Careers

Our Post-16 and PFA curriculum is a focused on the Pursuit of Happiness and developing opportunities for our pupils. A key focus of this is to think about fulfilment, purpose and reaching one’s true potential. At Sherwood Park School we pride ourselves on a personalised approach to education and our Community and Careers education is no different. Our Community and Careers Education is centred upon the interests and aspirations of our young people. Through our programme we aim to improve the possibility and probability of paid work, raise the level of work related skills to improve independence and enrich life experiences and emotional wellbeing.

We are working in partnership with outside agencies as part of the South London Partnership to develop our Community and Careers programme. Our South London Partnership has a clear vision to change the energy, focus and accessibility of the careers world to provide all young people with the support they need to develop their early careers effectively. They have vast experience with supporting young people with special educational needs. Through this, we are delivering the “Careers at Every Level” programme which includes a wide range of resources to support the delivery of our Community and Careers Education.

If you are looking to help develop our school with your business or voluntary organisation please contact our career lead at :

Rebecca Hasleden
careers@sherwoodpark.org.uk
020 8773 9930

Calendar overview for Community and Careers education

Each term we have a specific focus for all classes within our Secondary phase :

Autumn Term

Interests

and Aspirations

Interests and Aspirations project - Years 7–14

Year 14 transition reviews

Set up and running of Community Café

Personalised internal work experience

Year 10-14 pupils have weekly Community and Careers Education sessions, including Careers Coaching, Enterprise projects, and work-related independent living skills.

Post 16 information event – what’s next for pupils after year 14

Spring Term

Personal Careers and Community Research Project

Personal Careers and Community research project

My future meeting around consenting with past pupils

Set up and running of Community Café

Personalised internal work experience

Year 10-14 pupils have weekly Community and Careers Education sessions – this will include Careers Coaching, Enterprise projects, work-related independent living skills.

Input into ECHP reviews and future planning

Summer Term

Community Experience

Community Experience Project – Internal and external Community experience with different employers and businesses (External Year 10 – 14)

Set up and running of Community Café

Personalised internal work experience

Year 10-14 pupils have weekly Community and Careers Education sessions – this will include Careers Coaching, Enterprise projects, work-related independent living skills.

Input in ECHP reviews and future planning