CIEAG Entitlement

Careers Information, Education, Advice and Guidance (CIEAG) Entitlement

Take part in a careers programme in years 7-11 that helps them to:

Understand their education, training, employment and other progression opportunities
Develop the skills they need to plan and manage their own personal development and career progression
Access relevant information and learning from taster activities and experience of work (in year 8 during administration support, and in year 10 with an employer)
Provide feedback and ideas on how to improve the careers programme.
Have access to, and support with using careers information that is both timely and easily accessible, including information from other providers, the internet, and career advisors
All curriculum areas will also include careers within their subject areas. This will be within lesson content and displays within their area showing potential pathways and some of the careers that the subject could lead in to.

Obtain careers guidance that is:

Impartial
Confidential
Focused on their individual needs and is fit for purpose
Supportive of equal opportunities
Provided by people with relevant training and expertise
Students are able to arrange a personal interview with our Connexions Advisors, Tanuja Patel and Kukki Dhesi, who are based in Arena Academy twice weekly.

Receive CEIAG information via Arena newsletters and hand-outs at parents’ evenings.
Access information re CEIAG on the school website
Be able to email the our Connexions Advisors with regard to any career related questions
Be able to speak to our Connexions Advisors at years 8-11 parent evenings

Exploring Opportunities / Broadening Horizons – By the end of Year 7 students will:

Develop awareness of the world of work, including a breadth of positions and methods of working
Be able to identify the key skills for employment
Undertaken personal self–evaluation, including: – Future ambitions and necessary steps
Understand the importance of developing positive employability skills

Building the Future – By the end of Year 8 students will:

Have opportunities to explore post 14 options & their implications for post 16, post 18 and future aspirations
Have developed awareness of careers linked to curriculum subjects (through content and skills)
Have opportunities to investigate local Labour Market Information (LMI)
Have had opportunities to engage with a range of employers and providers to experience meaningful encounters

Opening Doors – By the end of Year 9 students will:

Understand the value of understanding their own skills and qualities and be able to link these to potential post 16 / post 18 pathways
Develop an awareness of self, including the importance of a professional social media profile and employability skills, including attendance and punctuality
Have an understanding of the pathways available to them and how these lead to the ‘next steps’
Have had opportunities to engage with a range of employers and providers, including FE and HE establishments, to experience meaningful encounters
Begin to understand organisational structures
Begin to have an understanding of what makes an entrepreneur and develop an awareness of the challenges and benefits of starting your own business

Step Up, Stand Out – by the end of Year 10 students will:

Have encountered first-hand experience of researching, applying for and engaging with an organisation for work experience
Have had the experience of exposure to key employability skills in the context of an actual working environment
Have had opportunities to recognise the skills and qualities that are needed in a variety of jobs, including entrepreneurs
Have the opportunity to articulate ‘employment self’ through their personal statement
Have had opportunities to engage with a range of employers and providers, including FE and HE establishments, to experience meaningful encounters
Have had opportunities to visit FE and HE providers
Have had optional access to impartial information, advice and guidance from the school’s careers advisor

Post 16 & Beyond – Be Prepared – By the end of Year 11 students will:

Have completed a fully functional CV and personal statement that focuses on their skills and qualities
Have had opportunities to engage with a range of employers and providers, including FE and HE establishments, to experience meaningful encounters
Have attended a session with the careers adviser and produced an action plan in order to help them make decisions about post-16 options
Have an appropriate career plan for post 16 with a view to post 18 and beyond pathways
Have made applications to more than 1 appropriate post 16 providers

Students in Years 8-11 are entitled:

To find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a careers programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point
To hear from a range of local providers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships – through options evenings, assemblies and group discussions, parents evenings and taster events
To understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses