Careers Guidance
Careers education, information, advice and guidance is provided to all young people though a comprehensive PSHE programme.
At Edison Pace School, we are committed to preparing each young person for life beyond education. We ensure access to impartial career advice and have access to employers who can help young people consider their future options.
Careers Vision
To ensure young people, their parents and carers, are informed and prepared to achieve aspirational next steps into adulthood and the world of work. Providing young people with a brighter future.
Careers Contacts
- Careers Lead: M. Morrell
- SLT Careers Lead (Secondary): G. Pickford
- SLT Careers Lead (Primary): N. Weaver
- Careers Advisor: bought in service
They can be contacted on 01782 616660 or via info@edisonpace.co.uk
Careers - Primary
As part of our mission to provide young people with a brighter future, we provide early access to a wide range of careers information including future jobs and further education. We aim to nurture the aspirations of our young people and challenge career stereotypes. Through assemblies and Personal Tutor time, our young people access discussions and resources relating to different future job and career opportunities, this is supported further by a career’s week in the spring term. Our careers curriculum, named Aiming Higher, is embedded into our Life Skills lessons. In Lower Key Stage 2 young people will start exploring jobs and the skills required to do them. They will also interview our secondary Year 11 students about their career goals. Additionally, they will Investigate types of jobs, salaries and pay. In Upper Key Stage 2 our young people will visit local colleges and universities and complete a volunteering project in the local community.
Careers - Secondary
During Year 10 and 11 our young people are provided with opportunities to explore the next steps in their educational journey. This phase provides them with an insight into the varied options in Post 16 education as part of the careers curriculum. Young people can then go on to make informed choices towards their options.
To prepare for their transition at the end of Year 11, visits to college providers take place. These are within the Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire areas and local to their place of residence.
Young people are given the opportunity to take part in work experience at Key Stage 4 if deemed appropriate.
We consider the use of educational visits, education in the community, guest speakers and work experience, an essential element of our students overall educational entitlement as part of a planned curriculum and individualised programme. These experiences enable our young people to learn, develop, practise and generalise their learning in realistic settings and other environments.
All Year 11 young people have a careers plan provided by the Careers Advisor, with additional support provided by a dedicated key worker. This enables a bespoke transition programme for each young person on their journey into post-16 settings.
