Careers
At Welland Park Academy, we care greatly about supporting our students with the process of deciding upon the next steps of their education. We do this by providing impartial advice and guidance on all the routes available to our students Post 16 across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and by involving many external agencies, such as employers and education providers.
The Careers Programme of study at Welland Park is delivered through Citizenship lessons, assemblies, outside speakers, interview days, careers fairs and visits. The programme looks at careers employability and enterprise education, as well as revision techniques, self-esteem, emotional well-being, finance skills and developing personal and social skills. At Key Stage 4, students measure their progress through their entitlement statement. We also use the Unifrog careers tool to help students discover a wide range of digital resources on careers and track their interactions with employers.
For our Careers Policy, please click here.
For our CEIAG objectives, please click here.
Promoting a wide range of careers
In line with the Baker Clause, Welland Park ensures that students are made aware of all routes available once they leave secondary education. This includes T-Levels and apprenticeships as well as A Levels and BTECs. We ensure that KS4 students have an encounter with a college and Sixth Form provider, such as Leicester College or WQE in addition to receiving information about apprenticeships. We invite in a range of organisations such as ASK Apprenticeships, along with individuals who have been through apprenticeships themselves and are keen to share their experience with students.
Our Careers provision meets the Matrix Standard for Careers Advice and Guidance, which is the DfE’s standard for ensuring the delivery of high quality information advice and guidance. We also measure ourselves against the eight Gatsby Benchmarks and we currently sit in the top third of schools nationally for Careers provision.
For further information, please contact:
Careers Lead
Mr Sam Askham
askhams@wellandparkacademy.com
Careers Advisor
Mrs Sarah Hix
hixs@wellandparkacademy.com
