Careers Strategy
Introduction
The Compass Academy has a clear plan in respect of Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG). This strategy outlines the Academy’s commitment to the delivery of this plan.
The DfE defines careers guidance as ‘a coherent programme of activities that inform, inspire and motivate young people, preparing them for work and helping them to understand where different education and training choices could take them in the future’.
To find out more about our Careers curriculum, please click the links below.
Our Commitment
At The Compass Academy we are committed to ensuring that all pupils have access to experiences that enable them to develop both skills and understanding to support successful transitions.
The Compass Academy strongly believes that excellent careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) together with meaningful life experiences e.g. vocational experience, employer talks and other related activities can support young people to reach well informed decisions and better understand their options.
Baker Clause Policy Statement
The Compass Academy adheres to the Baker Clause Policy Statement stipulating that schools must ensure that a “range of education and training providers” have access to students from Year 7 to Year 13 so that the students can be informed of the technical education and apprenticeships options that are available to them post 16.
Labour Market Information: LMI Humber
Labour Market Information (LMI) uses information and data found in charts, newspaper articles, reports and graphs to tell us what is happening in careers across the local and national area. It also helps to predict future trends in the job market, and is a great resource for those that would like to find out more career information in the local area.
For further careers advice in the local area, visit this website:
Useful Resources
Useful Careers Information
Please find below helpful websites created to help you learn more about yourself, careers you may want to investigate and Apprenticeships that might be available to you when you come to consider your ‘future options’.
Careers in and around Hull
Careerpilot is our first choice for researching ‘Careers and Job sectors’. It is extremely interactive, contains up to the minute information and allows you look at jobs that relate to your favourite subjects.
BBC Bitesize offers updated information to help look at many career options available to you.
Great resources to help when exploring your options
The icould website contains lots of careers information and videos to help you understand what is involved with being an apprentice.
In addition to the above, you will also find lots of support, guidance and information to help you make informed decisions regarding your future options.
The Youth Employment website has a great section giving answers to questions that young people often have when making future choices.
Finding out about local labour market information
To discover information about different industries and types of work in and around Hull, please visit the LMI Humber website.
At The Compass Academy, we are committed to ensuring that all pupils have access to experiences that enable them to develop both the skills and understanding to support successful transitions, this is achieved through our Skills 4 Life programme.
By providing pupils with opportunities to develop their skills, increase their confidence and resilience, careers education should help to raise aspirations and increase a pupil’s awareness of the different career pathways and the relevance to employment.
At The Compass Academy we are proud of our links with employers and the employer engagement activities that our pupils participate in. These activities include careers networking, mock interviews, contributions to classroom based lessons, supporting enterprise activities and also work experience visits.
If you would like to become involved in any of these activities or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Careers Lead, Miss S Marshall E: s.marshall2@com.hlt.academy
Please see our Policies page for our Provider Access Policy
Further information
Miss S Marshall – Career Strategy Lead
E: s.marshall2@com.hlt.academy
T: 01482 331720