Careers Education and Guidance
The aim of careers guidance in the school is to prepare all students to take their place to the full in society, both as workers and as members of their local community.
This is the basis of the Careers and Futures Rationale at The Sele School:
Fundamentally, school should be about teaching students about the world and what they may want to aspire to. Subjects should be foundational in learning about the world of work and what their subjects can lead to.
Our school Careers and Futures Rationale cements the importance of school as a stepping stone to future and future careers. Our Careers provision aims to help our students to unlock their potential by giving them experiences from a diverse range of opportunities. From Year 7 onwards students will experience activities specifically designed to help them think about their long term aims and aspirations both within the classroom and though Career specific activities.
This is underpinned by our school moto Non Ducor Duco- I am not led; I lead. We want all students to feel invested in their future decisions and for them to feel invested in.
We open the wider world to our students through a series of outreach employer talks, tailor made careers-based packages and videos, in person work shadowing and visits to colleges and university. In lessons, all students will be exposed to subject specific Career discussion and 5 sessions a year are devoted to careers and Futures within the curriculum.
Possibilities, not probabilities.
We benefit from close links and an effective working relationship with Services for young people who are always available to give detailed information and advice concerning employment and Further and Higher education. The policy of the school is to introduce Careers and futures Education in Year 7. In Year 9, when subject and course choices are discussed, care is exercised to ensure that the selection of subjects retains an open career choice path.
During Year 10 students have the opportunity to take part in both work experience and a Careers fairs where students have the opportunity to speak with a wide variety of professions and industries.
Important decisions concerning future careers are made in Year 11: the transition from compulsory schooling to Sixth form studies, Apprenticeship, Further Education and Post-16 courses in school are taken very seriously with Students able to avail of 1-2-1 meetings with a SFYP advisor and with the Careers and Futures lead in school.
Post-16 students are carefully advised on Higher Education courses at universities and other places of Further Education. They are also given relevant information regarding employment and training schemes.
For further details please refer to the following documents:
The Sele School Careers Information, Advice and Guidance Protocol the
Careers Information Sheet and the
If your child would like a meeting with our Services for Young People Advisor, Kath Weston, please contact Mrs Brady. Further information can also be obtained by following the link
https://www.services for young people.org/
Or check out the Government's Education Hub, where you can find lots of information about education and Post-16 options.
For the Careers and Futures News Round Up for Spring 2024 please click on the link.
You can also follow the Careers and Futures Instagram account for the latest news @seleschoolcareersandfutures
You can also follow the link to access the Parents and Carers Guide to Careers, an in-depth document to support your young person on their careers and futures journey.
Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal
The Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal is a one-stop-shop for careers information and resources designed specifically for students, parents, teachers and employers. Here you will find information related to careers, job sectors, employer spotlights, virtual encounters and more. You can also access a live Hertfordshire jobs search.
The portal offers the chance to enjoy webinars on a range of career related topics delivered by experts in the field, allowing you really get a feel for the subject and helping you to decide whether you might have found your future career. To go to the Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal, which includes information for Students, Parents, Carers, Employers and Teachers, just click on the link.
Careers Information Resources
Students wishing to explore Careers options may find the following helpful:
Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People - Part of Hertfordshire County Council, providing youth work projects, information, advice and guidance, work related learning and wider support for young people in Hertfordshire.
Amazing Apprenticeships - A leading organisation in the education sector, founded to tackle misconceptions about apprenticeships and promote the benefits.
Find an apprenticeship - a Government portal for finding and applying for apprenticeships in England.
Unifrog - A universal destinations platform that helps students to learn more about their interests, skills and routes to careers for the future. All students in the school have password access to their own accounts that can be accessed form school and home.
University Compare - Information to allow you to compare and contrast Undergraduate Degree Courses.
Choices Magazine - Parent and Carer Guide to apprenticeships and technical education. Free of charge; sign up to receive it every month direct to your inbox.
Amazing Apprenticeships Parents and Carer Zone - follow the link to explore apprenticeships and technical education
Careerometer
Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.
It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.
