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VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM
On track for success – implementing a new careers programme to benefit all
Multi-Academy Trust, is a joint Catholic and Church of England academy with over 848 students and 96 staff. The school’s head teacher is Mrs Jeniffer Sing
who, together with her senior leadership team, ensures students from all walks of life have the opportunity to flourish and thrive. The state-of-art facilities mean that every year group has access to the very best inclusive, engaging, progressive and relevant curriculum.
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n our View from the classroom feature this month, we’re delighted to hear from
Caroline Swarbrick, careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) Manager at the All Saints Multi-Academy Trust, who has created and implemented an innovative and engaging CEIAG programme for The Academy of St Nicholas, one of the Trust’s schools.
Tell us about your school Located in Garston, south Liverpool, The Academy of St Nicholas, part of the All Saints
What does your role involve? As part of the trust and the academy’s dedicated careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG), a trust CEIAG manager implements and oversees the offering so that it is aligned with Gatsby benchmarks. The overall strategy focusses on developing skills for employment in order to create well-rounded students who have business awareness, confidence, good communication and interpersonal skills, and are reliable and dependable individuals. It’s my job to build strong links within the
business community. Garston is close to Speke which is home to not only Liverpool John Lennon Airport but also to a number of well-known organisations and businesses such as Lloyds Banking Group and The Riverside Group. Bringing these opportunities to students is so
important. The social context of The Academy of St Nicholas means that aspirations aren’t always where they should be, and we are working tirelessly to ensure our current and future cohorts are ambitious go-getters.
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www.education-today.co.uk I have over 15 years’ experience in delivering
careers provision in schools and communities, am a level 6 qualified career guidance and development professional, and have been at All Saints Multi Academy Trust for four and half years now. During this time, I was asked to spearhead an innovative and engaging CEIAG programme for The Academy of St Nicholas.
Aspirations week Pre-COVID, my team and I would hold an annual “aspirations week” which looked at raising the aspiration of all Year 10 students, no matter the career path they were hoping to embark on. The off-timetable week included team building
activities, world of workdays, visits to universities, as well as vocational opportunities such as construction site visits. A wealth of employer talks and networking
events also took place with the Bank of America, Austin Smith Lord Architects, Crowne Plaza, as well as other professionals from engineering, healthcare, architecture, finance, construction, hospitality, medicine, health and life sciences sectors. The biggest hurdle for us during COVID was
the sudden changes implemented by the DfE, meaning that career initiatives couldn’t be planned too far in advance as these could be cancelled at short notice. It was difficult to second guess what changes from the DfE might come into place when cases increased during certain times of the year. External companies and individuals were unable to come into school to speak to students but fortunately, Zoom and
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