In St. Colm’s High School, we acknowledge that Careers Education Advice Information and Guidance (CEAIG) has a crucial part to play in enabling the aims and objectives of the curriculum as well as the individual aspirations of individual pupils to be realised.  This is achieved both discretely and collectively in the curriculum that we offer and the skills we develop.

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We aim to provide our pupils with a planned programme of work related learning concerned with: the development of their employability skills; and relevant careers education, advice information and guidance.  We believe that effective preparation for the world of work should contribute to the personal fulfilment of each pupil and how s/he achieves their full potential. 

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Our CEAIG programme is delivered to each year group through careers modules, timetabled classes and whole school curricular input as follows:

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Key Stage Three

          

• Careers Module and Personal Career Planning. Yrs 8, 9 & 10.   

• LLW classes to include Employability.

• Specific CEIAG tasks delivered by subject areas, as well as natural links to careers and career pathways highlighted through the curriculum.

• Access to DE Careers advisor.

               

Key Stage Four

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• Careers Module and Personal Career Planning. Yrs 11&12

• GCSE LLW/Princes’ Trust classes.

• Specific CEIAG tasks delivered by subject areas, as well as natural links to careers and career pathways highlighted through the curriculum.

• Work Experience preparation & 3 day Work Experience placement.

• Mock Interview preparation. Mock Interview & Employer feedback.

• One to one appointments with DE Careers advisor.

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Key Stage Five

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• Yr13 - Discrete careers classes. Personal Career Planning.

• Yr14 - Timetabled support for post 16 Further Education, Higher Education applications and career planning.

• Specific CEIAG tasks delivered by subject areas, as well as natural links to careers and career pathways highlighted through the curriculum.

• Work Experience placements.

• Access to DE Careers advisor.

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Operating alongside these classes is a programme of work related experiences for each year group delivered by external agencies such as Young Enterprise, Lisburn Enterprise Organisation and Barclays Lifeskills.  These workshop type events frequently make use of local employers to increase the relevance of the content.