Student Entitlement
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School will support students to develop their learning and employment decisions by focusing on the Gatsby Benchmarks, these are:
- A stable careers programme.
- Learning from career and labour market information.
- Addressing the needs of each student.
- Linking curriculum learning to careers.
- Encounters with employers and employees.
- Experiences of workplaces.
- Encounters with further and higher education.
- Personal Guidance.
In order to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School will:
- Provide opportunities to find out about technical education qualifications and apprenticeships opportunities, as part of a tutorial programme which provides information on the full range of education and training options available at each transition point.
- Provide opportunities to hear from a range of local providers and employers about the opportunities they offer, including technical education and apprenticeships, through options events, assemblies and group discussions and taster events.
- Provide opportunities to understand how to make applications for the full range of academic and technical courses.
- Every pupil has the opportunity to request a guidance interview with the school's Careers Lead whenever significant study or career choices are being made.
- All year 10 to 13 students will have at least one such interview by the age of 18, with priority given to SEND/EHCP students.
The school tailor’s careers activities and educational goals to the needs of each student, taking account of their prior knowledge and skills, the choices and transitions they face and any additional support that may be needed to overcome barriers to progression. The school challenges the stereotypes and disparities that exist across different courses and jobs to ensure that students from all backgrounds, including those with SEND, consider the widest possible range of careers.
This includes using LMI, destinations patterns and employers in a range of jobs to address, for example, gender differences in the take up of STEM subjects or in the proportion of students pursuing apprenticeships.
Unifrog – The Complete Destinations Platform
In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next steps, we use Unifrog; an award-winning, online destinations platform. Unifrog is the universal destinations platform and is designed to support learners in making the most informed decisions about their futures and has a range of tools that are suitable for all year groups. Each student will have their own account where they can explore all the career and next step options available to them and find information on everything from managing their workload to writing a winning CV. Students have access to a wide variety of video and written content, and interactive quizzes and tests, including:
| Section of the platform
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Examples of what students can do
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Suitable age range
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| Quizzes
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Finding their interests, personality type, preferred work environment, and skillset.
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Years 7-13
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| Exploring pathways
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Explore careers, career sectors, subjects, sign up to free webinars, explore MOOCs and courses, and find wider reading materials.
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Years 7-13
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| Recording what you’ve done
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Record their in-class and extracurricular activities, record examples of their skills, and see the record of CEIAG events the school has added to their accounts.
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Years 7-13
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| Searching for opportunities
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Find scholarships, activities, and bursaries to support there HE journey. Find and compare degrees in the UK and overseas, live apprenticeships, and FE courses.
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Years 10-13
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| Application materials / Making applications
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Write their CV, cover letter, Personal Statement, and more. Track their applications and record their Post 16 / 18 intentions.
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Years 11-13
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Students will access the platform by signing in to Unifrog using their email address and password and they can do so from any computer, tablet, or smartphone. We would encourage you to use the platform with your child so you can support them through the process of deciding their next step.
Parents can also have your own Unifrog account. You’ll be able to research careers, attend webinars delivered by employers and universities to learn more about their opportunities, and compare pathways so you can support your child in making an informed decision about their next step.
Parent/Career Entitlement
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School understands the need for parents and carers to be involved in this process. To facilitate this, parents/carers will:
- Have access to Information on our website about the careers provision.
- Be able to have discussions with school staff at parents' evenings about careers and the opportunities available.