Broadstone Middle School is committed to provide all pupils with the knowledge, skills, inspiration and positive attitude to take ownership of their own learning and career pathways. Our careers programme ensures that all pupils are equipped with the necessary information, advice and guidance in order to be successful in their futures.
Our careers provision is delivered throughout the curriculum via PSHE lessons, Tutor times during National Careers Week (NCW), Annual Careers Fair and enrichment activities throughout the year run by external providers, such as WiseUp.
We are also committed to maximising the benefits for pupils by using a whole school approach involving parents, carers, employers, further education providers and other local agencies such as Dorset Careers Hub.
Please see our careers statement below, and a link to our Policies page where you will find the PSHE and Citizenship Policy which includes Careers.
Information on Careers Events
30 June 2023 – Wise Up Teambuilding Event
The students worked together in groups to solve puzzles and move themselves through different tasks including making a giant wooden dice, moving across stepping stones without letting go of them, directing each other while blindfolded without using words, and creating the longest line accross the field as they could using only what they had on them! It was a great opportunity for the students to learn to work together and get to know their new classmates ready for the coming school year.
23 May 2024 – Careers Fair
We will be running a Careers Fayre again this year, offering parents/carers and local employers the opportunity to engage with our pupils during the event on the 23rd of May 2024.
Businesses are able to set up a table/stall so that our pupils can informally approach them and talk to them personally. Employers can also run a careers activity or give an inspirational speech to the pupils during the event. This is a great way for our pupils to experience a wide range of businesses in our local community.
7 June 2023 – Careers Fair
We are keen to encourage all our students, whatever their age, to find out as much about the world of work and future options as they can.
We ran our annual Careers Fayre event in June and offered parents/carers and local employers the opportunity to engage with our pupils during the event on the 7th of June 2023.
This event is a key part of:
- Allowing the students to network with local professionals
- Raising awareness of all the possibilities that are open to them in the future
- Helping them to identify what subjects might be most useful
- Enabling the students to take information home and discuss with families
Businesses were able to set up a table/stall so that our pupils could informally approach them and talk to them personally. Some employers also ran a careers activity or gave an inspirational speech to the pupils during the event. This was a great way for our pupils to experience a wide range of businesses in our local community.
24 November 2022 & 19 April 2023 – Y6 & Y8 STEM EVENT DAYS @ AECC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Our learners in Y6 and Y8 were given an opportunity to take part in STEM activity days, the event involved 5 workshops; including Maths Roadshow, Discovering the Science of Xray and Medical models.
6 – 9 March 2023 – National Careers Week
16 January 2023 – KS2 Careers Assembly
BCP Council came to our school and held a careers assembly for our KS2 learners
8 June 2022 – Careers Fair
We ran our first ever Careers Fair last summer and offered parents/carers and local employers the opportunity to engage with our pupils during the event on the 8th of June 2022.
Businesses were able to set up a table/stall so that our pupils could informally approach them and talk to them personally. Some employers also ran a careers activity or gave an inspirational speech to the pupils during the event. This was a great way for our pupils to experience a wide range of businesses in our local community.
7-12 March 2022 – National Careers Week
National Careers Week (NCW) is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people leaving education.
At BMS we ran a number of activites across the week, including teaching and non-teaching staff writing basic CV’s so that students could see the qualifications and former roles that got them to where they are now. The students took part in activities during tutor time each day including learning their interests and values, networking, vision boards and practicing interviews. Students were invited to apply to be careers champions and underwent interviews for the role resulting in 11 being chosen. The Careers Champions will help organise future events such as the upcoming Careers Fair.
15 December 2021 – RAF Virtual Event for Year 8
In December 2021, RAF provided our Y8 students with a Virtual Realistic Job Profile (RJP) event covering a holistic overview in detail of the role and output of the RAF; all of the roles on offer, pay, terms & conditions, personal development opportunities, travel, training and sport.
Useful Links for Students and Parents
National Careers Service
Careerpilot.org.uk
icould.com
A Guide: How to Write a CV
Prospects.ac.uk
Startprofile.com
Apprenticeships information from Gov.uk
successatschool.org
Amazing Apprenticeships
Useful Links to Local Labour Markets
We welcome any parent/carer, further education provider and employer to contact us to discuss what you can offer for our students and how we can best accommodate your support. Example activities include: BMS Careers Fair, Career Talk and Mock Interviews.
The Career Lead is Mrs Penwarden, who can be contacted via email: schooloffice@bmsweb.co.uk or via telephone on 01202 696121.