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Careers

At King Edward VI High School, we are committed to providing all our students in years 7 to 13 with a comprehensive programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) and work related learning (WRL).

All students at King Edward VI High School take part in a careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) programme that:
  • Aims to inspire as well as inform and guide students
  • Is centred around the student and their needs
  • Is integrated into the students’ experience of the whole curriculum
  • Encourages all students to consider their career throughout Key Stage 3, 4 and 5
  • Encourages all students to develop decision making skills
  • Provides each student with high quality, impartial advice
  • Raises aspirations and promotes equality and diversity

Careers programme outline:
  • Tutorial Programme aims to help students to understand more about themselves (self-development), know where to look for useful information (careers exploration) and plan for the future (career management)
  • All students take part in careers assembly lead by Entrust and local businesses at least once a year.
  • All students start their careers pathway on the UNIFROG careers programme and have a series of structured lessons enabling them to build up an electronic portfolio of that help them with their career choices.
  • All students in year 9 complete a business and enterprise day and then represent the school in the national finals.
  • In December of each year all year 9-13 students are invited to the annual “Your Futures” evening where a large number of further, and higher educational establishments are available to meet with, along with careers providers from the world of work, apprenticeships, the civil service, and the forces.
  • In year 8 students partake in a tutor programme where they select 2 GCSEs within their pathways process to start in year 9.
  • In year 9 all parents are invited with their children to discuss their child’s future with a senior member of the school team and the further selection of 2 more GCSEs to study in year 10-11
  • All students have access to impartial careers advice and guidance and 1:1 careers coaching to support them with their GCSE and further studies preferences.
  • All year 10 students have the opportunity to partake in work experience.
  • University visits are offered during Key stage 3 4 and 5 where students can gain a better understanding of what university study might be like.
  • In year 10-12 as part of the CEIAG programme all students contribute further to their UNIFROG e-portfolio by completing a series of online activities including producing a CV.
  • All year 12 students undertake work experience activities.
  • All students have many opportunities to partake in school trips which often focus around future aspirations and career choices.

​There are many other activities during the school year that students take part in which help to contribute to the students appropriate CEIAG needs.
The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. The service offers confidential and impartial advice. This is supported by qualified careers advisers.

The National Careers Service website aims to:
  • help you with careers decisions and planning
  • support you in reviewing your skills and abilities and develop new goals
  • motivate you to implement your plan of action
  • enable you to make the best use of high quality career related tools.

Find your career...

Find out more about careers advice, visit the National Careers Service website.
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Headteacher: Mr J Christey
King Edward VI High School, Dryden Crescent, Stafford, ST17 9YJ
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