CAREERS EDUCATION, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
Our Vision
Careers education is a crucial part of a young person’s development. By giving students impartial and independent access to information about a wide variety of possible career paths, we broaden their horizons and inspire them to achieve their goals and ambitions and ‘To be the best that they can be’.
Langley School believes that good CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance) connects learning to the future. It motivates young people by giving them a clearer idea of the routes to jobs and careers that they will find engaging and rewarding. Good CEIAG widens pupils’ horizons, challenges stereotypes and raises aspirations. It provides pupils with the knowledge and skills necessary to make successful transitions to the next stage of their life. This supports social mobility by improving opportunities for all young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with special educational needs and disabilities.
Our careers programme is monitored and measured through pupil evaluations, tracking of student destinations and through follow-on work in partnership with post -16 providers and the information on this page will be reviewed annually.
The schools Careers Leader, Mrs Gray and the Careers Co-ordinator, Mrs Chachou are available for general advice on careers and work experience and work closely with Year Heads and Pastoral Teams. The school’s independent Careers Advisor is Mrs Pryce, from Birmingham Careers Service.
The 8 Gatsby Benchmarks are:
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from careers and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each student
- Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
Every Student, Future Ready!
All students and parents will have access to Xello, an engaging online program that prepares students for postsecondary success in academics, careers and life. The program puts students at the centre of their career and future planning experience. It helps them build self-knowledge, explore their options, create a plan, and develop the 21st-century skills needed to thrive in the world of work. Learn more about Xello at www.cascaid.co.uk/xello.
Please use the following link for students to access Xello:
For careers information please contact Mrs Chachou via email s206ychachou@langley.solihull.sch.uk or you can contact her through the school office on 0121 706 9771