Careers
There has never been a time when careers guidance has been as important for young people as it is today. The landscape of education, training and employment opportunities that students need to navigate is more complex and more challenging than that faced by previous generations.
Our college mission statement is for all students to achieve greater heights. In careers education, this translates as every student making the right choices for their progression. We support students in making well-informed decisions by providing access to impartial and independent information and guidance about the range of options (including academic, vocational, apprenticeships) that will help them to achieve their ambitions. By supporting students with decisions at crucial stages, informing them of all their options and introducing them to the world of work, we aim to prepare them for the world of work whichever pathway they choose.
Gatsby Benchmarks:
The school measures its CEIAG against the Good Career Guidance report which identifies the set of 8 Gatsby benchmarks that we use a framework for improving our Careers provision.
These are:
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from career and labour market Information
- Addressing the needs of each pupil
- Linking curriculum to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
All careers activities in the college are arranged by our Careers Coordinator Miss Cooper and overseen by Mr Marner - Assistant Principal.
Our Careers provision meets provider access legislation ensuring that students have at least:Two encounters for pupils during the ‘second key phase’ (year 10 or 11) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend
- Two encounters for pupils during the ‘first key phase’ (year 8 or 9) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend
- Two encounters for pupils during the ‘second key phase’ (year 10 or 11) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend
- Two encounters for pupils during the ‘third key phase’ (year 12 or 13) that are mandatory for the school to put on but optional for pupils to attend
The details of these encounters are outlined in our Careers Provision document.
Please click below to view our careers provision overview.