________________________________ Careers

 

At Riverside Bridge School, in line with the Government’s careers strategy, we aim to make sure that all pupils, from the age of 4 to 16 access a bespoke education through our development of a Careers Curriculum.

We believe high quality careers advice and practical support in terms of access (e.g. pupils are supported with arranging and attending college interviews and visits), is absolutely essential if pupils are going to achieve their potential in their future life.

 

Outline of our 2022-23 Work-Related Learning Programme:

Curriculum Pathways and Termly Themes	Autumn Term Marvellous Me Once Upon A Time	Spring Term Claws & Paws Our Wonderful World	Summer Term A Bug's Life Life At Sea
Seeds	Work around Self-Awareness Work around Narrating, Listening and Illustrating	Work around Animal Care Jobs in the Community	Work around Sustainable Gardening Work around Marine Life

 

Curriculum Pathways and Termly Themes	Autumn Term Culture & Beliefs	Spring Term Stories	Summer Term Transports
Roots	Jobs around Event Planning	Representation of Jobs in Books	Work related to Modes of Transport
Branch	Jobs in Leisure & Tourism	Jobs in Publishing	Jobs in the Wider Field of Transport
Leaf	Careers in Religion	Careers within Television/ News Programs	Careers in the Travel Industry

 

Curriculum Pathways and Termly Themes	Autumn Term Personal Development Preparation for Adulthood	Spring Term Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Awareness	Summer Term Community Participation Independent Living Skills
Year 10	Interpersonal Skills	Citizenship	Travelling in the Community and Using Health Services
Year 11	Preparation for College	Work Experience	Preparation for Life Beyond Riverside Bridge School

 

Work Experience

Pupils in Year 10 & 11 l have the opportunity to engage in work experience.

This opportunity to go and work in the wider community is invaluable and allows our pupils:

•  to apply the transferable skills learned in the classroom in a real-life context.
•  to further improve their skills by making learning more relevant and practical
•  to develop their personal and social skills
•  to develop an understanding of work and its related responsibilities
•  to broaden their awareness of the world of work
•  to be introduced the knowledge and skills of particular occupational area/s
•  to begin to make the transition from school

 Here are our  Year 11 pupils working in the Cooking & Nutrition department at Riverside Bridge School, at Wellgate Farm and Morrisons.

 

Impact of our Careers Programme

Careers activity needs to be relevant and inspirational for our pupils. We measure and assess the impact of our careers programme through:

• the Gatsby Benchmarks which we use to measure the quality of our provision and to develop it further. Follow this link to find the latest Careers Benchmarking done by Compass.

• our Year 11 Destination Figures

We track our Year 11 school leavers each summer to confirm post-16 plans, and we aim to have as few ‘NEET’ (Not in Education, Employment or Training) destinations as possible.

A strong investment in our careers programme reflects our positive destination figures.

 

 

Year 11 Leavers’ Destination Data

	Number of Pupils	Destinations
2018-19 Leavers	100% - 5 pupils	Horizons, Barking & Dagenham College
2019-2020 Leavers	90% - 8 pupils 20% - 1 pupil	Horizons, Barking & Dagenham College FEC, Trinity School, Dagenham
2020-2021 Leavers	60% - 6 pupils 10% - 1 pupil 10% - 1 pupil 10% - 1 pupil 10% - 1 pupil	Horizons, Barking & Dagenham College FEC, Trinity School, Dagenham LLC, Trinity School, Dagenham New City College, Newham Corbets Tey School, Upminster
2021-2022 Leavers	67% - 10 pupils 6.5% - 1 pupil 6.5% - 1 pupil 20% - 3 pupils	Horizons, Barking & Dagenham College New City College, Havering New City College, Redbridge FEC, Trinity School, Dagenham

 

For more information, please contact our Careers Lead , Ms A. Waller by sending an enquiry using the contact form on our ‘Contact Us’ page or calling us on 0203 946 5888.

 

CEIAG Policy – September 2022

Provider Access Statement – September 2022