Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls' School
'Career' Is Your Pathway Through Learning And Work
Welcome to our Careers Hub!
Here at Yesodey Hatorah, we encourage all students to
Think Ahead
'Preparing Pupils for their Future'
Think Ahead is designed to give students the skills to manage their careers successfully:
- raising achievement and aspiration
- making optimal choices
- maximising opportunities
- managing transitions
Good practice in Careers provision is set out in the eight Gatsby Benchmarks - please click here to see what these are and how we align with them.
Our Careers Policy can be found here.
Useful Numbers and Information
Please be aware that these take you external sites, and we cannot be responsible for the information there.
Parents & Students
Please see our Careers Year Overview below.
Please see useful numbers and links on the left.
We are proud to be partnered with Skills Builder, to develop the essential skills that students will need for life and their career. Please see more information via the link below.
For more information, or to discuss your daughter's career options, please contact the school Careers Leader, Mrs Lebhar : YHcareers@mail.com
Staff
We know how hard you work
...so we've made it easy to do!
Want to increase motivation and engagement?
Want an activity or visitor to support your curriculum?
Want to know more about current pathways - for you or your students?
To discuss anything careers-related, please contact the school Careers Leader
Mrs Lebhar - YHcareers@gmail.com
Check out small steps you can take here:
Employers / Businesses
We have several opportunities throughout the year for students to meet employers and career role models. If you would like to do a presentation or workshop for our students, or are happy to be involved in our programme in another way, please be in touch!
Please email YHcareers@gmail.com
We are particularly interested in hearing from employers who provide apprenticeships with on-site learning, local businesses, and alumnae.
Education Providers
You are welcome to take a look at the technical education provider access policy in the Policies section.
To be in touch with the Careers Leader, please email YHcareers@gmail.com
We are particularly interested in hearing from Apprenticeship providers who do training on-site at the workplace.
Careers Education Guidance (CEG) is central to Yesodey Hatorah’s overall aim of raising achievement for all pupils.
The school strives to provide appropriate guidance, up-to-date information and a range of opportunities to support pupils’ development to key points throughout their education.
The CEG programme aims to prepare pupils for the ever-changing opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life, to equip them with the skills to manage the choices, changes, and transitions ahead of them.
Careers Year Overview
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Year 7
Statement of Entitlement sent to parents
SKILLS - Bat Mitzvah Show
Key Skills: Communication ~ Teamwork ~ Creativity ~ Problem-Solving ~ Positivity ~ Resilience ~ Following Instruction
SKILLS - CST workshops
Key Skills : Thinking ahead ~
Preparing for unexpected situations ~ Communication
TRIP - Tower of London - Careers available
EVENT - Career Role Model - meet an author
Key Skill : Aiming High
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Year 8List Item 2
EVENT - Options meeting with parents, options booklet & support
TRIP - Orienteering Trip supporting careers in Geography, meeting an outdoor educator
Key Skill : Teamwork
EVENT - Meet an employer / Career Role Model
Key Skill : Aiming High
EVENT - Apprenticeship & Technical Education encounter
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Year 9List Item 3
TRIP - Flanders - careers in Wartime
EVENT - Enterprise Challenge - Meet entrepreneurs, learn the basics of business, pitch your ideas, run for profit!
Includes : Meet a Hiring Manager, application and interview tips
Key Skills : All eight Essential Skills, plus a few!
TRIP- Royal Courts of Justice - related careers, including law
TRIP - Science Institute - Computer Science class - STEM inspiration
EVENT - Cross-Curricular days - Art, Computers, Enterprise
Key Skill : Aiming High ~ Problem solving ~ Creativity ~ Listening ~ Staying Positive
EVENT - Apprenticeship & Technical Education encounter
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Year 10List Item 4
PROJECT - Acciona - Experience of a Workplace
Understanding roles within construction and waste management
Meet an employer & apprenticeship provider, career role models, and apprentices
Key Skills : Listening ~ Speaking ~ Teamwork ~ Creativity ~ Aiming High
EVENT - Meet a local Graphic designer (Graphics group)
TRIP - Orienteering Trip supporting careers in Geography, meeting an outdoor educator
EVENT - GCSE meeting with SLT for parents
TRIP - Studland Bay - supporting careers in geography
Project - Stratford Regeneration with DEC the Park - supporting careers in geography
EVENT - Further education visit
Understanding progression routes
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Year 11
EVENT - One to one interview with a trained advisor
Key Skills: Self-awareness ~ Aiming High
KNOWLEDGE - CV training and advice
SKILLS - Interview skills preparation
Headteacher Individual progress interview - review Year 10 report and options
Moving On in form time
Applications support. School references prepared and sent with early applications to ensure success
EVENT - Group visits to colleges of Further Education (eg. Seminaries)
EVENT - Meet an employer / Career Role Model
Key Skill : Aiming High
EVENT - Apprenticeship & Technical Education encounter
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cont. of Year 11
EVENT - Vocational Tasters & Work Insight sessions - Floristry, Photography, Baking / Fruit Art
Key Skills : Listening ~ Creativity ~ Problem-solving
Aftercare offered on Results day
SKILLS - School Choir
Key Skills : Leadership ~ Teamwork
SKILLS -School Show - Including writing the script
Key Skills: Leadership, Planning, Communication, Teamwork, Creativity, Problem-Solving, Positivity, Resilience, Following Instruction, Developing an idea, Presenting an idea in written form
TRIP - Parliament Trip
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All Years
Access to Careers information through the library or the Careers Leader
‘Career in Focus’ Events on a specific career or career path. Can include: display / speaker / activity
Parent Updates
Inspiring Speakers, including alumni / community role models
SKILLS - School Show
Developing interpersonal and intrapersonal skills
Curriculum links to Careers in core Chol subjects
Essential careers skills development in curriculum and extra-curricular
~ Skills Builder
~ PSHE
~ Extra-curricular activities
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SEND students
All students will be enabled to join Careers activities where possible, including SEND.
SEND students will benefit from additional careers discussions with the SENCO at their yearly review, and as relevant.
The SENCO works with SEND students to develop the eight essential skills, among other life skills, as part of their Individual Learning Plan.
The SENCO works with students and parents to identify and move towards a suitable progression route.
Destination data and pupil feedback following Careers events will be used to evaluate the careers programme.