As part of our commitment to prepare pupils for their future we have partnered with an innovative online resource called Start.

Start will help students to connect with their future career potential, develop their employability and help them to explore future career and study options at school or at home. Parents can also use Start to find out more about jobs, training and study opportunities for themselves. Full details of how to register can be found here.

As part of our careers programme, here are just a few of the activities our pupils will have access to:

• Independent careers advice – All of our students have access to an independent careers adviser throughout the year. All Year 11 students will have a compulsory meeting to discuss all options available to them after Year 11.

• Careers assemblies – We highlight key trends in the local labour market and ensure we link our assemblies to areas our students are most interested in. This year our assembly will focus on green careers.

• Careers champions – we have careers champions across all subject areas who are passionate about giving advice, tops and have the expert knowledge to help you in your choose career.

• Careers Day

• We participate in National Apprenticeship Week, National Careers Week and Green Careers Week.

• Open Evening for students and parents to support with key decisions such as Year 9 Options Evening and Year 11 Careers Evening.

• Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 students all have a dedicated Microsoft teams pages allowing them access to up to date LMI, external provider information, key deadlines, support and advice throughout the year.

As part of our careers programme, all pupils are provided with a START Profile. Parents and carers can access this at home we encourage parents and carers to spend some time on START with our students, looking at their profile and discussing possible career options.

Beyond this, are a number of ways you can support young people in their early career search:

• Attend parent’s information evenings in Year 9 and 11 so that you understand the next steps and opportunities available to your child.

• Encourage them to explore the different options available at 14, 16 and 18 such as apprenticeships, college, sixth form, degree apprenticeships or university.

• Encourage your child to consider which of their subjects they enjoy, and how this might link to future careers.

• Discuss their next steps with them – guide them to make realistic and aspirational choices.

• Help dispel common misconceptions of the workplace. For example, that certain jobs are for men or women, that apprenticeships are only for practical vocations like engineering, or that pupils need to wait until they start looking for work before they gain experience of the wider world of work.

• Help them explore the jobs and training opportunities that are available locally, either through START or through the ‘Find an apprenticeship’ section of the government website.

• Encourage your child to use local Labour Market Information to support their career choices. You will find a link to the LMI Humber website below.

• Encourage them to develop their skills and qualities by participating in extra-curricular activities (personal development)

• Encourage them to attend school, be punctual and wear the correct uniform – this is preparing them for the workplace

If you need additional support with your career, have questions about the careers program, or would like to provide feedback, please feel free to email the careers team at careers@southhunlsey.org.uk

We are always interested in making new connections and links with local and national employers. Here are just some of the ways you can get involved, we are a forward thinking team and always looking for new ways to strengthen our offering.

• The Careers fairs – further education, apprenticeship and job providers are welcome to participate in our events. This year we are hosting an Apprenticeship fair in November and a Careers fair in March.

• Work experience – we will always welcome work experience placement opportunities from employers so if you think that you can help.

• Assemblies or lesson talks – if you feel that you can help with our assemblies or would like to give a talk to students in lessons, please contact us and will we work in conjunction to do our best to make this a reality

• Mentoring – should you feel that you can offer regular support to some of our students, please contact us as this is a very rewarding experience for both the mentor and mentee.