Flying Higher John Whitgift Academy

The Flying Higher Project is the joint NCOP Project run by Delta Academies Trust and Careers Inc. in the North East Lincolnshire Region.

The Aim of the project is to maximise the opportunities for our students to access Further & Higher Education related activities and to break down the barrier for potential participation in FE/HE Post 16. The project focuses on Curriculum Attainment, Aspiration and putting the intended Career Goal at the heart of the Student from an early age.

Students have engaged in 1-2-1 Guidance, Residential Visits, Trips, Tutor Sessions, Step Up Days, Careers Cafes and Inspirational visits to John Whitgift Academy.

Students have access to information in the Careers Hub, Subject Display Boards, Plasma Screens, Careers Inc. Portal, Academy Website, Twitter and the NCOP/Careers Inc. Staff

Month

Activity

Cohort

Description

Outcome

September

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

National Apprenticeship Show

Year 10

Attendance for year 10 at the National Apprenticeship to show to raise awareness of the varied options available

Increase on apprenticeship applications to avoid NEETs

October

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

Lincs2 College application assembly

Year 11

Applications for FE/HE & apprenticeships

Continue with 0% NEETS

November

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

Young Enterprise

Year 8 & 9

Create an opportunity for students to develop their work place skills

Ensure students engage and create a portfolio of their business ideas

Franklin 6th Form College assembly

Year 11

Inform students of HE/FE opportunities

Continue with 0% NEETS

Grimsby Institute College assembly

Year 11

Inform students of HE/FE opportunities

Continue with 0% NEETS

North Lincs College assembly

Year 11

Inform students of HE/FE opportunities

Continue with 0% NEETS

Lincs2 College applications

Year 11

Ensure applications are submitted for FE/HE

Continue with 0% NEETS

National Citizen Service assembly

Year 11

Inform students of the NCS programme.

Programmes that bring different people together to develop their confidence and skills in understanding and connecting with others

RAF visit Operation X

Year 10

Raise awareness of careers in the military

Allow students to make informed choices around a military career

December

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

January

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 10 & 11 plus LAC students

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 10

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

FORCE/NCOP engagement meeting

Staff meet re year 9,10 & 11 engagement

February

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 10

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

February

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 10

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

Forensic CSI Day

Year 9 & 10

Engage students in a challenging event to create teamwork.

Raise the profile of careers within STEM

Hull University Literacy Day

Year 9, 10 & 11

Engage students who have shown an element of English they wish to purse in HE/FE

Show students who wish to engage in FE/HE within English of the different elements open to them

Step Up to Success Day

Year 9 & 10

Enhance students opportunities for the future when working together

Create a team work approach to assist in the educational outcomes

Exam Stress Evening

Year 11

FORCE presentation on relieving exam stress

Reduce anxiety leading up to exams

March

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 10

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

Careers Week

Whole academy

Information around the academy

Allowing students to make a balanced choice in their chosen career options

Leicester University Space Centre Visit

Year 9

Engage students who have shown an element of Science they wish to purse in HE/FE

Show students who wish to engage in FE/HE within Science of the different elements open to them

National Space Centre Academy visit

Year 9 & 10

Engage students who have shown an element of Science they wish to purse in HE/FE

Show students who wish to engage in FE/HE within Science of the different elements open to them

Fix Up Day

Year 9 & 10

Enhance students opportunities for the future when working together

Create a team work approach to assist in the educational outcomes

Engineering Step Up Day

Year 10 Engineering group

Focussed approach on Engineering outcomes

Allow students engaged in Engineering to prepare for further HE/FE and apprenticeships

Hornsea Windfarm project visit

Year 9 Engineering group

Focussed approach on Engineering with a visit to the Hornsea Windfarm Government programme

Allow students engaged in Engineering to prepare for further HE/FE and apprenticeships

Step Up Day

Year 8, 9 & 10

April

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 11 plus LAC

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 10

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

Tutor Sessions

Whole academy

Tutor group sessions to focus on career opportunities

Raise whole academy awareness of careers

Bishop Burton residential

Year 11

Focus on Maths/English/Science with a residential

3 days of focussed workshops leading up to exams

Careers Café

Year 9, 10 & 11

Raise awareness of career options including HE/FE, apprenticeships and employment

Ensure all students in KS4 have the opportunity to meet and engage with HE/FE and employment providers

May

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 10 plus LAC

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

National Citizen Service student/parent evening

Year 11

Inform parents/careers of the NCS programme.

Inform and finalise details of those engaged on the programme

Cascaid student enrolment

Year 9 & 10

Enrol students on the Cascaid system

Ensure all students are eventually engaged on the system

Lincoln University

Year 7

Powering transformation

Raising awareness of HE/FE for year groups

June

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 10 plus LAC

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Careers Café

Whole academy

Raise awareness of career options including HE/FE, apprenticeships and employment

Ensure all students in KS4 have the opportunity to meet and engage with HE/FE and employment providers

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

Website updates

Whole academy

Information displayed for students/parents/careers and outside agencies

Inform all including collaborative partners of the ongoing careers programme

Lincoln University JWA Journal visit

All students involved in the JWA Journal

JWA journal team to visit and meet HE/FE students, lecturers and journalist

Working in collaboration to produce the JWA Journal

Lincolnshire Show

Year 7

Students entered into the Lincolnshire show to present their ideas and work on the JWA memorial garden

All year 7 the chance to meet agricultural specialist and engaged with the expected 80,000 visitors to the show

Hull University Medical Mavericks academy day

Year 9

Engage students in a challenging event to create teamwork.

