Careers Guidance

Strategic Objective 1
Embed Careers across the curriculum with all staff being aware of their role.

Strategic Objective 2
Ensure systematic keeping of careers and destination data along with sharing LMI information with all stakeholders.

Strategic Objective 3
Students have experiences of the workplace and encounters with employers to build on their cultural capital, grow and have a clear vision for their future.

 Careers Lead

·        Strategic Lead CEIAG across the Academy - 

·        Named Member of ALT with responsibility for CEIAG - Raheela Aslam - CEIG ALT Lead

·        Develop and implement CEIAG strategy within the Academy

·        Ensure engagement with all stakeholders include LA, FE and HE providers, SLT, Teachers, support staff, parents, students and local employers and businesses

·        Monitor, report, review and evaluate impact of CEIAG

·        Update Careers page on Website

·        Editor of Careers Magazine

·        Establish and develop links with Post-16 providers and employers

·        Ensure LMI is accessible and up to date for all stakeholders

·        Communication with stakeholders

·        CPD Lead of CEIAG

·        Unifrog and Careers platform Lead

·        Promote Careers across the curriculum

·        Report to ALT/ Academy Council on CEIAG

·        KS3 KS4 PD programmes (inc Unifrog and CEIAG sessions)

·        Complete Compass Evaluation Tool - monitoring of the delivery of the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks.

·        Ensuring colleges and apprenticeship providers have access to the Academy (see Baker Clause Statement)

Sajid Patel – School Careers Advisor (Skills House) 

E: sajid.patel@bradford.gov.uk 

T: 01274 365020

Raheela Aslam - CEIAG ALT Lead

Raheela.Aslam@oasislisterpark.org

T:01274 365020

·        Provide independent careers advice to students in year 11 and others when needed.

·        Provide the Academy with an action plan for each students who has received independent 1:1 careers advice and

·        Record the action plan and the outcomes of 1:1 meetings.

·        To liaise with the careers lead/SENCO regarding careers advice and guidance and to inform them about courses, apprenticeship opportunities and possible programmes for the most vulnerable.

·        To keep accurate up-to-date destinations data after 1:1 careers advice and guidance meetings.

All Year 11 students receive a 1:1 guidance interview by a qualified practitioner.

Vulnerable students are identified in Year 10 and receive additional support from the local authority.

Student Entitlement

We work hard to ensure students take their future destination very seriously and are well informed. We have a careers programme that builds on this knowledge year by year, starting in Year 7.

Year 7: Students begin to consider their career aspirations in Year 7 when they focus on enterprise. Raising Aspirations for University and inspiring students for careers and post 16 options.

Year 8: In year 8 students will start to look at career routes, which will empower them to be able to make their KS4 option choices.

Years: 9, 10 and 11 Students focus on analysing current skills and developing these skills for interviews and the world of work. Enabling students to have the right knowledge and understanding to be able to consider their options for continuing education, training or work after Year 11.

This can include:

• Years 9, 10 and 11 Career Interviews
• College courses, applications and university
• Training and apprenticeships
• Part-time jobs and job-hunting
• Guidance on voluntary work experience

Click on the following link to view our student charter: Careers Charter

As an Academy we use ‘Compass’ which is the careers benchmark tool to assess and improve our current CEIAG provision. Our progress, as measured against the Gatsby benchmarks, will be reviewed regularly throughout the academic year.

We will monitor the impact of our action plan and the CEIAG we deliver mainly through feedback from students and staff. All activities and policies will be reviewed  on September 2025.

All local colleges and post 16 providers, including apprenticeship providers, technical colleges are invited in to speak Yr10 and Yr11. These organisations are also invited in for academic review days and events to speak to parents.

Click on this link to view options available : Options After Year 11

• https://career-advice.jobs.ac.uk/career-development/how-to-make-sense-of-labour-market-information
• Bradford labour market infomation

• http://www.ucas.com/apprenticeships-in-the-uk
• https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/
• https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/apprenticeships 
• https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/apprentices/browse-apprenticeships 

• https://www.maritimeuk.org/careers/resources/resources-influencers/careers-maritime-brochure/
• https://view.pagetiger.com/apprenticeships-at-ypo/apprenticeships-at-ypo
• Army - https://apply.army.mod.uk/
• Navy - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/joining
• RAF - https://www.raf.mod.uk
•  www.indeed.com
• Ørsted - https://orsted.com/
• Forrester Boyd - https://www.forrester-boyd.co.uk/

• Talentview Construction - https://talentview.org/construction

• Please click here to visit the icould.com career online website.
• T Levels are a brand new, 2-year qualification that will give you a head start towards the future you want.
• Helpful parental information regarding apprenticeships can be found by clicking here.
• https://www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk
• https://successatschool.org
• https://www.parentalguidance.org.uk/labour-market-information/what-will-the-future-job-market-be-like
• How to craft a stellar CV - where we share expert advice, samples and a professional template to help your students create a truly polished document.
• Best examples of CV formatting - here we go over the most essential dos and don’ts and other pointed advice to help the candidate create the most aesthetically pleasing CV.
• How to write an outstanding cover letter - with in-depth, step-by-step analysis helping the applicant craft an outstanding cover letter that will separate them from the competition.
• https://view.pagetiger.com/interview-skills-pack/interview-skills-pack
• https://futurelearncareers.com/
• Humberside Labour Market Information
• National Apprenticeship Week is 7th - 11th February.  If you are interested in pursuing an apprenticeship, please click here for some of the local opportunities.
• Future careers in the Humber region.  If you want to find out plans for decarbonising our area, please click here.
• Key Questions about Medical School
• A parents' toolkit for career conversations (talkingfutures.org.uk)
• Skills to put on CV in 2023
• CV Examples and samples (2023 update)

• https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
• https://targetcareers.co.uk
• www.startprofile.com

• Bradford College 
• Leeds City College 
• Keighley College 
• Shipley College 
• Bradford New College 

Oasis Academy Lister Park: Provider Access Policy

This policy statement sets out the Academy’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 Academy’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997. Pupil entitlement – all pupils in year 11 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.

Opportunities for access to a number of events, integrated into the Academy careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into the Academy to speak to pupils and/or their parents/carers when any events take place.

 

• Please click here to read the OCL Careers Guidance Policy.
• Please click here to view Oasis Academy Lister Park CEIAG provider access policy.