CAREERS EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE

Careers Education and Guidance is an essential part of the curriculum in Years 9, 10 and 11. A great deal of time is devoted to ensuring that the pupils are enabled to develop the skills and attributes they will need to make decisions about future educational and vocational opportunities. The development of good, transferable work skills is very important.

The Connexions Service becomes involved with the pupils in groups and individually from Year 9 onwards. The Connexions adviser attends parents' evening as well as meeting parents formally in years 10 and 11.

At each annual review from Year 9 onwards there is a focus on the development and refining of the transition plan. This ensures that good arrangements are put in place for each pupil's transition at 16+ and that their learning support and care needs are met in the future at college, school or work.

Pupils leaving The Forest School have gone on to the local colleges with support, schools, residential school or colleges, directly to work or on to training schemes or supported employment.