Careers and Further Education
Careers Education Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
We are a school committed to raising aspirations and bringing out the best in all students. Our mission is that our students will leave Park High School with the skills, confidence and drive to achieve their future aspirations and to make a lasting contribution to the communities they live in.
At Park we continue to develop links with leading local employers in professions, business, industry and the public, community and voluntary sectors. Guest speakers and successful accomplished professionals from the local area and beyond visit Park High School to raise aspirations and inspire our students to be the best that they can be.
Within the wide and varied Personal Development curriculum, all students explore their own career aspirations through learning about different future education pathways and career options whether that is in the local community or further afield.
The Careers Learning Journey can be located at the bottom of the page.
Key Stage 3 Careers Programme Overview
- Employment Sectors
- Employability Skills through the behaviour curriculum
- Job roles and expectations
- Apprenticeships
- A Level and vocational courses
- Universities
- Support with choosing GCSE options and careers linked with specific subject choices.
Key Stage 4 Careers Programme Overview
- Employability Skills
- Support with writing Curriculum Vitae
- Support with writing a letter of application
- Interview Skills leading to interview with external employer
- Work Place Encounter
- Careers Fayre attendance
- Group sessions with college tutors
- Support with future education applications.
As a school we aim to provide our learners with an extensive curriculum, that focuses on developing the whole child to prepare them for life after Park. In addition, on a termly basis, we hold pride in our Personal Development Days whereby students are involved in a range of activities that aim to progress each individual into well-rounded young adults. Careers and Future Pathways are focussed on during these Personal Development days where our learners experience discussing and planning their future aspirations with local apprenticeships, providers, employers and universities.
Further information can be found in the links below.
Careers and Post 16 Information
At Park High, we realise just how important it is to plan for that next step after finishing high school.
Thinking about future careers, making decisions about applications for college, sixth form and apprenticeships may seem like a daunting prospect, but there are many services offering help and advice for students who may often feel it is like taking a giant leap.
Careers advice is given by Form Tutors during mentoring sessions and additional time is built into Year 11 tutor time dedicated to help students with options and applications.
Students can talk to their Director of House, their Form Tutor, the Wellbeing Team, Miss Barker Advisor or Mr Rigby Wilson CEIAG Co-ordinator (careers@parkhigh.penninetrust.org).
Colleges and Sixth Form
Both Burnley College and Nelson & Colne College hold 'drop-in' sessions at school most weeks during lunch time, and are booked in to work with all year students during their Personal Development lessons during the year.
Park High students attend taster days at Burnley College, Nelson & Colne College and Craven College which are organised by the colleges. All local colleges are also invited into school to host assemblies to our Year 11 students.
Employers
At Park we thoroughly enjoy working with a vast range of different employers from different industries and pathways. We are always seeking for more employers to volunteer their time to work with our students to give them an insight into their world of work. If you are interested in being a part of our careers programme and working with our students, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Rigby Wilson via email to get some more information on how you can become involved. Contact email jrigby@parkhigh.penninetrust.org
Careers Provider Access Statement
Careers Programme Review
The careers programme is reviewed termly in collaboration with INSPIRA, measuring the impact of the programme against the GATSBY benchmarks utilising COMPASS+.
The reviews are feedback to the Governing Body on an annual basis.