Raise the profile of careers within the medical field and STEM

July

CareersInc student weekly meetings

Year 10 plus LAC

CareersInc staff attended and do group meetings addressing career aspirations and myths

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Awareness of career opportunities and upcoming events

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

Rose Theatre York Romeo & Juliet

Year 9 & 10

Attend the nationally funded show

Engage students in the field of English/Arts/History relating to FE/HE

Careers Cafe

Whole academy

Raise awareness of career options including HE/FE, apprenticeships and employment

Ensure all students in KS4 have the opportunity to meet and engage with HE/FE and employment providers

Franklin 6th Form 2 day taster sessions

Year 10

Taster days for students who will be making decisions on their next HE/FE choices in the academic year 2018/19

Allow a balanced view of education at a leading 6th form college

STEM Staff Open Day

Staff

Staff to attend and view opportunities for academies within the area and links to BAE

Raise awareness of career opportunities and academic visits

NELC Careers Fair

Year 10

Half day careers fair

Local careers fair to allow students to engage with HE/FE, apprenticeships, traineeship providers and employers.

August

GCSE Results day

Y11

CareersInc Advisers, Heads of Sixth Form and Tutors will be on site to offer 1-2-1 Guidance for next step destinations.

0% NEET KS4

Focus on Career and steps to HE

September 2018/19

ESH Construction

Year 9 & 10

5 x 1-hour long employability guidance sessions, each delivered by a different business guest who provides insight into their career path, their sector and employability skills they value. Guest speakers also provide support with the completion of a ‘checkpoint’ – a piece of the student’s employability portfolio

Raise and inspire students with their career choices. Enhance their opportunities with the next steps after leaving secondary education

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Icare Careers Event

9 & 10

North East Lincolnshire careers event with relevant organisations presenting a careers fair

Raise awareness of career opportunities within the health care profession

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

National Citizen Service student/parent evening

Year 11

Inform parents/careers of the NCS programme.

Inform and finalise details of those engaged on the programme

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

October

Green Port careers fair

Year 9, 10 & 11 females

Engaging females into engineering

Allow a balanced opinion when coming to making career choices within the engineering field

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Leicester University Space Centre Visit

Year 9

Engage students who have shown an element of Science they wish to purse in HE/FE

Show students who wish to engage in FE/HE within Science of the different elements open to them

WiME

Year 9 & 10 females

Careers fair hosted by the Port of Hull regarding careers in engineering

Raise awareness of career options in engineering for females.

Careers Café STEM

Whole academy

Raise awareness of career options including HE/FE, apprenticeships and employment

Ensure all students in KS4 have the opportunity to meet and engage with HE/FE and employment providers

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

November

Bletchley Park & Cambridge University

Year 9, 10 & 11

Students studying Maths/History attend and take part in a educational programme at Bletchley Park. A 2nd day visit to Cambridge University then follows

Raise aspirations of students

Careers Café Care Trust

Whole academy

Raise awareness of career options including HE/FE, apprenticeships and employment

Ensure all students in KS4 have the opportunity to meet and engage with HE/FE and employment providers

University Day Grimsby Institute

Selected year 10 students

Raise awareness of career options in medicine, technology, English and history

Raise aspirations of students

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

Lincs2 College applications

Year 11

Ensure applications are submitted for FE/HE

Continue with 0% NEETS

December

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

National Citizen Service student/parent evening

Year 11

Inform parents/careers of the NCS programme.

Inform and finalise details of those engaged on the programme

National Space Centre Academy visit

Year 9 & 10

Engage students who have shown an element of Science they wish to purse in HE/FE

Show students who wish to engage in FE/HE within Science of the different elements open to them

Careers Café – Digital, Media and IT

Whole academy

Raise awareness of career options including HE/FE, apprenticeships and employment

Ensure all students in KS4 have the opportunity to meet and engage with HE/FE and employment providers

Grimsby Institute

Year 11

Attendance by Grimsby Institute to deliver an assembly

Raise awareness of structures around applying to FE

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

January

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

Forensic CSI Day

Year 9

Engage students in a challenging event to create teamwork.

Raise the profile of careers within STEM

February

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

March

Franklin 6th Form & partners

Year 9 & 10

Pupils attending the event will be able to take part in up to three 30 minute active workshop sessions from a selection of around 30 being delivered by Higher Education Institutions, Employers, STEM-related charities, Public Bodies and Public Service Organisations.

Raise the profile of careers within STEM

York/Hull University Medical Mavericks academy day

Year 9

Engage students in a challenging event to create teamwork.

Raise the profile of careers within the medical field and STEM

Careers Café – National Apprenticeship

Whole academy

Raise awareness of career options including HE/FE, apprenticeships and employment

Ensure all students in KS4 have the opportunity to meet and engage with HE/FE and employment providers

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

Skills Humber 2019

Year 10

Careers fair that covers the entire Humber region

Raise awareness of careers within the Humber region

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

April

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

Bishop Burton residential

Year 11

Focus on Maths/English/Science with a residential

3 days of focussed workshops leading up to exams

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

May

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

June

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

CareersInc parental drop in

Whole academy parents/carers

Individual meetings with parents/carers to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships for adults. Also answer questions on students options

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.

July

Life lessons

Year 7 & 8

Information for year students related to career aspirations, needs and requirements

Raise awareness for KS3 students about academic requirements linked to career aspirations. Allowing students to reach their potential.

CareersInc 1-2-1 student meetings

Year 9, 10 & 11

Individual meetings to assist in career choices

Raise awareness of career options. HE/FE & apprenticeships

Plasma Screens

Whole academy

Whole academy awareness to careers information, HE/FE and upcoming events

YPSS Careers Intervention

Year 10 & 11

Targeted students

Offering those students with an EHC plan, LAC, students for whom English is a second language, students under youth Offending Service, expectant mums, students from traveller families.