Careers Information Advice and Guidance
Motivation, Careers and Community Lead: Michael Rafferty m.rafferty@warriner.oxon.sch.uk
Careers Administration Support: Anna Morton a.morton@warriner.oxon.sch.uk
Both Mr Rafferty and Mrs Morton can also be contacted by telephone through the main Reception on 01295 720777.
Careerpilot offers a wide range of online tools and information about careers.
The Warriner School has a proactive strategy for the Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) that we provide to young people. The strategy is embedded within a clear framework outlined below. It reflects the school’s ethos and meets the needs of all students by focussing on the Eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance:
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from career and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each pupil
- Linking curriculum to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
We provide access to a range of activities that inspire young people, including employer talks, a careers fair, motivational speakers, college and university visits. We also consider the needs of students who require more sustained or intensive support before they are ready to make career decisions. Mentoring is an important part of delivering against the duty of the school to deliver impartial careers advice. Careers education is provided across the year groups during Tutorial time where weekly activities, tailored to the year group, are provided across specific terms throughout the school year. In addition to this, enrichment activities support careers awareness and subjects are encourage to integrate careers into their individual curricula.
Support for all years delivered as modules within the Tutorial framework
From the start of life at The Warriner, pupils are coached into being aware of the reason that they are at school. The greater this awareness, the clearer the goals of the students and the more motivation is evident. This self-motivation is invaluable in terms of success for young people. We actively encourage the ‘I want to be a…’ philosophy from an early age.
Year 7 focus: Personal attributes - developing self-awareness with a view to future career choices
Year 8 focus: The importance of education in allowing choice – ensuring pupils understand the benefits of a good education and experience
Year 9 focus: Qualifications and gaining experience – focussing on the importance of choosing the correct options and using the school environment to support qualifications with achievements and experience.
Year 10 focus: Skills for employment - utilising the tools of work experience, CV and letters of application writing and mock interviews to introduce students to the process of embarking on a career. Exploring places of further education is also part of enrichment.
Year 11 focus: Preparation for post 16 opportunities – ensuring that students develop a goal for their next stage of education in order to provide purpose to their studies.
Years 12 and 13 focus: Working with the future in mind - Sixth Form students are provided with comprehensive advice and guidance from the outset on Post 18 options including; the UCAS progress; apprenticeship routes and alternative options. We utilise a number of guest speakers throughout the year to ensure students are given a broad range of options to consider as well as visiting a number of universities for open days and careers events. All Year 12 students are required to undertake community service and at least one MOOC over the course of the year to ensure that all applications and CVs are of the highest calibre. A further week of work experience is also mandatory which should support post 18 applications.
Please contact Mr Rafferty if you would like further information about our Careers programme.
Impartial Careers support
The Warriner School invests in the services of professional (level 6) careers advisors to support appropriately with extra careers advice. Individual appointments can be arranged where this support is required. Appointments are booked through their tutor.
Customers can call 0800 100 900 or contact us via email or webchat to speak to a qualified careers adviser. Phone lines and webchat are now available Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and every Saturday from 10am to 5pm. Careers education is further supported through mock interviews carried out in association with local business people who provide interviewers with a wealth of human resource experience to further our students' understanding of the requirements of the real world. This valuable contribution to our careers service in an integral part of the holistic approach to the education of our students. If you would like to take part in this process which happens in our term 1 in July for new Year 11 students, please contact : a.morton@warriner.oxon.sch.uk Destination data for our Year 11 and Year 13 school leavers is published annually on our main Results page. |
We are fervent supporters of the value of work experience which allows students to gain key insights into the world of work, its demands and opportunities.
Please click below for information regarding work experience:
Warriner Work Experience - Employer Information
Warriner Work Experience - Student Information
Warriner Work Experience - Parent Information
The Warriner School List of Employers
Year 10 Work Experience Passport
Year 12 Work Experience Passport
In addition, a few short videos have been produced to help explain more about the work experience programme.
Please scroll to the bottom of this page to view the videos.
All videos filmed and edited by Lucy H and interviews conducted by Harrison L as part of their work experience project.
Annual Careers Fair
Incorporated into the school's focus on careers is our annual careers fair. This is an evening event in the school hall providing the opportunity to meet with a diverse array of employers, Further Education providers and careers advisers. All students are welcome to attend along with parents and carers. This is an opportunity for parents to join with students to investigate possible options for particular interests. Our next careers fair will be February 2021. Companies and organisations interesting in exhibiting or supporting this event should contact Ms Anna Morton (Careers Admin Support) a.morton@warriner.oxon.sch.uk
Provider Access Policy - Employer Engagement
If you are part of an organisation or an interested party that feels they would like to support the students of the school through participation in school CIAG, the Provider Access Policy sets out the opportunities that exist. We value encounters with employers to inform, inspire and motivate.
Careers Software
The school utilises the icould careers website software to support careers guidance in an impartial way. From Year 7-13 pupils can login and be guided in their careers decision and supported with clear advice. Useful short videos about a variety of careers are available.
The Sixth Form subscribes to Unifrog to support and manage CIAG and the whole school makes use of Unifrog to record and support encounters of students with employers as well as aspects of teaching.
Useful Links for Teachers, Students and Families:
BBC Bitesize Careers A very useful website with lots of job ideas and information
MyWorldofWork Helpful for parents and carers too
GoConstruct Showcases the many career opportunities available in construction and the built environment.
Labour market information Oxfordshire Find out about trending careers in Oxfordshire
ApprenticeshipTrainingCompany Local current apprenticeship vacancies and information
OxfordshireApprenticeships Local current apprenticeship vacancies and information
ApprenticeshipListings Government apprenticeship website for all of England
AmazingApprenticeships Current apprenticeship vacancies and information
ApprenticeshipGuide Current apprenticeship vacancies and information
InstituteForApprenticeships Apprenticeships and technical education
UCAS Higher education and university applications
NotGoingToUni Explore options outside of the traditional university route
UCAS Alternatives to going to university
OXME Oxfordshire Education, Employment and Training Services
Government Kickstart scheme A temporary employment programme
A Parent's View Video
The Warriner's View Video
Overview Video
An Employer's View Video
A Year 11 Student's View Video
A Year 12 Student's View Video