Students leaving Slated Row School should be able to apply a range of skills such as literacy and numeracy, communication and ICT to engage with the world around them with increased independence. 

They should be able to contribute to the local community, through work or social enterprise activity. 

They should be able to demonstrate a level of self-advocacy in relation to elements of their Education Health and Care Plan such as living arrangements, support, friendship and greater independence. 

Careers Leader 

Dorrie Mutch - Assistant Headteacher, 

dmutch@slatedrow.co.uk, 01908 316 017

Job Coach*

Mel Ridgeway, mridgeway@slatedrow.co.uk 

Enterprise Co-ordinator

South East Local Enterprise Partnership 

Mandy Browning

* Role of the job Coach:

•  Will be your first point of contact.

•  Introduce the intern to their team.

•  Inform you of the strengths & areas of   development for the intern.

•  Make adjustments to the job role.

•  Share successful strategies and progression.

•  Ensure the intern is on task and meeting your expectations.

•  Answer questions you may have at anytime

• Our Job Coach offers impartial face-to-face guidance to all students at the school, helping them to make informed decisions about their future destinations and career pathways.

• STEM activities - to promote careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.

• Enterprise Activities

• Careers assemblies

• Support with post 16 applications and interviews.

• Visits to local colleges and training providers.

• Careers workshops and talks

• Employer visits

• Mock interviews with employers

• Opportunities for work experience internally and external placements, including the Old School House Project and BSH (Bosch, Siemens) & John Lewis

• Life & Living Centre – work related Learning

• Qualifications in the World Of Work Units.

Young people with SEND are less likely to take exams that employers recognise, such as GCSEs. They also have higher rates of unemployment than other students. Many young people with SEND would benefit from additional career support such as supported internships, apprenticeships and employment, extended workplace interviews, and supported enterprise activities and volunteering. With the right support and encouragement, many of these students can access the broad range of career outcomes available to their peers including apprenticeships, employer training schemes, university or employment.

• Resilience

• Independence skills

• Communication skills

• Employability skills

• Social skills

• Functional Maths and English skills

• Problem solving skills

• Team work skills

1. A stable careers program

2. Learning from career and labour market information

3. Addressing the needs of each pupil

4. Linking curriculum learning to careers

5. Encounters with employers and employees

6. Experiences of workplaces

7. Encounters with further and higher education

8. Personal guidance

Careers is clearly taught across the curriculum, to all students at Slated Row School. 

From Reception through to Key Stage 4, Careers is taught distinctly in PSHE, in the strands of Them: Economic Wellbeing - Money and Them: Economic Wellbeing - Aspirations, Work and Careers. This will be covered by students in all pathways, every year. In addition, Key Stage 3 Scaffolded classes and all Key Stage 4 classes have a distinct Careers lesson timetabled, at least once a week. This is supported through students accessing the Skills Builder programme, aimed at developing the skills and understanding needed for the workplace. At Post 16, students follow a distinct Careers timetable, with ASDAN units completed to prepare them for life after Slated Row School and the wider world of work.