Search TwitterFacebookInstagram

Careers

At Harborne Academy, we are committed to supporting our students with their career decision making. We provide careers information, advice, and guidance to them, which is detailed in our career offer and our flexible programme meets the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks of outstanding career guidance.

If you have any questions linked to careers, please do not hesitate to contact us, either by email or telephone. We aim to respond to phone calls and emails as quickly as possible, and certainly within 48 hours.

By telephone:      0121-464 2737 (main school switchboard)
By email:              Careers@harborneacademy.co.uk

The Harborne Academy Careers Programme - click here
The Provider Access Policy - click here
Information for Employers - click here
Parental Guide - click here
Year 10 Work Experience - click here
Useful Career Resources - click here


Careers Programme

The Gatsby Benchmarks

The Gatsby Benchmarks define what world class careers provision in education looks like and provide a clear framework for organising the careers provision at your school or college. The benchmarks are as follows:

  1. A stable career programme
  2. Learning from career and labour market information
  3. Addressing the needs of each student
  4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
  5. Encounters with employers and employees
  6. Experiences of workplaces
  7. Encounters with Further and Higher Education
  8. Personal Guidance

Below is an outline of how Harborne Academy meets these benchmarks.

GatsbyBenchmarks2425


Careerometer - Labour Market Information

Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.

It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.


Provider Access Policy

Harborne Academy is committed to ensuring there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access our students, for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.  Harborne Academy is aware of the responsibility to set students on the path that will secure the best outcome, enabling them to progress in education and work, and give employers the highly skilled people they need. This means acting impartially, in line with its statutory duty, and not showing bias towards any route, be that academic or technical.

Aims

Harborne Academy’s Policy for Access to other education and training providers has the following aims to:

  • develop the knowledge and awareness of our students of all career pathways available to them, including technical qualifications and apprenticeships.
  • support young people to be able to learn more about opportunities for education and training outside of school before making crucial choices about their future options.
  • reduce drop out from courses and avoid the risk of students becoming NEET (Young people not in education, employment or training).

Student Entitlement

Harborne Academy fully supports the statutory requirement for students to have direct access to other providers of further education training, technical training and apprenticeships.  The school will comply with the new legal requirement to facilitate at least six encounters with providers of approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships. This will be delivered through assemblies in National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week, PSHE days and faculty enrichment.

Development

This policy has been developed and is reviewed annually by the Careers Leader and Assistant Headteacher, Mr Andrew Farrell and Deputy Headteacher, Mr Gregory Caines, based on current good practice guidelines by the Department for Education.

Links with Other Policies

It supports and is underpinned by key school policies including those for Careers, Safeguarding, Personal Development, Equality and Diversity, and SEND.

Equality and Diversity

Access to other providers is available and promoted to allow all students to access information about other providers of further education and apprenticeships. Harborne Academy is committed to encouraging all students to make decisions about their future based on impartial information.

Requests for Access

Requests for access should be directed to Harborne Academy’s Careers Leader, Andrew Farrell, who may be contacted by telephone or email.

Email: Careers@harborneacademy.co.uk

Tel: 0121 464 2737  

Grounds for Granting Requests for Access

Access will be given for providers to attend school assemblies, PSHE days and other events that Harborne Academy is arranging. Students may also travel to providers, as part of educational visits, organised in partnership with Harborne Academy

Details of Premises and Facilities

The Harborne Academy Careers Leader will work closely with providers to ensure they are able to access appropriate facilities. Throughout the visit, providers will be met and supported by a member of Harborne Academy staff.

Live/Virtual Encounters

Harborne Academy will consider live online encounters with providers where requested, and these may be broadcast into classrooms or the school assembly hall. Technology checks in advance will be required to ensure compatibility of systems.

Parents and Carers

Parental involvement is encouraged, and parents may be invited to attend the events to meet the providers.

Management

The Careers Leader coordinates all provider requests and is responsible to his/her senior management line manager.

Complaints Procedure

Any complaints about this policy should be raised to Mr Andrew Farrell,

Email:  Careers@harborneacademy.co.uk

Careers Leader, Mr Andrew Farrell will raise the complaint to the Headteacher, Mrs Sarah Ross of Harborne Academy.

Monitoring Review and Evaluation

The policy is monitored and evaluated annually via the Senior Leadership Team.

Policy Coordinator: Mrs Sarah Ross

Policy Reviewed: January 2023


Information for Employers

Harborne Academy works closely with employers, employees, apprenticeship and training providers. We welcome hearing from prospective employers who would be willing to share their experience and expertise, to help build our students’ knowledge of employability skills, the workplace, the labour market and job search skills.

There are a number of ways in which you could become involved and support our students:

  • Work with teachers to deliver curriculum-based topics
  • Deliver a project as part of the Harborne Academy Careers Programme
  • Hold careers talks to highlight opportunities in your industry
  • Participate in any of our six calendared PSHE Days
  • Offer work-place visits for students
  • Offer work experience to Harborne Academy students.

