Careers Education
Cambian Tyldesley School is to change this and ensure our learners have every opportunity available to them. Our vision is to increase the opportunities our students have of finding post 16 learning college courses, apprenticeships and quality paid employment post-education opportunities. We ensure this by providing consistent, high quality careers education for all of our students – delivered in a meaningful and appropriate way for their needs and circumstances. In order to support students to achieve their aspirations, careers education at Cambian Tyldesley School consists of the following five distinct strands:
Vocational Employability sessions to support students with identifying their skills, interests and talents. This includes CV writing, interview techniques and job applications.
Work Related Learning opportunities which offer meaningful vocational experience on site.
A variety of Social Enterprise Activities.
Off Site Work Experience at local businesses, including job coaching to support students at placements.
Support, including from external agencies, with planning futures for our students.
Key Information
Employability Overview
We help prepare students for working life and further learning through our integrated curriculum and employability training.
Preparation for working life and further learning
Embedding Employability supports constructive alignment – authentic and relevant learning objectives, teaching strategies and assessment. It helps identify and develop relevant and innovative pedagogic practice in the creation of the optimal experience for students.
Read below to see how our curriculum and employability training are integrated for meaningful transitions and futures.
KS3
Work experience
PSHE
Citizenship
Bespoke CIAG
Grow 20
Careers fairs
Employer exposure visits
Careers form sessions & weeks
Careers aspiration plans
For more information, click here.
KS4
Vocational profiling
Digital literacy
PSHE• Citizenship
Bespoke CIAG
Grow 20
HEI Taster days
Careers fairs
Work experience
Careers form sessions & weeks
Life skills
For more information, click here.
KS5
Community days
Independent travel training
Life skills
Vocational profiling
Mencap the right place project
Grow 20 Enterprise
Work experience – short and longer term
Bespoke CIAG
Personalised transition plan
Certificate in food safety and food hygiene
HEI taster days – University of Bolton, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, NHS open days
For more information, click here.
Supported Internship (Employer Dependant)
Qualification in Employability/ further learning
Job coaching
Bespoke CIAG
Personalised transition plan
Life skills
Employer Information
Cambian Tyldesley School fully welcome’s Employers, HEI, Apprenticeship providers and local colleges to help inform our students of Career routes and opportunities available to them to widen their knowledge of careers.
All of our students from Key stage 3 (aged 11) up to KS5 (Aged 16-19) are encouraged to engage with employers and undertake a form of appropriate work experience.
These are the ways we engage with employers:
Talks and presentations in school
Visits to employers
Taking part in Career’s week
Career’s fair
Work experience for classes or individuals
Job shadowing
If you would like to discuss the opportunity of working with our students please email: Jemma.westby@cambiangroup.com Another way we work with employers is through our supported internship programme which places our older students with an employer for four days per week for the academic year.
GA Career Links
GA Career Links work alongside school and organisations in the northwest, including the Careers & Enterprise Company - promoting the Gatsby benchmarks - preparing young people for the fast-changing world of work. Gemma has a national network that connects Schools & Colleges with employers and career programmes to create high-impact career opportunities for young people.
Useful Documents and Links
Discover a range of useful links including further education and local university websites, employment links and information about career choices.
Useful Links & Websites
Further Education
Local University Websites
Employment Links
Career Choices
Specialist Careers Portal
Careers Information Youth and Special Help
Videos
There are some great videos that can be utilised in the classroom by helping students discover more information about the different types of career.
This website has lots of videos you can explore by employment sector.
National Careers Service website also has free information for students.