Careers
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance
Key Staff
Careers Lead: Assistant Headteacher (Personal Development): Mrs Louise Southwell
Careers Assistant: Miss Zoe Magee
The CEIAG Programme
Medina College is fully committed to the delivery of a quality CEIAG provision for the benefit of all students, to help them fulfil their potential and select a career pathway suited to their skills, abilities and interests. We encourage students to be ambitious for themselves and to actively engage in career planning in all years from Year 7.
All students have access to the Unifrog Careers Platform and they are supported in their Careers Education and use of Unifrog by their tutors during weekly Mentoring sessions. In addition, Careers is embedded throughout the taught curriculum across different subject areas. Further engagement in CEIAG takes the form of:
- presentations in assemblies
- events in school (such as the Careers Fair)
- participation in themed Careers events outside of school
- workplace visits
- work related learning and placement opportunities
- taster days at Universities, Colleges and local businesses
- access to university opportunities and scholarship programmes
- career-related programmes such as Young Enterprise and the Bar Mock Trial, competitions and challenges
- one-to-one guidance provided in school.
The CEIAG programme has been developed in line with the eight Gatsby benchmarks for ensuring best practice, meeting the requirements of the Department for Education’s statutory guidance 2018.
Measuring the impact of our Careers Programme
An important part of the CEIAG programme is evaluation. It is mainly through evaluation that this policy will continue to develop whilst keeping abreast of national changes to CEIAG. Evaluations take place after career-related events in order to determine career outcomes. Students’ access to careers related activities are tracked electronically using Unifrog and Compass+ and are regularly monitored.
Assessment takes place through verbal feedback, written evaluations, student and employer feedback, Unifrog completion and data, and also through analysing destination data. The regular completion and monitoring of the Gatsby Benchmark Compass Tool provides the opportunity to review and evaluate the CEIAG programme as a whole at several points in the year.
Further Careers Information
Employers
We need your help
Our students are the employees of the future and so we need your help to raise their career aspirations, develop their employability skills and learn more about the exciting industries on the Isle of Wight.
Having employers like you helping to inspire young minds is the foundation of an excellent careers programme. Medina College is lucky to benefit from having a key business volunteer who works with us on a strategic level, encouraging the development of our careers programme and connecting us to the local business community. This role is recognised nationally as an Enterprise Adviser (EA). Our current EA is Steve Quarmby. He would be happy to have a chat with you about getting involved in our programme of activity.
Get Involved
Medina College works with a number of businesses and individuals who support our careers programme. If you or your business would like to support our activities in the future please email careers@iow.hispmat.org
Useful Links
Skills for careers – https://www.skillsforcareers.education.gov.uk/pages/skills-for-life
Careers and Enterprise Employer Toolkit – www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/national_grid_-_employer_engagement_toolkit.pdf
Parents & Carers
Education Options
There are a variety of educational routes available to students when they leave school. The Isle of Wight Education Federation’s careers programme provides students with opportunities to attend an array of careers fairs and visits so that they can see what their options are after leaving school.
Here are some of the options available:
Apprenticeships and Traineeships:
- Apprenticeship Vacancies – www.gov.uk/findapprenticeship
- Traineeships – www.gov.uk/find-traineeship
- Isle of Wight Council – www.iow.gov.uk/schools-and-education/schools/school-contacts/
- Local Recruitment – www.isleofwightjobs.com
- NHS Vacancies – www.nhsjobs.com
- National Apprenticeship Service – www.apprenticeships.gov.uk
- Island Futures – www.iow.gov.uk/schools-and-education/island-futures/
Further Education such as:
Local 6th Forms
- Isle of Wight Council – www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Schools-and-Learning/Schools/School-Contacts
- Your Future, Your Options Booklet – www.iow.gov.uk/azservices/documents/1696-Your-Future-Your-Options-4854CS-September-2021.pdf
University
- UCAS – www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/ucas-undergraduate-advice-parents-and-guardians
- University Comparison – www.theuniguide.co.uk
- University League Tables – www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk
- Student Finance – www.gov.uk/get-undergraduate-student-loan
SEND Support and Providers:
- Care in the Garden – www.careinthegarden.com
Alternative Providers:
- HTP – www.htp.ac.uk
- Isle of Wight College – www.iwcollege.ac.uk
- MPCT Military Academies – www.mpct.co.uk
Useful Links
Isle of Wight Council – www.iow.gov.uk/schools-and-education/island-futures/information-for-young-people/
Career Pilot – www.careerpilot.org.uk/parent-zone
National Careers Service – www.nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
Isle of Wight labour market information – www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/labourmarketlocal/E06000046/
Barclays Lifeskills – www.barclayslifeskills.com/young-people
Flying Start – www.sunoutreach.org/flying-start/useful-resources-for-parents–carers
Get Involved
The Isle of Wight Education Federation work with a number of businesses and individuals who support our careers programme. If you or your business would like to support our activities in the future please email our Careers Lead louise.southwell@iwef.org.uk
Students
The Isle of Wight Education Federation want you to have a successful future! In order to achieve this you will take part in a variety of activities during your time with us.
Building Skills
Personality quiz – www.careerpilot.org.uk/information/buzz-quiz
Skills employers want – www.ucas.com/careers/getting-job/what-are-employers-looking
Helpful Guides
CV Builder – www.barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-use-my-online-presence-to-get-ahead/school/cv-builder
CV Writing Guide – www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/cvs-and-cover-letters/how-to-write-a-cv
Personal Statement Writing Guide – www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/writing-personal-statement/how-write-personal-statement
Useful Links
Island Futures – www.iow.gov.uk/schools-and-education/island-futures/
Flying Start (Southern Universities Network) – www.sunoutreach.org/flying-start/?flying-start-categories=flying-start-isle-of-wight
Apprenticeship Vacancies – www.gov.uk/findapprenticeship
Isle of Wight Council – www.iwight.com/jobs
Isle of Wight Jobs – www.isleofwightjobs.com
The Apprenticeship Guide – https://apprenticeshipguide.co.uk/
Flying Start – www.sunoutreach.org/students/resources
Teachers
Medina, Carisbrooke and the Island VI Form Colleges believe that Careers education, information advice and guidance (CEIAG) gives students the skills, knowledge and understanding to manage their own lifelong learning and career development.
Useful Links
Careers and Enterprise Resource Hub – www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk
Careers Pilot – www.careerpilot.org.uk
National Careers Service – www.nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
For further information on our Careers Programme, please contact our Careers Office.
Medina College
Fairlee Road
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 2DX
Tel: 01983 538065
Email: careers@iow.hispmat.org
Medina College reviews all careers information annually. Medina College has recently joined HISP MAT so all Isle of Wight Education Federation documents are currently under review. They will remain in place in the meantime, but will be updated as soon as possible.