Careers Mistress: Mrs Tam Leung Yen Ying

S.K.H. TSANG SHIU TIM SECONDARY

SCHOOL

Careers Team

Our Mission

All-round development of our students, providing them colourful learning experiences to ensure growth in morality, wisdom, sportsmanship, social maturity, aesthetics and spirituality.

Our history (30th Anniversary)

•Students’ background: low to average income.

most live in public housing• Teachers’ background: 80% teachers teaching for

over 10 years.

( Turnover rate: 0.2% /year)

S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary SchoolSchool Management Structure (2007-2008)

School Council

Principal

Crisis Management

Team

School Improvement

Team

Vice Principal

(Studies)

Vice Principal

(Administration)

Alumni Association

Parent Teacher

Association

Academic Affairs

Committee

School Plans Committee

NSS Working Party -NSS OLE (4 teachers) sports, ECA, CRE, MCE

Life Education Committee

Further Education &

Careers Counseling Committee

7 teachers

3 teachers

Staff Development Committee

Information Technology Committee

General Administrative

Affairs Committee

Student Counseling Committee

Discipline Committee

Extra-curricular Activities

Committee

Religion Affairs &

Ceremonies Committee

CYC 2 teachers

Aims of Careers Education (5Es)

1. Effecting matching between students and careers.

- students achieving self understanding, strengths and aptitudes.

- students informed of the working world.

2. Enabling: linking studies (KLA) with work demands.

- students working harder on related work skills e.g. languages, maths, etc.

5Es=Empowerment

Aims of Careers Education (5Es)3. Extending: increasing exposure and active

experimentation. - students applying KLA knowledge in ECA

activities and acquiring generic skills.4. Enriching: deepening experience and sharing

with others. - students reflecting on experiences and inspiring

others with aspirations.5. Equipping for life: viewing work in the widening

contexts: students valuing work ethics, contributing to society, country and world.

5Es=Empowerment

Methods in Careers Education

Session

– talks, dissemination of information via the intranet, campus noticeboards and publications. (careers library) [Careers Day, Alumni Sharing]

Methods in Careers Education

Project – Curriculum – related (Language-Careers Pr

ojects) (small-scale, across forms, peer teaching) [Careers Oscars, English SBA]

– Multi-intelligence / Enterprising Projects (large-scale, alumni-initiated, across forms) [The Apprentice]

Methods in Careers Education

Activity – Visit (cultural exchange programmes[Peace

Boat] school-business partnership programmes) [Aircraft Carrier]

– Camps (conflict management) [International School Camp]

– Intensive courses ( topping-up,remedial)– Mock Interviews (alumni-and-teachers host

ed) [Mentorship Scheme]

Methods in Careers EducationEvents

– Stakeholders (Parents Day, PTA functions, PTA publications, Careers Day)

– District/country/regional/world functions (Open Days, Expos, competitions, summer courses)

– Real work experience (Volunteer teaching, serving in hospital, community service) [Financial Quiz]

Expected Outcomes (For Students)

1. Effected: Students’ ownership in career planning. (Vital in NSS)

Enabled: – self-initiated search

– self-assessed progress

2. Extended: Gradual initiation into critical thinking and decision making.

3. Enriched: Students’ interest and passion in aspirations through happy experiences.

4. Equipped: Attitudes and value formation in work.

5. Empowered: Sharing with peers, alumni

Expected Outcomes (For School)

1. Partnerships (Teacher’s space)

Tripartite relationship

(alumni > outside volunteers)

2. Partners with KLA (across curriculum), OLE (MCE, CS)

Partners with other organizations (PTA, AA)

Partners with global organizations (Peace Boat, LPC)

3. Programme development (constant reflections) – sustainability

(building a tradition e.g. alumni participation)

4. Teachers’ development (Careers teachers’ knowledge and skills)

Students (bonding among themselves)

schoolalumni

Expected Outcomes ( School Self Assessment)

How Careers Teachers evaluate programmes and plan for the future:

- Assessment Methods:

A.Quantitative

1. After each programme, computer scored reflections.

2. Comparison across years (e.g. number of participants).

3. Co-relation with KLA areas.

4. Transparent: results on Careers website.

Expected Outcomes ( School Self Assessment)

B.Qualitative

5.Open-ended reflective comments for self and school on computer-score sheets.

6. Long reflective journals.

7. Teachers’ monitoring through casual chats with stakeholders. (students, alumni, parents, teachers, partners and school authority)

Expected Outcomes ( School Self Assessment)

C. Relation to KLA/OLE

8. Evaluate emphasis on particular areas based on students’ strength and weakness and the school’s policies.

D. Experimentation

9. Trying new methods and ready for changes.

Misconceptions (Myths)Myth: 1. Careers Education is vocational education. So, higher ability students do not need it.Answer: All (the all-rounders and the weak) need it.

Myth: 2. Academic results dictate the students’ choices. So, higher ability students study first and decide on

careers upon graduation.Answer: Early preparation and strategic planning makes a

difference in achievement and choices.

Myth: 3. A lot of money needed for Careers programmes.Answer: Partnerships and alumni contribution saves money.

SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School (2007-8)Tentative Time Allocation for OLE

(for internal planning use)Time tabling: 6 days/cycle, 40 mins/period, 25 cycles

OLE Components Provision for all students in School

Time allocation

(in hour)

Total time/year (hour)

PE 2 periods 33 45

Sports Day (2 days) 12

AE 2 periods 33 33

MCE Assembly (2 periods) &

Class teacher period (1 period)

50 75

CRE Career education through talks

> 15

CS Exposure in CS (Service ambassador, other school service groups) 3 times a year

10

Total time allocation for each year

153 hours

(exceed 135 per year)

SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School (2008-9)Tentative Time Allocation for OLE

(for internal planning use)Time tabling: 6 days/cycle, 40 mins/period, 25 cycles

OLE Components Provision for all students in School

Time allocation

(in hour)

Total time/year (hour)

PE 2 periods 33 45

Sports Day (2 days) 12

One Students One Sport (F1) >10

AE 2 periods 33 43

One Student One Art (F2)

English -- Film Appreciation (F4-5)

Drama Workshop (F2)

>10

MCE Assembly (2 periods) &

Class teacher period (1 period)

50 75

CRE Career education through talks

> 15

CS Exposure in CS (Service ambassador, other school service groups) 3 times a year

10

Total time allocation for each year

163 hours

(exceed 135 per year)

SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary SchoolPartnership

Global Organisations

Local Organisations

Alumni Parents

School

Students Subjects & OLE areas

World

Thank You

The End

Careers Day

Alumni Sharing

Careers Oscars

The Apprentice

Apprentice Stall Apprentice Services Apprentice Camp

Apprentice Sharing

Apprentice CampApprentice Camp

Apprentice Camp

Description Billboard Final ScoreBack to slide 8

Peace Boat

Aircraft Carrier

LPC United World College Camp

Mentorship Scheme (First formal 2-hour meeting)

• Self-assessment of 50 mentees on their own generic skills

• Feedback from 40 mentors on mentees’ generic skills

Mentorship Scheme

(Sept 2002 – Oct 2003)

Making both teachers and students more reflective

Careers Day Mentorship Scheme

Financial quizzes

Li Po Chun United World College English Camp Students’Reflections (mostly unedited)One of the winning reflective journals:

• From 4B(19) Cheung Ming Chui• ‘Fun’ and ‘meaningful’. These are the words I wo

uld like to describe the camp—namely English Conflict Management Day Camp—we approximately 40 TST students joined on 1st February.

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