Careers

Mrs Churchill: Assistant Headteacher i/c Careers Education - careers@parkhall.org
Tel: 0121 748 0400

Mr Brady: Careers Advisor - sbrady@parkhall.org
Mrs Butcher-Johns: Careers Guidance Counsellor - sbutcherjohns@parkhall.org
Mr Ahmed: Link Governor
Ms Bryan: Enterprise Advisor

Careers Advice Referrals
All students will receive personal careers guidance by the time they reach the end of Year 11. Where there are concerns, parents can refer their child for urgent careers guidance. Students can also refer themselves.

Click here to make a careers advice referral

Below is a summary of our Careers, Education, Information and Guidance, here at Park Hall Academy.
If pupils, parents, teachers or employers wish to find out more, please contact the Careers Leader: R Churchill

Careers Education at Park Hall Academy

High quality career education is a crucial part of improving social mobility. Young people make choices based on what they know and what they think is available to them. The aim of Park Hall Futures is for all pupils at Park Hall Academy to be inspired and fully aware of the career pathways and opportunities available to them, making informed choices about which qualifications and career pathways will enable them to achieve their goals.

Park Hall works in partnership with many other Solihull schools as part of the Life Ready Programme (Solihull) which provides a framework designed to develop independent, life-ready young adults. The programme is based on evidence from the Gatsby Foundation / Benchmarks and the DfE Careers Strategy The shared vision of the Life Ready Solihull Programme is that ‘students leaving Park Hall will have the skills, knowledge and dynamism to reach their full career potential, to meet the needs of employers and to contribute to the economic growth of the borough and the Local Enterprise Partnership.

The impact of our careers provision is measured through our Compass reviews, which consider the extent to which the school meets the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Our Provision

Impartial Careers Advice

We have two qualified careers advisers in school who work with students from years 7 – 13 both individually and in small groups. All students can self-refer and referrals can also be made by teachers carers and parents

Work Experience

Students in years 10 and 12 undertake a weeks work experience while year 13 students are required to complete a L2 employability programme. In the past work experience placements have been arranged by students in organisations such as West Midlands Police, local health providers, The Crown Prosecution Service and retail companies. The few students who do not secure a placement undertake departmental work experience within school.

PSHE

Careers Education Information Advice & Guidance is incorporated into the school PSHE programme and covers a wide variety of topics such as aspirations, workplace skills and employability and career paths. In sixth form students work towards a L2 employability award.

Assemblies/Form Activities

Careers related assemblies and form activities are delivered to all students and involves presentations by employers, colleges and training providers. Years 10 and 11 also have assemblies on post 16 option choices.

Subject Specific Careers Information

We have a whole school approach to careers so that students can understand the range of careers and educational opportunities available to them. Information is made available digitally and physically and is also incorporated into the curriculum.

Futures Days

Careers related activities are also delivered through drop down days in which colleges employers apprenticeship providers and parents are invited into school for the day to deliver careers activities and presentations to students.