Careers
At Fulford School we provide a comprehensive programme of careers education plus information, advice and guidance through these website pages, our Careers Library and specialised staff. We have traditionally been very successful at ensuring our students are on an appropriate pathway post 16 and 18 and measurable outcomes such as a lower than average level of students who are not in education, employment or training, with 0% ‘NEETs’ in 2018, are something we are justifiably proud of.
In 2018 we successfully supported all of our Year 11 cohort in finding and gaining an offer for post-16 and 100% of our students went on to an actual post-16 destination that met the ‘duty to participate’.
We are currently reviewing our careers programme and provision to ensure that we fully meet all of the requirements which need to be in place by the end of 2020 to fully meet the needs of all our students.
As part of an increased investment in Careers Information Advice and Guidance at Fulford we have recently appointed a careers advisor. This multi faceted role will include conducting individual careers interviews and further enhancing our employer engagement across the whole school.
Contact Details:
Miss S. Birkby (Careers Lead) BirkbyS@fulford.york.sch.uk
Ms L. Booth (Sixth Form Careers) BoothL@fulford.york.sch.uk
Thursday 12th November 2020
Sixth Form Open Evening
Monday 23rd November – Friday 4th December 2020
Mock Examinations
Monday 7th January 2021
Year 11 reports home
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Year 11 Parent’s Evening
General careers information and guidance
- Online Careers Advice
You can now get immediate and personal careers advice from the National Careers Service via phone, text or online chat.
- www.icould.com
Inspirational video clips of people who have experience of working in a variety of jobs
- www.careersbox.co.uk
Short films and current news articles covering a wide range of careers. An interactive careers inspiration website containing over 700 different career profiles
- New T-Levels website
Site where students and parents can to find out more about T Levels. T Levels are a brand new, 2-year qualification created by government to deliver technical education.
Local careers information and guidance
- www.yor-zone.org.uk/futures4me
Yorzone has information for young people on a whole range of issues including local help and support. The Futures4me portal is for students and parents from year 8 to 13 including general advice and information on local options. It includes a course finder which is a search facility listening all providers and courses in the local vicinity, local work and training, labour market information and advice and signposting for young people with additional needs. - Shape Your Future York
Local labour market information and job prospects can be found via the link above
Apprenticeships
- www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Information on apprenticeships and the website to register for apprenticeships. - Amazing Apprenticeships – please sign up
There is a new Parents Page
https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/parents/their-career
York apprenticeships
- Facebook: facebook.com/yorkapprenticeships
- Twitter: @yorkapprentices
Volunteering
- Opportunities in York – http://www.yor-zone.org.uk/
- National Information – www.do-it.org.uk
Employment issues
- Employment rights information – www.worksmart.org.uk/rights/young_workers
Fulford School Provider Access Policy
Introduction
This policy statement sets out the school’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to pupils at the school for the purpose of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the school’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.
Pupil entitlement
All pupils in years 8-13 are entitled:
- To find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point;
- To hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events;
- To understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.
Management of provider access requests procedure
A provider wishing to request access should contact:
Sarah Birkby,
Careers Leader,
Telephone: 01904 633300
Email: birkbys@fulford.york.sch.uk
Opportunities for access
A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into school to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers:
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | |
| Year 8 | Assembly opportunities | KS4 options event Assembly opportunities | Assembly opportunities |
| Year 9 | Assembly opportunities | Assembly opportunities | Assembly opportunities |
| Year 10 | Assembly opportunities | Work experience preparation sessions Work experience Assembly opportunities | Assembly opportunities Careers Fair Lunchtime display stand/informal discussions with Year 10 students in their exclusive social base (Youth Centre) |
| Year 11 | Assembly opportunities Lunchtime display stand/informal discussions with Year 11 students in their exclusive social base (Youth Centre) | Assembly opportunities Lunchtime display stand/informal discussions with Year 11 students in their exclusive social base (Youth Centre) | |
| Year 12 | Introduction to Career Ready Assembly – employability and apprenticeships Launch work experience | Employability workshops with Hiscox Career Ready masterclasses and mentoring Assembly opportunities | Careers and Higher Education Day – includes employer and university presentations Small group sessions: future education, training and employment options |
| Year 13 | Assembly presentations from a variety of employers Finance workshop with Barclays Career Ready masterclasses and mentoring Skills Yorkshire Event and ongoing student support | Career Ready masterclasses and mentoring Assembly opportunities |
Please speak to our Careers Leader to identify the most suitable opportunity for you.
Premises and facilities
The school will make the main hall, classrooms or private meeting rooms available for discussions between the provider and students, as appropriate to the activity. The school will also make available AV and other specialist equipment to support provider presentations. This will all be discussed and agreed in advance of the visit with the Careers Leader or a member of their team.
Providers are welcome to leave a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature at the Careers Resource Centre, which is managed by the school librarian. The Resource Centre is available to all students at lunch and break times.
Year 8 Careers Unit 5 weeks
This unit starts off by pupils exploring likes and dislikes regarding careers via a computer programme that then suggests careers based upon their choices. It is intended to foster a spirit of enquiry as pupils begin to actively research different occupations. In another lesson pupils are given imaginary jobs and their compare different jobs in order to raise awareness of the variety of different routes into employment as well as introducing the pupils to a variety of career related terms.
Lessons then move onto looking at decision making and choosing KS4 options. Pupils also examine equal opportunities in subject choice and career choices as well as good and bad reasons for choosing an option subject. They have a taster lesson in the only subject that has no KS3 access – Business studies. Finally, pupils are encouraged to consider how quickly the world of work is changing.
To further support option choices there is an options evening on Monday21st January 2019 and of course parents evenings prior to option decisions being made.
Year 11 Careers unit 23 weeks (12 lessons)
In the unit pupils will look at the different pathways post 16 including Fulford Sixth Form, Other Schools Sixth Forms, Vocational routes, Employment and apprenticeships. All students will have talks from York College. As well as taught sessions, pupils will be able to follow their interests and undertake more detailed investigations into different pathways. Opportunities are also provided for pupils to investigate specific jobs and careers as well as have particular careers suggested via software packages. There are valuable opportunities for pupils to discover more about themselves: who they are, how they are changing and who they could possibly become. Finally, Year 11 also encompasses practical career skills and tools such as CV writing and interviews.
Sixth Form Careers Information
For information about Careers in the 6th Form, please click here
How does the school measure and assess the impact of the careers programme on pupils?
Click to view the full Destinations Report
The primary measurement of the effectiveness of the careers programme on pupils at key stage 4 is through destination data. We are very proud of the fact that we have an extremely low level of “NEETs” with 100 % of students meeting the duty to participate in 2018.
The impact of the careers programme is also measured via a large scale electronic student survey encompassing a wide range of aspects of the programme.
The careers information on our website is reviewed at least annually in the Autumn term, may also be updated with any changes occurring during the year, and was last amended in October 2019.