Meadow High School

Achieving Together

Careers Department

Welcome to The Careers Department

Careers Lead
Assistant Headteacher, Sixth Form
Mrs A Fabisch

Careers Advisor,
Work Experience Co-Ordinator,
Transition
Mrs S Stock

Lead Job Coach (Marriott)
Mrs S Kabhoo

Meadow High School Careers Strategy

Meadow High has a holistic approach to its careers programme and is designed to meet the needs of all students to help them with:

  • Independence skills
  • Vocational pathways
  • Supported internships
  • Employer engagement
  • Work experience
  • Business enterprise programme
  • Preparation for work (World of Work) 
  • Transition 

We work in partnership with Education Development Trust, Shaw Trust, Marriott Hotel, JobCentre Plus and the Local Authority. Our independent careers adviser, qualified to level 6/7 is available to all students. Parents/guardians are actively encouraged to attend careers meetings and are invited into school to meet the local providers/colleges and employers.

We offer a differentiated work related curriculum from year 8 to year 14 where the students learn about the world of work including: understanding different job roles; learning about health and safety at a workplace; preparing for interviews; creating CV’s; understanding work relationships and language at work; learning about teamwork, problem solving and communication; knowing your rights and responsibilities at work; exploring job opportunities and preparing for work experience.

 

The Eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance

We are actively working towards the Gatsby benchmarks:

1. A stable careers programme 

2. Learning from career and labour market information

3. Addressing the needs of each pupil

4. Linking curriculum learning to careers

5. Encounters with employers and employees

6. Experiences of workplaces

7. Encounters with further and higher education

8. Personal guidance

The school works with many local employers to ensure that the students have a valuable and supported experience. These include:

The Clancy group, Higgins construction, Greencore Food to go, Brompton factory, Royal Mail, Tesco, Brentford Football club, SCS Railways in partnership with HS2, Marriott Hotel, Rural Garden Centre, Intu Uxbridge, Funky Flowers, Ansells garden Centre, Dove Tail, Hayes Park School,  Local retail shops, Various charity shops, Oasis soft play, Early years Education settings, Local Care Home,

Providers' Access Policy

Pupil entitlement: 

All pupils in years 7-14 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;
  • hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies, group discussions, coffee mornings and taster events;
  • understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.

As it deems appropriate for our pupils, the school will provide meaningful encounters with employers and educational providers including, a minimum of two encounters with providers of technical education in each Key Stage.

Management of provider access requests procedure: 

A provider wishing to request access should contact our Careers’ team: 

Mrs A. Fabisch - Careers Leader

Mrs S. Stock - Careers Advisor, Work Experience Coordinator, KS5 Transition Officer

Mrs S. Khaboo - Lead Job Coach

Phone: 01895443310, ext. 244

The school will work with providers in order to identify the most effective opportunity for them to share information about education and training opportunities. 

Careers Department Mission Statement

At MHS we do more than just help our students gain qualifications. We are preparing them for independence and all that it entails. We are committed to raising standards of attainment and providing students with the skills needed to progress successfully into further education, employment, and adult life. 

We want our pupils to be able to fulfill their potential and prepare for life after Meadow. This includes delivering a breadth of opportunities and experiences that our pupils can start to build their own future pathways on. As we aim to do this, we are also fully aware of the impact the difficulties our pupils have due to the nature of their needs and we look to how we can start to overcome these barriers, working alongside our pupils and their families.

INTENT:

What will our pupils experience throughout their careers curriculum at Meadow?

● Access to work related learning from Year 7 onwards - learning that is linked through their curriculum provision and also explicitly delivered sessions i.e through DWP

● Engagement with different employers and providers in a variety of formats such as assemblies, visits, talks, project work, careers events, Employers’ Evenings, Enterprise Days, Vocational Pathways, Work Experience, Supported Internship

● Impartial careers advice and support from a careers advisor

● Staff who are committed to and passionate about helping our pupils develop as they make key decisions and prepare for their future pathways

● Support in working with pupils and their families as they prepare for their future and for life after Meadow to consider work as a life goal

Why do we want this?

● We want our pupils to know their skills and strengths; know what they are good at, what they find hard and how they can managed their difficulties 

● We want our pupils to work towards independent living and/or working

● We want them to have hope and optimism, sense of purpose, adaptability and resilience

● We want our pupils to have access to, and engagement in, decent work - voluntary or paid

● We want our pupils to learn and make progress so they can thrive and experience success in their future pathways

● We want our pupils to pursue and value their own wellbeing and happiness 

● We want our pupils to be fully informed about different career pathways 

IMPLEMENTATION:

How will we deliver this?

● Pupils’ access to a careers curriculum from Year 7 onward which will be regularly monitored and evaluated to ensure it is fit for purpose.

● Experiences of different workplaces and environments, with support from our Job Coaches

● Meaningful encounters with employers and educational providers including, as it deems appropriate, a minimum of two encounters with providers of technical education in each Key Stage. 

● Enterprise and Careers Days

● Embedding the careers within the curriculum

● Supported Internship and work experience opportunities

IMPACT:

What is our expected impact?

● A whole school approach ensures that careers is considered an important aspect throughout life at MHS for pupils in preparation for adulthood.

● Pupils will have a successful transition on from Year 11 into Post 16 and beyond school

● Pupils will have had experience of a wide range of opportunities, interests, and options so they are best placed to make informed decisions about their future choices

● Pupils will develop the skills needed for them to be more independent and employable, whether that is voluntarily or paid

● Pupils will know the value of having work and commitments in their lives

● Pupils will know that they have a valued and important part to play in the world in which they live and they can and are motivated to contribute to society in a way which best suits their interests, skills and needs.

● Pupils will know about and make use of the range of support and advice that is available to them in order to support their choices and decision making as they progress on from Meadow

● Pupils will have an increased sense of confidence, having experience of work related/independence tasks both internally and externally.

● Pupils and families will understand that work, not just college, is an option post Meadow 

● Pupils’ and their families’ aspirations and expectations regarding employment will raise 

Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance
(CEIAG) Policy

The above Policy can be found on our
STATUTORY INFORMATION / STATUTORY POLICIES page.

The Additional Statement below will be added to the Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Policy:

"All pupils in years 7-14 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; hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options events, assemblies, group discussions, coffee mornings and taster events; understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses. As it deems appropriate for our pupils, the school will provide meaningful encounters with employers and educational providers including, a minimum of two encounters with providers of technical education in each Key Stage." 

 

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