Amethyst Aspire Career Programme – Aims

• Enabling students to make considered decisions in regard to future choices; and preparing students for transition to further education or employment with training
• To raise students’ aspirations and to broaden their horizons
• To inspire and to empower students to make informed realistic decisions at key transition points in learning and work
• To provide good quality independent and impartial careers advice to students which inspires them and motivates them to fulfil their potential
• To provide advice and guidance which is in the best interests of the student
• To provide opportunities to work in partnership with employers, training providers, local colleges and others to provide opportunities to inspire students through real-life contact with the world of work
• To develop enterprise and employability skills including skills for self-employment
• To support inclusion, challenge stereotyping and promote equality of opportunity
• Provide a range of opportunities that enhance the curriculum (enterprise projects, visits/taster days to colleges/universities)
• Promote awareness of the world of work (visitors from business, work experience, volunteering)
• Promote a range of opportunities and provisions which assist in raising aspirations and achievement (industry specific talks and presentations, visitors from colleges and sixth forms, skill show visits)
• Provide informed and impartial guidance (options evenings, careers fairs, college/sixth form/university visits, access to a qualified and impartial careers adviser)
• Develop and maintain effective links with key partners (independent guidance providers, EBP, colleges, universities, training providers, employers, enterprise partnerships (through local networks or national programmes such as Inspiring the Future)
• Ensure that each curriculum area identifies careers and work related learning elements and includes these in lesson planning
• Ensure departments display subject links to occupations and progression
• Ensure that each curriculum area identifies careers and work related learning elements and includes these in lesson planning
• Ensure departments display subject links to occupations and progression

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