Careers Focus

Careers Focus at Primet

Primet offers all students interesting and varied opportunities to explore the routes to achieve their ambitions and dreams in the world of work. There is online support for parents and carers to have those important conversations with your child https://www.talkingfutures.org.uk

Our objective is for all students to understand and develop their essential skills and qualities needed to enter a future workplace. Linking the learning of essential employability skills with our Primet Positives to ensure that our students are prepared, focused and ready to take their next steps.

There is a careers area in the Oracle where students can access information, a careers room for drop in sessions and appointments with a Careers Adviser. All Key Stage 4 students have the opportunity for at least one Careers guidance appointment with the Careers Adviser, to help them make vital career choices.

Students have dedicated Careers Personal Development time once a week and careers education is embedded into the wider curriculum.

We support students to gain insight into the ‘real life’ working world through work experience, workplace and employer visits and mock interviews. These support our students to develop their self-confidence and communication skills, which will assist them as they progress into further education or employment.

We are building strong local industry links so that employers, professionals and local training providers can work with students and teachers to further expand knowledge and experiences.

In 2022, our school achieved the Barclays Life Skills Award for the work done supporting students to gain employability skills.

To view our Careers Policy, please click here.

CEIAG

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance at Primet

Our academy is committed to ensuring all of our students have access to highly impartial careers advice and to a range of employers who can support them in considering their future. To help us do this we align our CEIAG Plan to the Gatsby Benchmarks which have been explicitly referenced throughout the DfE’s Careers Strategy (December 2017) the Statutory Guidance for careers (January 2018) and aligns to the delivery of independent careers guidance to Year 7-11 studentss in accordance with section 42A of the Education Act 1997.

Future U is a website of Lancashire based information for students, parents & carers, and teachers: https://lancashirefutureu.org.uk

In Year 10, students are supported to register for a Barclays Life Skills account and it has a lot of resources suitable for all ages 14+ https://barclayslifeskills.com as well as Barclays Life Skills coming into the school to deliver employability, CV writing and Interview Skills workshops.

Some of the website’s students will explore in Careers Personal Development time and we promote them using are:

https://icould.com This has a section to help students choose their GCSEs and a fun personality quiz.

https://www.prospects.ac.uk Lots of useful information on various jobs, pathways to university and a career planning tool

https://www.youthemployment.org.uk  Links for young people to careers resources

https://www.ucas.com Searching for courses at university and their entry requirements

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk Up-to-date information on different jobs and career planning

https://successatschool.org Useful links to explore Careers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers Can see what GCSEs to choose for different jobs

https://www.stem.org.uk/secondary/careers  Designed for 14-16-year olds to explore routes from studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

https://www.careersbox.co.uk  A free online library of careers related videos and information

https://amazingapprenticeships.com Information and resources for student and parents/carers to explore and apply for apprenticeships.

Please download the document below to find out more about our CEIAG provision.

Work Experience

Colne Primet Academy supports all Year 10 students to take part in the two-week opportunity, with students encouraged to source their own placement. We can support by making suggestions of employers, giving advice on how to contact and we have developed a program to support them feeling prepared and ready for this.

Students are required to complete their Work Experience Form for their placement and return it to their Head of Year or the Careers Team, before the deadline at the start of February. 

The development program to support them includes Barclays LifeSkills (The Talent Foundry) delivering tailored workshops on CV writing, interview skills, employability skills and how to communicate digitally in the world of work. This is continued during Careers Personal Development time with relevant videos and short lessons, workshops and self-study, but also assemblies, and discussed in Careers Guidance appointments.

Beyond Primet

This section is to support with those big career making decisions. We aim that the support at Colne Primet ensures that young people are aware of their own interests, skills and aspirations. They understand the opportunities and world of work, and are able to make use of all of this when considering career and academic related decisions.

The National Careers Service can give lots of information and is available to help via telephone or webchat: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

Future U can give you information about opportunities in Lancashire: https://lancashirefutureu.org.uk

Most colleges can take applications and some even offer short courses that start at different times throughout the year. They offer open evenings throughout the academic year, or you can call to explore the possible routes and courses. Here is the contact information for the ones most chosen by our students:

https://www.nelson.ac.uk or call 01282 440 200

https://www.accross.ac.uk or call 01254 389 933

https://www.burnley.ac.uk or call 01282 733373

https://www.craven-college.ac.uk or call 01756 791411

https://www.myerscough.ac.uk or call 01995 642222

Colleges are also able to make links with employers for Apprenticeships, but there are also specialist Training Providers that do this and short Traineeships programmes to help you prepare for full time employment:

North Lancs Training Group https://www.nltg.co.uk or call 01254 395355

Training 2000 https://www.training2000.co.uk or call 01254 54659

Look for Apprenticeship vacancies on: https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

Employability and well-being support for 16-24-year olds is offered at: https://activelancashire.org.uk/

Princes Trust offer 12 week programmes to support 16-25 year olds in gaining confidence and skills: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/get-job/boost-your-confidence

And don’t forget the advice and resources available on the Barclays LifeSkills website to build a CV, practise interview skills and is for everyone from 14+: https://barclayslifeskills.com

For exploring courses available at universities: www.ucas.com

Advice on writing a personal statement for university applications: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/applying-for-university/getting-into-university/personal-statements-for-university-applications

To improve employability or transferrable skills on your mobile phone or computer: https://www.skillsbuilder.org/about-launchpad

Improve your employment prospects, gain skills and increase self confidence by volunteering. Contact a local firm, many of whom would be happy to support this or look at all the advice on: https://www.prospects.ac.uk