Careers Education and Employability

Careers Programme Information

Careers Leader – Mrs Lorraine McCormac: lorrainemccormac@bbrook.co.uk   

Aim and Vision

We aim to deliver a high quality careers education for young people with special educational needs that is delivered in a meaningful and appropriate way. 

Our vision is to develop the employability skills of our young people to increase their opportunities in adulthood. Education, Health and Care plans are central in how we help young people achieve their aspirations for adult life, including to work, where appropriate. 

We believe that Careers enables students to:

 Understand themselves and their opportunities and have developed the right skill set and be able to take their next steps. 

3 main areas

• Self Development - Developing yourself through Career, employability and enterprise education
• World of Work - Learning about Careers and the world of work
• Careers management - Developing your career management and employability skills

The key employability skills are:

Employability in the 6th Form

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Policy November 2023

Application for Provider Access

Labour Market Information (LMI) is used to make informed career choices. We use this information to guide and assist our young people towards the world of work and adulthood.  The information is related to employment standards and requirements, education and training, and career options.  There is also additional information in the link below to help young people prepare for adulthood.

If you are an employer and feel that you could help our students experience the world of work, please get in touch. This could be a work experience placement, a question and answer session or maybe a virtual tour of your place of work.        

Useful websites

Future Destinations

A is a digital platform to provide information and signposting to education and employment post 16 options for young people with disabilities

Future Destinations | A platform to support education leavers with disabilities

SEMLEP

Career Opportunities broadcasts about local occupational groups. 

Who we are (semlep.com)

South East Midlands labour market information.

Relevant and detailed labour market information directly from employers. This will enable better-informed decision making about attainment and training provision and content, aligned with the requirements of employers. 

School Labour Market Information (semlep.com)

Prospects

Information on jobs, work experience and pathways

Job sectors | Prospects.ac.uk

National Careers Service

Find out what a job involves and if it’s right for you.

Explore careers | National Careers Service

icould

Take a closer look at selected subjects and issues, with a selection of videos, guides and advice. Explore careers - icould

Career Zones

Explore the Career Zones to find out all about the different jobs you can do, what to study and how to get there, whether you're planning to leave school or heading to collegei. Each zone has helpful interviews, advice and links to set you on the right path to career superstardom. 

Success at School: Career Zones

Specific Job categories

Construction GoConstruct - the construction industry guide to careers

Construction Is A Career Like No Other | Go Construct

Be creative - Creative Industries Federation - Discover creative careers https://discovercreative.careers/#/

Healthcare - NHS Find Your Career

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/FindYourCareer

and

https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

Care Careers – Skills for Care

Think Care Careers (skillsforcare.org.uk)

Transport & Logistics careers

https://www.allaboutcareers.com/career-industry/transport-logistics/