Career Academy
We are delighted to have been working with the Career Academy for the last few years. More information on the trips we undertake as part of the programme as well as a picture gallery are to be found by clicking on the titles to the right. Here is a bit more about them.
They lead and support a national movement of employers, schools and colleges, working to raise the aspirations of 16 to 19 year-olds.
The Career Academy model is revolutionising partnerships between employers and teachers, transforming young lives along the way.
It isn't easy, and they never tell you otherwise. But worthwhile? You bet it is. Hundreds of young people, teachers and employee volunteers tell them so.
They don’t only open doors. They give you the key.
Film clips -http://www.careeracademies.org.uk/career/film.aspx?film
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Companies The Charter School has worked with in the past include:
Norton Rose
SJ Berwin
Olswang
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Our Career academy representative:
Rhiannon Evans (London & South East - Deputy)
Rhiannon has experience in the education and not-for-profit sectors. She joined us in 2008 from TiE, where she ran a mentoring scheme for budding entrepreneurs. For more information - email :info@careeracademies.org.uk
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Mentoring:
Partners in Business are employee volunteers who provide Career Academy students with one-to-one support with coursework and life skills. They act as a role model, critical friend and advisor. Partners in Business meet their student about ten times over 18 months. Each meeting lasts approximately an hour and a half
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Visits and seminars:
What makes the Career Academy curriculum come alive for students, apart from excellent teaching, is the input they receive from a range of employer-led visits and seminars, related to course content. Simple behind the scenes workplace tours can be equally beneficial. The experience of being welcomed into unfamiliar corporate environments is a massive confidence builder for young people, not to be underestimated.
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Internships:
The ‘jewel in the crown’ of the Career Academy model is the internship, which takes place in the summer between the two years of the course. Employers provide a six-week paid work placement, based on a standard working hour week in a real operating environment and aiming to use the skills and knowledge the student has learned in school / college.
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Guru lectures:
A Guru Lecturer is someone who volunteers to talk to a group of 16 to 19-year-old Career Academy students in their classroom. By sharing their business expertise and experiences, Guru Lecturers complement other teaching resources, enhance the knowledge of Career Academy teachers and help to ground the curriculum in the real - and current - world of work.
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Key dates:
Ice breaker session with Norton Rose – Tuesday 27th January 4:30 pm
Ice breaker session with Olswang - TBC
CV writing and interview techniques seminar at Edward Symmons to be held in March 2009
Last Modified: 07/01/2009
