Developing employability skills in S1/S2 studentsDeveloping employability qualifications for S3-4 studentsDeveloping partnerships and business links to contextulise learningIncorporating employability skills across the curriculum.

Responsible for the careers provision across the school, coordinating work experience and improving links with employers. Improved the vocational contexts of lessons across the curriculum and organised a variety of activities to develop students' core skills. A signifiacant teaching commitment (teaching Science to GCSE level) meant I was organised and good at forming partnerships, both within the school and alongside external organisations.Skills and achievements:- Staff management: Team of two non-teaching staff.- Planned and resourced careers schemes of work. Learners became self-aware in year 7, through to evaluating skillsets and choosing options in year 8 and 9. Finally in year 10 and 11 students focus on employability skills and decision making.- Delivered staff CPD: Delivery of careers lessons and improved staff knowledge of post-16 options, including apprenticeships.- Improved employer links: Implementing 'Business in the Classroom' project. Staff attending work placements to integrate into curriculum.- Completing funding bids: Secured over £29,000 of funding.- Coordinated work experience for all students: Increased percentage of pupil premium students attending placements.- Maintained 'Provision map' to monitor and evaluate provision, identifying areas for development - fully mapped to GATSBY benchmarks.- Excellent Intended destinations and monitoring. - Improved parental engagement during Post-16 options evenings for students and parents to ensure students are fully aware of all options available. - Implemented employer mentoring scheme.-Planned/organised various trips and in-school activities aimed at students engaging with employers, developing employability skills.- Established and maintained partnerships and planned events to tighten links with partner schools in the multi-academy trust.- Improved Employer links: Liaise with 'Enterprise Advisor’ to provide strategic guidance for the school from an employer’s perspective