Careers - Parents Hub
Welcome to the Parents’ Careers Hub
At Hele’s, we value Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) as being at the heart of what we do. We support our students in being ready to learn, ready for the World of Work and ready to fulfil their potential.
We work towards the CDi framework and we review our programme using the Gatsby Benchmarks. We are also proud to maintain the Quality in Careers Standard.
We are supported by the Enterprise Adviser Network by Darren Jones, Operations Manager at EE Limited. Our CEIAG Governor is Rod Else. Impartial 1:1 guidance is provided to students through CSW Group and our CSW Adviser is Katie Cable.
Students in Yr 11 and P16 who would like an appointment to see Katie can do so by contacting Miss Miller (millerr@heles.plymouth.sch.uk).
Our CEIAG SLT Lead is Andrea Ayres and our Careers Leader is Rebecca Miller.
Parents and Carers - If you would like to offer any suggestions, or actively participate in our careers programme, then please fill out this form.
Important links:
- Provider Access Policy Statement Oct. 2024
- Notification Of Reassessment
- CEIAG Policy January 2023
- Careers Programme Overview_Yr 7-13
Careers at Hele's
The careers programme at Hele's is designed to encourage students access to a wide range of experiences and opportunities that underpin our ethos that 'we can always improve, and nothing is impossible’.
Our approach is nurturing, supportive, inclusive and aims to maximise aspirations for pupils, parents/carers, and staff alike.
The programme is dynamic and therefore continually being improved upon. For more information, please visit the careers sections of our website.
All year groups have access to Careers through PHSE lessons, tutor times, assemblies & Unifrog
Year 7 Careers Programme
- Term 2 – Sustainable Gifts Fair
- Term 3 – Careers Fair & National Apprenticeship Week
- Term 4 – National Careers Week
All students are encouraged to utilise:
- Careers office
- Careers library
- Digital displays with careers info around school
- Hele’s School website including LMI
- Newsletters and correspondence advertising taster/open days at colleges/training providers/universities etc.
Year 8 Careers Programme
- Term 3 – Careers Fair & National Apprenticeship Week
- Term 4 – National Careers Week
All students are encouraged to utilise:
- Careers office
- Careers library
- Digital displays with careers info around school
- Hele’s School website including LMI
- Newsletters and correspondence advertising taster/open days at colleges/training providers/universities etc.
Year 9 Careers Programme
- Term 3 – Careers Fair & National Apprenticeship Week
- Term 4 – National Careers Week & Options Evening
All students are encouraged to utilise:
- Careers office
- Careers library
- Digital displays with careers info around school
- Hele’s School website including LMI
- Newsletters and correspondence advertising taster/open days at colleges/training providers/universities etc.
Year 10 Careers Programme
- Term 1 – Launchpad Live! External Careers Fair event for selected students
- Term 3 - Careers Fair & National Apprenticeship Week, Guest Speakers
- Term 4 - National Careers Week
- Term 6 – Work Experience Week & World of Work Programme
All students are encouraged to utilise:
- Careers office
- Careers library
- Digital displays with careers info around school
- Hele’s School website including LMI
- Newsletters and correspondence advertising taster/open days at colleges/training providers/universities etc.
Year 11 Careers Programme
- Term 1 – 1:1/Group meetings with DWP Schools Advisor, CV & Cover Letter writing
- Term 2 – 1:1 meetings with Careers Southwest Advisor & DWP School Advisor
- Term 3 – Careers Fair & National Apprenticeship Week, Guest Speakers, Mock Interviews event, bespoke careers presentations/workshops/seminars in room 9 on Mondays period 6, Post 16/Sixth Form Open Evening
- Term 4 – National Careers Week, 1:1 meetings with DWP/CSW
All students are encouraged to utilise:
- Careers office
- Careers library
- Digital displays with careers info around school
- Hele’s School website including LMI
- Newsletters and correspondence advertising taster/open days at colleges/training providers/universities etc.
Year 12 & 13 Careers Programme
- Term 1 – Recording of destinations, Post 16 Leadership & Employment opportunities
- Term 3 - Careers Fair & National Apprenticeship Week
- Term 4 - National Careers Week
- Term 5 – Ongoing UCAS support
- Term 6 – Work Experience Week for year 12
All students are encouraged to utilise:
- Careers office
- Careers library
- Digital displays with careers info around school
- Hele’s School website including LMI
- Newsletters and correspondence advertising taster/open days at colleges/training providers/universities etc.
