Pathway » Introduction
Do you know what PATHWAY you wish to take…?
PATHWAY is the new name for everything we offer at Christleton to prepare students for their future world of work.
PATHWAY activities include careers advice sessions, work-related learning, progression to employment events, and higher education / university conventions.
PATHWAY people are all those who are available to help Christleton students make choices for their future direction, and include: -
• Mr Adrian Francis: Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Careers Education and Transition
• Mrs Jean Charlton: School Governor and co-ordinator of our Volunteer Network of industry professionals
• Mrs Karen Varley: Personal and Vocational Guidance Administrator, including co-ordination of programme of work placements
• Mrs Sylvia Wood: Connexions Careers Advisor
• Mr Ian Hollywood: Head of Citizenship / PSHE and co-ordinator of the PSHE careers programme
• Form tutors, Subject teachers, and Heads of Year.
Our aim is to ensure that all students are given the best start for a rewarding future career during their time at Christleton so they can move on to a secure working future, whether it be at age 16, 18, 21 and beyond.
PATHWAY priorities for the year ahead are as follows: -
1. Increase awareness of students, teachers, and parents of employment opportunities and pathways available
2. Further develop employability skills of all students
3. Offer impartial and independent careers advice and guidance to pupils in all Key Stages, which builds on and supplements the activities currently taking place within the school.
We welcome any comments or suggestions on how we can improve and develop further. Please contact Mr Francis francisa@christletonhigh.co.uk or Mrs Varley varleyk@christletonhigh.co.uk
PATHWAY: Employability skills
Did you know…?
Universities and employers have identified a sub-set of skills as particularly desirable. At Christleton we are always looking for ways to develop these skills in our students. These seven employability skills are: -
1. Self-management – readiness to accept responsibility, flexibility, resilience, self-starting, appropriate assertiveness, time management, readiness to improve own performance based on feedback/ reflective learning.
2. Teamworking – respecting others, co-operating, negotiating/ persuading, contributing to discussions, and awareness of interdependence with others.
3. Business and customer awareness – basic understanding of the key drivers for business success – including the importance of innovation and taking calculated risks – and the need to provide customer satisfaction and build customer loyalty.
4. Problem solving – analysing facts and situations and applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions.
5. Communication and literacy – application of literacy, ability to produce clear, structured written work and oral literacy – including listening and questioning.
6. Application of numeracy – manipulation of numbers, general mathematical awareness and its application in practical contexts (e.g. measuring, weighing, estimating and applying formulae).
7. Application of information technology – basic IT skills, including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, file management and use of internet search engines.
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