“A well considered careers programme prepares pupils effectively for their next steps when they leave school.”
Ofsted | 2022
At Breckland School we give a high priority to careers education, information, advice and guidance (including opportunities for work-related learning).
Our Main Careers Leader is Miss Pitts.
Our independent level 6 qualified careers adviser, Ellen de Winnaar, works with individuals in years 10 & 11 and small groups in years 8 & 9, to ensure that every student has the opportunity to engage with impartial advice and guidance on their future careers. If you would like to request a meeting with Ellen (parents and carers can attend as well), please make a request by clicking on this link – Email Ellen.
This work is supplemented by a range of in-class career planning activities as part of our PSHE curriculum, collapsed careers and enterprise days and trips to careers events, workplaces and post-16 providers. We value the skills provided by work related learning and Year 10 have the opportunity for a week-long work experience placement in the summer term.
Click on the links below to find out more information:
- Our Careers Programme
- Labour Market Information
- Where could my GCSEs take me?
- Breckland & Thetford Careers Noticeboard
- National Careers Service Helpline
- Careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
- Virtual Work Experience
- Provider Access Statement
- Destinations Data 2020-21
- Equality Information (please see the Trust website)
Monitoring, Review and Evaluation
Our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance is reviewed and monitored termly against the 8 Gatsby benchmarks. We use the Compass+ tool to manage, track and report on our careers programme.
We evaluate the success of our CEIAG programme in the following ways:
- Student feedback during mentor activities
- Student surveys
- Destinations Data
- Lesson observations
- School Council