Careers & Higher Education
- Aims and Objectives
During every student’s year journey throughout West Derby School and Sixth Form, he/she will be provided with impartial careers advice and guidance to prepare them for higher education or the world of work. West Derby School prides itself on meeting the current statutory guidance from the Department for Education and endorses the Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents. Please refer to our CEIAG Policy and Provider Access Policy for further information. At West Derby School we strive to give our students the best insights into the world of work, and the career opportunities available to them, as possible. We wish for our students to believe that whatever their start in life they can achieve great things and secure for themselves a career choice that is often beyond their initial aspirations. In the three careers carousels / networking events that we hosted in school in 2021-2022, our students were able to speak to and acquire important careers advice from range of employers, careers advisors, colleges and universities:
HSBC
Alstrom
Mott MacDonald
Clyde Marine
Amazon
Merseyside Police
Merseyside Fire and Rescue
The Northwest Ambulance Service
The British Army
The Royal Navy
The Royal Air Force
Department for Work and Pensions
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool Hope University
Edge Hill University
Department for Health and Social Care
HM Revenue and Customs
Sovini Property Services
Amianto Services
Andrew Collinge Hairdressers
Very.co.uk
Napthens Solicitors
Start Education
Careers Connect
St Helens Chamber
Greene King
Myserscough College
Alt Valley Enterprise (early years provider)
Park Haven Trust Social Care
Liverpool University
In 2022-2023 the above contributors to our careers carousel / networking events will also be joined by:
Kier
Vinci
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited
Bibbey Marine
Waterside College
Abbey Logistics
Maersk
Keepmoat Homes
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Monitoring, Review and Evaluation
The school measures and assesses the impact of the careers programme on pupils by tracking their destinations as they leave us and enter into the world of further education, apprenticeships, work or university. Pupil voice will be used to evaluate the strength and impact of events and guest speakers from Industry. It also helps us to find ways of improving and developing our service.
Recording, Assessment and Reporting
Students’ progress is monitored through their student profile and remains with them for their entire duration at West Derby School. The work is individual and personal to the student and is a log of activities completed and employability skills gained – these skills are not graded.
Review
The information on this page will be reviewed in September 2023
Careers Leader – C. Jones
Careers Advisor – Lil Allen
If you would like to contact the Careers & Work Related Learning department please see our contact number below.
Telephone 0151 235 1300
Email: c.jones@westderbyschool.co.uk