Intent

All students are entitled to a Focus on Your Future (FOYF) programme that will:

• provide good quality independent careers advice to students which inspires them and motivates them to fulfil their potential;
• provide personal advice and guidance which is in the best interests of, and meets the needs of, all students;
• contribute to the raising of student achievement by encouraging students to develop high aspirations and consider a broad and ambitious range of careers;
• provide opportunities to work in partnership with employers, training providers, local colleges and others;
• provide opportunities to inspire students through real-life contact with the world of work;
• develop enterprise and employability skills including skills for self-employment;
• support inclusion, challenge stereotyping and promote equality of opportunity;
• encourage students to see career development as a life-long process;
• develop students’ skills and knowledge of careers including career management skills and knowledge of the national and local labour market (LMI);
• ensure students are aware of the full range of academic and technical routes available at each transition point so that students have the necessary knowledge to make successful transitions;
• provide opportunities for meaningful encounters with employees, employers, further and higher education and experience of workplaces;
• support social mobility by improving opportunities for all students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with special educational needs and disabilities and
• be embedded into subjects across the curriculum, including our extended provision programme.