CAREERS EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE ENTITLEMENT STATEMENT - KEY STAGE 4

As a pupil of King Ethelbert School you are entitled to receive a programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance.

By the end of Key Stage 4 you will be helped to: -

Find out more about yourself

• Use debate, review, reflection and action planning to explore and develop your career ideas
• Use work related learning and experiences to build your skills and to shape your career progression
• Understand and respond to the main influences affecting your learning and work

Find out more about what opportunities there are in learning and work

• Understand the changing world of work and the impact that has on the decisions you make
• Explore and understand the choices open to you once you leave school, by using a wide range of resources and information, advice and guidance

Find out more about how to achieve your goals and ambitions

• Find out how to increase your employability and how to make effective and successful applications for learning and work through to the interview process
• Identify your priorities and options and make decisions for your future that take account of the financial impact of each one

You can expect to be

• Treated equally with others
• Given information, advice and guidance that is up to date and impartial
• Treated with respect by visitors to the school who are part of the careers programme
• Given extra help and support if you have special needs