Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is an integral part of Beaucroft’s curriculum, which is delivered by staff teams with support where appropriate from Ansbury Guidance who provide impartial, independent careers and employability information, advice, guidance, support and training to both students and parents.
Careers Education helps prepare students for the opportunities and responsibilities of adulthood, and as such, has a vital contribution to the school’s aims of working closely with employers, Higher Education institutions and our local community and supporting students in the life-time experience of learning in line with the Preparing for Adulthood pathways of Employment, Independent Living, Community Inclusion and Health.
Work experience
Beaucroft Specialist School provides students in Key Stage 4 and Post 16 access to a work-related learning element in their curriculum usually in years 10 and 11 or Post 16. Internal or external work experience forms a significant part of this curriculum for some pupils and helps student’s understanding of the world of work and to enable them to identify and develop the skills and capabilities they will need for their future.
Preparing for Adulthood (PfA)
- PfA Outcomes https://www.preparingforadulthood.org.uk/SiteAssets/Downloads/yeded5wb636481748062535810.pdf
- Meeting PfA Outcomes at Beaucroft:
Ansbury Guidance
Ansbury Guidance supports young people who have an Education Health and Care Plan at Beaucroft Foundation School.
As young people approach the end of school, Ansbury Guidance can support them to move on to training, further education, work or adult support services
Ansbury Guidance website: https://www.ansbury.co.uk/
Other Useful Links
- https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
- https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/
- Transition Your child’s journey to adult services – pdf booklet to download
Employers can support us in the following ways:
- Offer fixed period or extended work experience placements.
- Help us provide employer encounters via careers fairs, assemblies, and mock interviews.
- Notify us about any local volunteering opportunities you have available
If you would like to find out more information about the program or how you could support, please contact Rob Sallows r.sallows@beaucroft.dorset.sch.uk
Beaucroft Post 16
Beaucroft Post-16 Centre ‘The Burrow’ is situated in a separate building within the school grounds. It is equipped to deliver a life-skills and employment based curriculum and caters for students which have severe/complex learning difficulties, vulnerability and/or ASD.
Useful Post 16 Links
- Brockenhurst College https://www.brock.ac.uk/
- Bournemouth and Poole College https://www.thecollege.co.uk/
- Kingston Maurward College https://www.kmc.ac.uk/
- The Sheiling https://www.thesheilingringwood.co.uk/
- Employ my Ability https://employmyability.org.uk/
- Foxes https://foxesacademy.ac.uk/
- My place Dorset https://www.myplacedorset.co.uk/
- SWRAC Supported Internships http://swrac.co.uk/student-training-mentoring-teaching/supported-internships-ehcp-plan/
Future Options Information
Beaucroft Future Options Information
Information within this document:
- Dorset County Council contacts
- Specialist Educational Placements
- Local Further Education Colleges
- SWRAC (South West Regional Assessment Centre
- Options requiring funding via Adult Social Care
- Useful Websites/Charities aimed at supporting young people with SEND
Upcoming Events
Kingston Maurward Open Day Events
- Sunday 12 September 2021
- Sunday 17 October 2021
- Sunday 14 November 2021
- Sunday 12 December 2021
- Sunday 23 January 2022
- Friday 25 February 2022 (evening)
- Sunday 20 March 2022
- Thursday 28 April 2022 (evening)
- Sunday 22 May 2022
- Sunday 10 July 2022
Adult Social Care
- My Life My Care https://www.mylifemycare.com/directory-of-day-opportunities-and-activities?f=Dorset&f=Learning+disability&sort=Title&size=1000
- The Lantern Community, https://www.lanterncommunity.org.uk/contact
- Spiral Blue, http://www.windward-dayservices.co.uk/spiral-blue/
- Helix https://www.windward-dayservices.co.uk/services/helix-verwood/
- Highmead Farm http://highmeadfarm.org.uk/
- Holtwood Community Farm http://holtwood-community-farm.co.uk/
- Herons View Care Farm https://heronsviewcarefarm.com/
- The Stable Family Home Trust https://www.sfht.org.uk/
Adult Social Care Dorset
https://adultsocialcare.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/contact-us/during-office-hours/
Labour market Information (LMI)
- Adviza LMI for Dorset https://www.adviza.org.uk/services/national-careers-service/dorset-lmi/
- Dorset LMI Summary https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/483124/LMI_Summary_-_Dorset__Final_.pdf
- Educational Development Trust LMI https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/stem/uploads/document/lmi-for-weymouth-and-portland-0.pdf?ts=1588324315
- Dorset LEP Facts and Figures https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/stem/uploads/document/dorset-lep-infographic.pdf?ts=1588324315
- Dorset LMI Bitesize https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/stem/uploads/document/dorset-bite-size.pdf?ts=1588324315
Destination Information
Beaucroft School Careers Contact
Careers Lead: Rob Sallows
Careers Governor: Bridget Homer
- 01202 886083
- office@beaucroft.dorset.sch.uk