If you are interested in supporting our careers offer, please contact our Careers Leader at Careers@harborneacademy.co.uk


Parental Guidance

Parental support in helping your child make the right decisions is vital. Please contact the academy if you wish to discuss how you may support your child; however, the following guides may help:

Talking Futures:

Resources to help parents with discussions with your child https://www.talkingfutures.org.uk/resources/ 

Apprenticeships:

https://www.theparentsguideto.co.uk/free-resources
https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/influencers/support-for-parents-and-guardians (new editions released each month).

To Infinity and Beyond – A Parents’ Guide:

https://viewer.joomag.com/to-infinity-choices-and-beyond-parent-guide/0656178001638270921?short&

National Careers Week:             

https://nationalcareersweek.com/parents-guide-2023/


Year 10 Work Experience

At Harborne Academy, we see work experience as an essential part of a student’s preparation for adult life. Work experience will give your child the opportunity to gain an understanding of the world of work and working life. 

Work experience places your child in a completely new and different situation and gives them the chance to see what the world of work is really like. At Harborne, we encourage our students to find a placement in the sector they would like to work in.

More information on how to help your child find their placement please read the following links:


Useful Careers Resources

Careers Advice for Parents

Aims to give you an easy-to-read overview of all the essential facts on finding jobs and apprenticeships or choosing further and higher education courses which could make a real difference to your child’s future career prospects. – careersadviceforparents.org

Careeralchemy

Careers of the Future

A helpful publication to help you with researching your future careers – Careers of The Future.  www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-of-the-future

Govuk

Graduate Prospects

Graduate Prospects is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and opportunities to students and graduates and provides an extensive graduate careers website. – www.prospects.ac.uk

Prospects

National Careers Service

National Careers Service – National Careers Service Direct

Natcareersservice

Not Going To Uni

If you are thinking of not going to University – then the ‘notgoingtouni’ team are here to help you find the options that work for you and they can give advice, inspiration and tools to make an informed decision about your future - http://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/

Ngtu

Success at School

Success at School is the place for young people to explore careers, get the lowdown on top employers, and search for the latest jobs, courses and advice. Lots of helpful advice in the advice section on employability skills, work experience, apprenticeships, university and different career paths – www.successatschool.org

Successatschool

Which University

To help students make more informed decisions about their higher education choices.www.apprenticeships.gov.uk – apprenticeship vacancies (updated regularly) – university.which.co.uk

Theuniguide

Unifrog

Helping students compare every university course, every apprenticeship, and Further Education courses - then apply successfully. - Unifrog

Unifrog green logo 600px RGB

@@HarborneAcademy10:08 AM - 2nd October, 2024 Year 8s have been making fruity batteries today in science, to find which of them make the bulb light up the brightest! pic.twitter.com/cXNz6Crxxy
@@HarborneAcademy09:10 AM - 2nd October, 2024 Our Year 11 3D Design students had an inspiring and memorable trip to the Birmingham Sea Life Centre. The day was filled with excitement and creativity as they explored the fascinating underwater exhibits, sparking new ideas for their design projects. pic.twitter.com/Py3zjQPpUZ
@@HarborneAcademy08:53 AM - 2nd October, 2024 Thank you to the students who stayed over to help with tours at our opening evening! pic.twitter.com/xEQY9Sx4sB
@@HarborneAcademy01:47 PM - 1st October, 2024 Today, during break time, we have been selling badges to raise awareness for Black History Month. pic.twitter.com/XHWLUSUBJX
@@HarborneAcademy02:09 PM - 30th September, 2024 Thank you to all that donated and contributed to the £100.99 raised so far! pic.twitter.com/FPxINYqt7F
@@HarborneAcademy11:43 AM - 30th September, 2024 A huge congratulations to this week’s stars of the week! pic.twitter.com/r1mLwsNqb4
@@HarborneAcademy11:42 AM - 30th September, 2024 Congratulations to Cadburys! pic.twitter.com/dafKC8O6xW
@@HarborneAcademy11:41 AM - 30th September, 2024 This weeks theme of the week.#BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/O8ggWUEv2c
@@HarborneAcademy04:08 PM - 27th September, 2024 To see what’s been happening at the Academy, please read our weekly newsletter via the link below or from our website.Read more
@@HarborneAcademy02:26 PM - 27th September, 2024 The Year 11 students visited the Botanical Gardens as part of their GCSE Art coursework, and it was an incredible experience for their second project. The venue, filled with a stunning array of tropical plants, provided the perfect inspiration, allowing the students to explore. pic.twitter.com/j9lR1vN3IW
@@HarborneAcademy01:18 PM - 27th September, 2024 We have had some amazing revolting recipe homework pieces from our year 7 students. Well done to the students who won a prize in todays assembly! pic.twitter.com/Elc36iS6M8
@@HarborneAcademy12:37 PM - 27th September, 2024 A great performance from some of our year 8 students at our open evening last night! Medicine through time. pic.twitter.com/dJtlhAInIQ
Back to Top