information and Guidance (CEIAG) initiative.

At Rivers Academy, we understand just how important CEIAG is for our young people. Effective careers education underpins academic success and wellbeing in future life.

Careers exploration is not just about a student’s career, it is about who they are going to become and becoming future ready. To make these important decisions students need to think carefully about themselves, considering what they enjoy and what they are good at. Their futures should excite them, with hard work and by exploring different choices our students will leave Rivers being equipped and able to make fully informed decisions about their future pathway. This will help them pursue doing something they love and a career which will make them very happy.

Please follow this link to find the Rivers Academy Careers Information and Provider Access Policy Statement

We work closely with a number of employers and external agencies to provide opportunities for students to explore future opportunities including:

• Unifrog
• Speakers for Schools
• Talent Foundry
• We Are Futures
• CISCO
• SPARK – West London Education business partnership
• Feltham Convening Project
• SEGRO
• Barclays Life Skills
• Hounslow Youth Service
• Mclaren

Our Vision and Objectives

Our Vision:

Students will receive high quality careers guidance during their time at Rivers Academy. All students will be equipped to make fully informed decisions about their future studies and careers. All staff will play a part in breaking down barriers and making sure students can compete for the jobs of today and tomorrow by guiding them to achieve their personal best. Our careers strategy follows the principles of the Gatsby Benchmarks and we have 3 Key Objectives which further enhance our strategy and ensure it best serves students:

1. Lead a formalised Careers Strategy that includes robust monitoring and evaluation processes. The strategy will ensure that every child experiences a Careers journey that’s tailored to their individual needs (Gatsby Benchmark 1, 3). 
2. Increase engagement with career-related external partners. Ensure that students have meaningful encounters with FE and HE providers from Year 7 onwards (Gatsby Benchmark 5, 7).
3. Develop an effective Communications plan to ensure that students and parents are aware of all upcoming opportunities, activities and encounters and that student feedback is published following each event (Gatsby Benchmark 1, 3).
4. Meet the Baker Clause ensures that every student at Rivers Academy has access to information about non-academic routes and receives impartial information about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.

Delivery of the Careers Programme 

Throughout our subject curriculum students will have the opportunity to participate in activities that use the context of work to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding that will be useful in their future workplace. Furthermore, subject teachers will inform students about how their learning in the classroom relates to the world of work and future careers. Pupils will be provided with opportunities to:

• Learn through work, from direct involvement in, for example, work experience placement and enterprise activities
• Learn about work, by developing knowledge and understanding through careers education 
• Learn for work by demonstrating skills for employability in different problem-solving activities, effective communication and teamwork skills

Year Group	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
7 & 8	PSHE lessons on, the skills needed for work and jobs of the future Applied Learning lessons focusing on power skills and various employability skills Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers	Character building, entrepreneurial, and other transferable skills working with accountancy firm Grant Thornton and completing their Entrepreneur Programme Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers Inspirational Assemblies on on International Women’s day and Apprenticeship week	Applied Learning lessons focusing on power skills and various employability skills Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers
9	Inspirational assemblies will be delivered from Studio Schools and local Post 16 providers Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers	Inspirational Assemblies will be delivered by Curriculum leads to prepare students for their option choices  Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers Inspirational Assemblies on on International Women’s day and Apprenticeship week	First Give provides pupils with an opportunity to explore the career in the charity sector and social care along with skills for employability Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers
10	Deep Learning Day focusing on the charity sector  Mosaic Mentoring Programme raising aspirations (Prince’s Trust) Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers	Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers Inspirational Assemblies on on International Women’s day and Apprenticeship week	Virtual Work Experience exploring a number of careers including Food Science, Marketing and Employability Skills  Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers
11	Inspirational assemblies will be delivered from local Post 16 providers  Pupils are supported in the application process by our careers advisor Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers .	Pupils are supported in the application process by our careers advisor Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers Inspirational Assemblies on on International Women’s day and Apprenticeship week
Post 16	Pupils in Year 12 have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace through the AED Curriculum M&G Skills for Life curriculum led by the Small Peice Trust    Pupils in Year 13 are given guidance bespoke to each student’s needs, covering their options on finishing school and support through UCAS Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers	Pupils in Year 12 have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace through the AED Curriculum M&G Skills for Life curriculum led by the Small Peice Trust  UK University Fair providing all students with an opportunity to meet representatives from higher education institutions from across the nation  Pupils in Year 13 are given guidance bespoke to each student’s needs, covering their options on finishing school and support through UCAS Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers Inspirational Assemblies on on International Women’s day and Apprenticeship week	Pupils in Year 12 have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace through the AED Curriculum Careers in the Curriculum showcasing links between subject areas and employers

Career Exploration:

Please follow this link to find out more about how students can explore different careers

Further Education:

Please follow this link to find out more about education after GCSEs

Apprenticeships: 

Please follow this link to find out more about how students can explore apprenticeship opportunities