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 all Careers Programme Information
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
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 |
Careers focus |
| 7 & 8 |
- During PSHE lessons students will learn what work is, how salaries relate to different jobs, how to find out about jobs, the skills needed for work and jobs of the future.
- Pupils will explore character building, entrepreneurial, and other transferable skills working with accountancy firm Grant Thornton and completing their Entrepreneur Programme. This will allow them to consider a range of factors that businesses face and to develop their own business ideas. They will present those ideas to external stakeholders and gain feedback on their ideas, several teams will then run their business within school with the support of the Grant Thornton staff.
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| 9 |
- Inspirational assemblies will be delivered from Studio Schools and local Post 16 providers in order to ensure that students understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them
- Inspirational Assemblies will be delivered by Curriculum leads to prepare students for their option choices to ensure students are aware of the links between option choices and careers
- Pupils will explore the career opportunities in the charity sector and social care along with skills for employability through First Give where students plan and deliver social action activities
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| 10 |
- Pupils will undertake a range of skills based and insight based workshops from a range of companies/industries.
- Pupils will build networks through increased external encounters including the charity sector during a PSHE Deep Learning Day and taking part in Mosaic programmes
- Students take part in Virtual Work Experience exploring a number of careers including Food Science, Marketing and Employability Skills
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| 11 |
- Inspirational assemblies will be delivered from local Post 16 providers such as Global Academy and Kingston College in order to ensure that students understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them
- Pupils are supported in the application process by our careers advisor
- Every student is given the opportunity for guidance interviews to meet the individual needs of each student, this includes information on apprenticeships and technical and academic further education.
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| 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
- Pupils complete the M&G Skills for Life curriculum led by the Small Peice Trust
- Pupils receive good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities through Google Classroom Careers
- Pupils in Year 13 are given guidance bespoke to each student’s needs, covering their options on finishing school and support through UCAS
- Pupils attend a UK University Fair providing all students with an opportunity to meet representatives from higher education institutions from across the nation
- Students take part in Virtual Work Experience exploring a number of careers including Food Science, Marketing and Employability Skills
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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
