POST 19 Leavers' Destinations over time:
The following list details the destinations of Nether Hall school leavers over the period 2015-2016 to 2020-2021. There were no NEETS within this group of Post 19 school leavers.
The vast majority of our leavers are provided with local FE provision. When local FE provision is unable to meet individual needs, students apply to local specialist colleges. Most FE provision continues to develop Independent living skills.
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Leavers' Destinations |
No |
Course level |
Course / offer |
Leicester College provision for PMLD Students
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11 |
None |
RARPA PMLD |
Leicester College provision for SLD Students
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16 |
None |
RARPA Learning for living |
Gateway College
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7 |
Entry 2 / 3 |
Grow and Cook /PSD |
Sense College Loughborough
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4 |
None |
Continuing studies |
Homefield College
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5 |
None |
Enterprise |
Portland College |
1 |
None |
PMLD /ASD |
Accommodated Post 19 |
5 |
N/A |
How Nether Hall school’s curriculum offer meets the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Gatsby Benchmark |
Benchmark description |
How we working to meet this benchmark |
1. A stable careers programme |
An embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, teachers, governors and employers. |
PSD and exploring the wider world curriculums include links to work-related learning (WRL) and careers education. Preparing for adulthood (PfA) is a continuing theme Post 16 and includes life skills, travel training, interview skills etc Resources available in school include practical real life and role play resources Named Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) advisor and business link with local STEM business. Approved policies published on the school website.
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2. Learning from career and labour market information
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Every pupil, and their parents, should have access to good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. |
Advice and signposting in EHCP meetings and from connexions/ transitions social workers. Attend local offer live / DWP events and promoted to parents. College open day visits promoted to parents. School visits to colleges – parents invited to join. Supported FE applications, visits and interviews. Enterprise projects Secondary (S4, S7) and 6th Form. In school WRL including pupil run café’s at events and at breaktimes
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3. Addressing the needs of each pupil |
Advice and support should be tailored to the needs of each pupil. Schools should collect and maintain destination data for at least 3 years. Individual advice should be systematically recorded. |
Individual advice from connexions for all pupils/ families (Year 9 and beyond) Curriculum provides a personalised offer and WRL experiences are reflected as such. Destination data is kept and shared between school and the LA and anonymously via the school website. Work experience placements and internship offered to individuals Attendance at Local offer / DWP events
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4. Linking curriculum learning to careers |
Careers and enterprise education should be part of and included in a pupil's lessons, linking curriculum to real-world career paths and options. |
Curriculum planning. All ages / stages of school cover aspects of WRL The schools vision, values and curriculum emphasises independence and communication skills. Enterprise projects including café and Christmas fayre, internal work shadowing or placements. PFA 6th form curriculum focuses on WRL skills for all pupils. This is taught informally for pupils on the Asteroid (PMLD /sensory) pathway.
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5. Encounters with employers and employees
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Where appropriate pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. All pupils should experience a range of enterprise and work place learning visits. |
Workplace visits Interviews for work experiences Work experience placements and internship offers Attendance at Local offer / DWP events |
6. Experiences of workplaces |
Every pupil should have first-hand experiences of the workplace through off site visits, work shadowing or experiences. Pupils should have opportunities to work within the school environment and explore career / post school opportunities out of school. |
Work experience placement data held for all pupils. Pre Covid: two weeks per year for most comet and Meteor pathway pupils. Pupils are offered a variety of places to enable them to show future preferences for working environment. Since March 2020 – WRL opportunities limited to internal only although food and gardening curriculum maintained. Café internal to classes (SF9 &11) Mini enterprises continue across the 6th form and S7.
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7. Encounters with further and higher education
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All pupils should be aware of and experience the range of continuing learning / work-based opportunities available to them post school. |
College visits Support with application and interview preparation College link courses/ experience days
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8. Personal guidance |
Every pupil should have opportunities for a guidance interview with careers advisor. This should be available before any significant study or career choices are made and be timed to meet individual needs from Year 9 onwards. |
Connexions work with individual pupils and families. Support provided for Post School (usually 19) options. Aspirations are high for pupils to access all forms of employment Post 10/ College.
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