At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College we are committed to providing our students with a comprehensive programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) for all students.  We want to ensure that all students have the skills, knowledge, experience and resources required to progress in their chosen pathways. Our Careers and Employability Education is tailored to specific vocational areas and level of study.

The College endeavours to work towards The New CDI Framework for careers, employability and enterprise education,  DFE statutory Guidance:  Guidance for further education colleges and sixth form colleges,  The DFE Careers strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents. The college Careers and employability programme follows good practice guidance including the Gatsby Benchmarks, Ofsted Frameworks and other relevant bodies. 

Below is a summary of our Careers Programme detailing careers and employability activities available throughout the year.

Further details can be obtained from Jas Mato. He can be contacted by email on Jas.Mato@shc.ac.uk.

How we measure and assess the impact of the careers programme

It is hard to evaluate the success of any careers programme however we use the following methods:

1. Published data: The Department for Education publishes a range of data on pupil destinations at 16 and 18 and we compare our college with local colleges and measure against schools across England.
2. Evaluating activities: Here at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, we evaluate and measure the success of each activity and ensure that we are exceeding the expectations of the Gatsby Benchmarks using Compass Plus, work in partnership with our Careers & Enterprise Coordinator and via regular feedback from students, visitors, parents, and professionals.  Analysing data enables us to ensure that we are meeting the Careers and employability needs of our students, ensuring that they are accessing good quality labour market information and being well-informed about all options available to them, giving them confidence to make informed decisions about their post 18 destinations.
3. We are currently working towards a Quality Award CEIAG (Prospects) which meets the requirements fully for the national validation by the Quality in Careers Standard (QiCS) The Government recommends that schools and colleges should  gain formal accreditation of their careers programme through the Quality in Careers Standard - the national quality award for careers education, information, advice and guidance. The Standard offers an opportunity for providers to undergo an external evaluation of their careers programme through meeting all eight Gatsby Benchmarks

   Contact

   Our Futures Manager is Jas Mato, she can be contacted by email on Jas.Mato@shc.ac.uk.