Our vision is to inspire and equip every student with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to explore diverse career pathways, make informed decisions, and successfully transition into further education, training, or the workforce, empowering them to achieve their full potential and contribute meaningfully to society.
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance makes a major contribution to preparing young people for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of life and to help them make a successful transition to adulthood. We are extremely proud to have received the Quality in Careers Service Mark in July 2019, which demonstrates the progress we have made towards meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks.
The school meets the new Gatsby Benchmarks by:
The school will assess the impact of its careers programme on students by completing an annual student survey and analysing destination data in line with the activities they have taken part in at school. In addition, the views of students and parents will be surveyed after key events (e.g. the Careers Information Evening, Year 12 Work Experience).
All upcoming careers event information can be found on our KES Facebook page and in our KES Bulletin.
Careers education is provided in a variety of ways, appropriate for the ages and aspirations of all our students:
General information about careers is provided through the assembly programme and via the PSHE programme. Students will learn about employability skills and local job market information from Year 7.
Older students will access additional assemblies on Options, Apprenticeships, and Post-16 transition.
Sixth Form students will access further information about apprenticeships and higher education.
Business guest visits and networking events.
Work experience in Year 12 and as part of vocational courses in the Sixth Form.
Information about careers in STEM is high profile.
All students from Year 10 will have at least one careers interview with our impartial Careers Adviser. Please let us know if you would like to attend with your son/daughter.
Additional events are offered for selected groups of students based on interests and aspirations.
Sarah Evison – Lead Practitioner is our Careers Lead and can be contacted at:
Our personal school Careers Adviser is Wendy Maslen, who can be contacted at:
If you or your organisation would like to partner with the school to provide careers talks or take part in our mock interview days, please contact Mrs Maslen via email.
Useful Links
National Careers Service – A comprehensive careers website with job profiles outlining required skills, main tasks, pay levels, and career prospects for hundreds of different jobs. Also includes guidance on the various stages of getting a job.
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Get In Go Far – A website for those wanting to know more about apprenticeships. It includes a search facility for job-specific apprenticeships in particular areas.
Careers Pilot – Contains comprehensive information on the jobs market, including employment sector trends, job salaries, subject relevance, top employers, and types of apprenticeships.
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk
icould – Features helpful videos about a wide range of job roles.
UCAS – A very helpful website for students considering higher education. Also contains information on various options, including apprenticeships.
LMI for All – This portal provides high-quality, reliable labour market information (LMI) to inform career decisions.
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