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St Joseph’s College is delighted to announce that we are currently working towards the accreditation of Quality in careers Award. The Quality in Careers Standard is the national quality award for careers education, information, advice, and guidance (CEIAG) in secondary schools, colleges and work-based learning. The Standard is “strongly recommended” by, and fully complies with, the Department for Education’s ”statutory guidance

St Joseph’s College is committed to developing well informed aspirational students who have the skills and attributes to succeed in the twenty-first century workplace.

We have well established partnerships to inspire and inform our students. The Peter Jones Academy offers students the chance to develop their business ideas into reality. The University of Sussex and Royal Holloway University have chosen us as one of their partner schools and students visit have had the chance to visit, taste University life and enjoy tasters in different subjects. The Brokerage, Urban Synergy, Amazing Apprenticeships and the Association for BAME Engineers all provide opportunities for our students to visit professional workplaces and we work with a network of local employers to provide assemblies and support employability skills. Year 11 have benefited from practice interviews with local employers to support with their transitions.

Students can access independent careers advice through our onsite qualified Careers Adviser.

We welcome parent’s support and feedback for our careers programme please use the form below if you have any comments.

 If could you offer your time for practice interviews, work experience or careers talk please use this form

 
To ensure the effectiveness of our careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) programme we conduct a review every year. Our next review date is July 2023. Our evaluation activities include
  • analysis of destination data
  • Compass+ Toolkit Evaluation v Gatsby 8 Benchmarks 
  • Aspirations and Ambitions audit analysis 
  • Start profile and Unifrog usage data
  • Evaluations from students, staff, parents and carers and external partners.
  • Student evaluations of guidance meetings.  
 
 
Careers Lead: Ms J Ampah – Director of Business, Enterprise and Careers
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 020 8761 1426

The Current Careers Programme is as follows:

Year 7:
In year 7 students learn:
  • To recognise and develop their skills in communication, leadership, organisation, resilience and initiative and see how they are linked to the world of work in character lessons.
  • About what a career is and what jobs we think will be available in the future.
  • Have the chance to join Peter Jones Club and take part in enrichment enterprise activities.
  • Students will take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
  • About importance of extra-curricular activities for increasing their employability.
  • More about the opportunities locally to them using the online Start profile.
 
Year 8:
In year 8 students:
  • Continue to learn how to recognise and develop their skills in communication, leadership, organisation, resilience and initiative and how they are linked to the world of work in character lessons.
  • Have the opportunity to do a day’s reception duty with training and feedback.
  • Develop Enterprise skills through workshops with Peter Jones Academy.
  • Take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
  • Hear from keynote speakers in assembly and on Lifeskills days.
  • Have personal finance training.
  • Understand more about the opportunities locally to them using the online Start profile.
  • Will have an assembly from ASK apprenticeship service and from a Provider of Technical Education and training.
 
 

Year 9:
In year 9 students will:
  • Take part in Enterprise lessons to prepare students for the world of work by developing their research and employability skills. They will take the Morrisby Careers Quiz and research job options.
  • All plan for and have the opportunity to launch a business with the support of Peter Jones Academy.
  • Undertake Higher education visit to Sussex University (for focussed students).
  • Have targeted careers resources to make decisions about KS4 option to identify the information, they need to help me make successful option choices.
  • Take part in challenges form the British Army Day where students develop employability skills.
  • Have the opportunity to take the Duke of Edinburgh Award which includes volunteering.
  • Guidance Interviews for focused students.
  • Take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
  • Understand more about the opportunities locally to them using the online Start profile.
  • Have an assembly from a Provider of Technical Education and training.
  • Undertake workshops with alumni.
  • Study for the LiFE award in personal finance.
 
 
Year 10
In year 10 students will:
  • Attend a careers fair and talk to representatives from different careers and Universities.
  • Students will have experiences of the workplace.
  • Have an assembly from ASK apprenticeship service and from a Provider of Technical Education and training.
  • Take part in tutor time activities during careers and apprenticeship weeks.
  • In the summer term Futures Week will look at linking subjects to industries. They will have the opportunity to attend presentations from keynote speakers.
  • Have the chance to join Peter Jones Club and take part in enrichment enterprise activities.
  • Attend college taster days (for targeted students).
 
 
 
Year 11
In year 11 students will:
  • Attend a careers fair and talk to representatives from different careers and Universities.
  • Have guidance interviews for each student.
  • Students will take have a practice interview with an employer on “Big Interview” Day. They will have an assembly and tutor time activities in preparation for their interviews. 
  • Look at targeted careers resources to make decisions about KS5 options to identify the information, they need to help make successful post 16 choices.
  • Students will take part in tutor time activities in careers and apprenticeship week.
  • Will have an assembly from ASK apprenticeship service and from a Provider of Technical Education and training.
 
 
Sixth form
  • Year 12 will attend UCAS Fair and University Campus visits.
  • ASK apprenticeship talk and workshops for years 12 and 13, students will attend an apprenticeship fair and workshops form apprenticeship providers.
  • Support for students to find apprenticeships and apply through UCAS.
  • Vocational/ industry trips for years 12 and 13.
  • Guidance interviews.​​
​Our official partners to bring the careers curriculum to life: 
​A:    St Joseph's College,  Beulah Hill,  London,  SE19 3HL       T:   020 8761 1426       E:   [email protected] 
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