Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Our vision is to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders. We strive to help our students to achieve their very best academically and personally, pursuing the best possible progression pathways after completing their education at our school.
At Witton Park Academy we believe in students’ success, support and social growth. Every student is encouraged to set their sights high for their future, nurture their gifts and make the most of their talents regardless of their background or individual circumstances. In order to help them prepare for college, university and the world of employment, we provide timely careers guidance, enterprise and leadership initiatives in school.
Pupil Entitlement
We ensure that each student receives personal careers guidance from an independent advisor by the age of 16. All students from Year 7 onwards will have the opportunity and the access to attend and take part in Careers Fairs, Apprenticeship Experience, Workplace experience, Virtual Work Experience, College Visits, Professional Interview Days, Personal Guidance Session and Higher Education Experience days. Students are encouraged to attend open evenings hosted by various colleges and training providers, and we provide details of these events in school when available. We share information and advice with our school community via email, social media and displays around school, which are updated regularly.
Our Annual Whole School Careers Week in the summer term enables students to take part in a large number of Careers related opportunities which includes employer engagement, interview techniques, CV and Personal statement writing, application processes and inspirational speakers/ambassadors.
General Careers Advice and Information
Our overall careers provision is overseen by Ms Brockbank – Our Careers Co-ordinator and Miss Milburn – Our Careers Lead.
If you would like to speak about career opportunities or advice please see Ms Brockbank.
Student Information
Employers
Careers Information
Pupils staying in education and training
The link above provides a summary of the students staying in education and training
Careers Exploration
https://www.gmacs.co.uk
GMACS has a lots of options to explore further education routes, there are also skills and personality tests to help you understand you strengths and weaknesses. There is a careers matchmaker which matches your likes and dislikes to suggest suited careers for you, which you can then research.
https://www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
If you want Careers information, click on the Careers Advice section and job profiles. Type in the job you are interested in and details will come up. If you don’t know what you want to do, still go on the job profiles section, but scroll down to the job areas and get an idea of what is out there. There is also information on how to write CVs and you can also access Careers Advice from this website.
http://www.icould.com
This website has a lot of useful careers videos, job information and ideas about your future. You can also complete the buzz quiz which are questions to help your understand your personality type.
http://www.careersbox.co.uk
Videos of people who are actually doing a particular job. Great to get information and ideas and hear from the ‘horse’s mouth’ about a Career idea.
Apprenticeship
Information about apprenticeships
General Information
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk – Navy careers information
https://www.army.mod.uk – Army careers information
https://www.raf.mod.uk – RAF careers information
https://www.discoveruni.gov.uk – Information about universities including stats, courses etc
https://www.ucas.com – University Central Admissions Service – you can search here to find more information about entry requirements for different degrees
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-labour-market-data – Labour Market Information
https://www.avis.co.uk/world-endurance-championships/motorsports-careers – Motorsport careers information
https://online.innovateher.co.uk – Technology and cyber security information