At Tapton we understand the importance of quality careers education.  We aim to help our students make realistic and aspirational plans for their future learning and careers pathways, manage transitions and ultimately realise their life chances by providing high-quality careers education, information advice and guidance (CEIAG).  Young people have a wide and exciting range of opportunities available to them and we will support them to make an informed decision by providing relevant information.

We aspire for all our students to progress onto the right Post-16 and Post-18 destinations for them and our programme aims to encourage students to consider their interests, develop skills and ultimately their goals.  The programme helps students gain an understanding of the labour market and the relevance of their studies in potential careers.

At Tapton we are committed to working towards the Quality in Careers Standard.  All careers provision delivered at Tapton is defined by the Gatsby Benchmarks:

1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information 
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experience or workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance.

Our Careers Leader coordinates the careers programme, including liaison with students, parents, teachers’, employers and Post-16 providers. 

Email:  enquiries@taptonschool.co.uk

Telephone: 01142671414

Careers provision is constantly reviewed.  Our careers policy and provider access policy can be found at the bottom of this page. 

Careers Programme 

 

Tapton School Careers Programme
Form Time  During Form time all students receive opportunities to meet and have encounters with Employer/Experience of Work place/Post 16 FE options/Post 18 HE encounters Staff responsible: Assistant Headteacher for PD
LMI assembly  Each year group will have an assembly that is age-appropriate focusing on local labour market updates and opportunities.  This aims to ensure all students know about the local industry and skills required for these in demand roles.  Staff responsible: Administration Officer Career
Unifrog Is a tool for students to research career opportunities and identify action points to work towards these goals.  The site covers apprenticeships, University and College.  All students will be given the opportunity to learn how to navigate the platform and how to record meaningful encounters and experiences that they have had throughout their time at school. Staff responsible: Assistant Headteacher for PD
Careers Cafés Careers Cafés will provide students with the opportunities to meet with a range of employee's.  Students will undertake a range of tasks to identify skills and competencies required for the sector. Staff responsible: Administration Officer Career
Careers in Personal Development Lessons In KS3 and KS5 all students receive weekly lessons on Personal Health Social and Economic Education.  At KS4 students receive 10 drop-down mornings one form time per week on Personal Health Social and Economic Education.  As part of this provision students receive age-appropriate information on career opportunities, employment rights, further education and progression guidance.  Staff responsible: Assistant Headteacher for PD
1:1 Careers Interviews by referral Throughout the year all students will have the opportunity to attend a one-to-one careers interview with a qualified careers advisor.  A report will be produced for each student highlighting their current ideas, aspirations and possible pathways to achieve their goals.  These are shared with students and parents/carers.  Staff responsible: Administration Officer Career

 

Work Experience

As a school we place huge value on work experience.  It provides an opportunity for pupils to develop the skills needed to contact businesses and show the qualities they have for working in a particular environment; a work experience placement will help them learn more about the working world and the see the links between school and the workplace.

Early organisation of placements is important where possible.  Students in Year 10 are able to take part in one full week of work experience from Monday 3^rd July to Friday 7^th July.  Students in Year 12 are able to book 5 days of work experience at any point during the school year with consent from the school.  All work experience is managed using the Unifrog placement tool and a video on how this works is below.

How to... use the Placements tool : Know-how library (unifrog.org) 

Parent/Carers can have their own account on Unifrog too, below is the link to a short introduction video.  To sign up select the ‘Been given a sign up code’ option to the right of the Sign In - Unifrog webpage and use Sign up code: TPTNparents2050 (case sensitive). 

Work experience offers many benefits and opportunities.  In particular, it helps students to:

• Start to develop, and to see in action, the key employability skills of leadership, organisation, resilience, initiative and communication;
• Improve self-reliance, flexibility and the ability to work with others;
• Learn about the world of work and gain an insight into the skills and attitudes required by employers.

Work Experience Guidance Booklet

Labour Market Information

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Career Guidance

All students in Year 11 will have a careers interview during school time before the Sheffield Progress Post-16 application deadline of the 31^st January.  The careers interview is with an independent Careers Advisor.  Careers guidance is available to students in Sixth Form on request and students in other year groups may be offered the opportunity before year 11.

We use Sheffield Progress to support our students in their Post -16 course choices and making application after their GCSE’s.  The deadline for applications is to be confirmed.  Please see the guidance below on how to complete an application.

Sheffield Progress Guide to Using the Prospectus

Next Career's Event

To Be Confirmed

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Year 11 Destinations 2022

Total number of Y11 students on roll at Tapton:	268
In learning on 1 November 2022:	258 (96%)

 

Not known, NEET, moved abroad, or not available for learning:	10
Full time learning:
Tapton School (sixth form)	161
Sheffield College	56
Other sixth forms	27
Other colleges	11

           

Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships (employed)	3
Levels of learning of those engaged in learning (full time, apprenticeships, traineeships)
Level 3	219 (85%)
Level 2	22 (8%)
Level 1/Entry	17 (7%)

 

Subjects/Sectors of full time courses and apprenticeships
A levels	187
Health and Social Care	7
Sport	7
Engineering and Motor Vehicle	7
Subject not specified	7
Construction	5
Art and Design	5
Applied Science	5
Creative Media and Games Design	4
Animal Care/Management	4
Business	3
Public Services	3
Performing and Production Arts	3
ESOL	3
Catering and Hospitality	2
Child Care	2
Hair and Beauty	2
Travel and Tourism	2

Link to  YEAR 11 DESTINATIONS 2022

Link to KS5 Destinations 2022