Careers Education, Advice and Guidance

Careers Leader: Mr W Ali

At Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School, we aim to prepare our pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. Careers education and guidance is an essential part of this process, so we ensure that all our learners get access to a programme of careers education lessons, as well as face-to-face guidance from an independent, professionally-qualified careers adviser.

For more information please email w.ali@decschool.co.uk

To support these activities, we share careers information as part of our school topic day and year 11’s have weekly input from our careers advisor Geoff Bowen who is able to provide access to information on local opportunities for work, volunteering, education and apprenticeships

Note: We are currently undertaking a full review of our careers provision at DEC - further information will be published shortly (by end of November 2018)

Careers education

We are keen to see our pupils move into post-16 and post-18 choices that suit their skills, interests, personality, values and which take account of their motivations. Pupils are encouraged to consider what is important to them and increase their self-awareness through the careers education programme. The programme enables pupils to develop their personal insight, careers knowledge and develop career planning and management skills.

Careers guidance

Pupils will get the opportunity to meet with a careers adviser at key decision points in their school life, and at other times if they are in particular need of support. At this time, they can talk about their ideas for the future, explore the range of options after they leave school and plan the steps to achieve their end goal. Pupils can expect advice and guidance that is personalised, comprehensive and impartial.

We aim to enable our pupils to make informed choices about their future learning and career pathways.

Any student can book a one to one appointment with our external careers advisor by visiting the work related learning office.

Useful Websites & Resources

How2become is a great company with lots of resources available for pupils and parents to find out more about potential career pathways. The site and resources includes advice and guidance on how to get into specific careers, what you need to study, and what interview questions might be involved in the process of getting the job. Check them out!