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Careers advice

Outwood Academy Brumby seeks to positively support all students to acquire the educational, social and employability skills necessary for lifelong success in a diverse and changing world of work.

We are currently working with different providers to ensure our students receive a careers education and guidance programme which:

  • is personal to you and always puts your interests first
  • motivates and inspires you to consider all opportunities both within and outside the academy
  • helps you to gain the skills you need to make your career ambitions a reality
  • provides the support you need to be successful
  • helps you access any additional support you might need
  • is delivered by trained and qualified teachers and advisers, with up-to-date knowledge
  • gives you an understanding of careers pathways and local labour market information
  • protects and respects your personal information and shares it only with your consent
Progress Careers

Together with staff from Progress Careers, one of the providers we work with, we will support your career development in a number of ways, including:

  • information and discussion in lessons and assemblies to help you make decisions about your future
  • activities and events such as careers fairs
  • access to careers advisers in a variety of ways, including individual meetings
  • drop-in sessions, learning pathway planning and results days
  • careers software, and information and updates on notice boards, screens and websites

Students, parents, carers and staff can access our careers information site, including local apprenticeship opportunities, and hints and tips regarding careers:

Careers Portal

The careers education, information and guidance programme at Outwood Academy Brumby seeks to positively support students to acquire meaningful educational, social and employability skills necessary for lifelong success in a diverse and rapidly changing world of work.

We are currently working alongside Progress Careers, an external, independent and impartial careers guidance service. Progress Careers aim to support all students to aim high in their career goals and aspirations. 

Students at Outwood Academy Brumby are entitled to a careers education and guidance programme which:
  • is personal to students and always puts students interests first
  • motivates and inspires students to consider all opportunities both within and outside Outwood Academy Brumby
  • helps students to gain the skills they need to make their career ambitions a reality
  • provides the support students need to succeed
  • helps students access any additional support they might need
  • is delivered by trained and qualified teachers and careers advisers, with up-to-date knowledge and understanding of career pathways and local labour market information
  • protects and respects students personal information and shares it only with their consent

Together with staff from Progress Careers, Outwood Academy Brumby will support the career development of all of it's students in a number of ways including:
  • information and discussion in lessons and regular assemblies to help students make decisions about their future
  • regular activities and events such as careers cafes and our annual careers fair
  • access to career advisers in a variety of ways including individual meetings, drop-in sessions, learning pathway planning and results days
  • careers information and IT based careers programme delivered with subject lessons.
  • information and regular updates on notice boards, plasma screens and websites.

We review the success of our careers programme by looking at the destinations of our exiting Year 11 students with a target of 0% NEET (students not in education, employment or training).

                 
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The following information can be found on this page:

  • our Provider Access Policy
  • the name, email address and telephone number of our Careers Leader
  • a summary of the careers programme, including details of how students, parents, teachers and employers may access information about careers
  • how the school measures and assesses the impact of the careers programme on students
  • the date of the school's next review of the information published

  1. A stable careers programme
    Our school will have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors and employers.
  2. Learning from career and labour market information (LMI)
    Every student, and their parents, will have access to good-quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities, that is relevant to our local area, supported by an informed adviser to make best use of available information.
  3. Addressing the needs of each student
    Students have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each student. Our school's careers programme will embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.
  4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
    All teachers will link curriculum learning with careers where possible. STEM subject teachers will highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths where lesson opportunities present themselves.
  5. Encounters with employers and employees
    Every student will have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace, in particular within curriculum lessons, with at least one meaningful encounter per year.
  6. Experiences of workplaces
    Every student will have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.
  7. Encounters with further and higher education
    All students will understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.
  8. Personal guidance
    Every student will have opportunities for guidance interviews with a career adviser, who is trained at Level 6 or higher, whenever significant study or career choices are being made. These interviews will be expected for all students but should be timed to meet their individual needs.

All pupils will have at least one careers focused assembly each academic year. All pupils will also receive a themed assembly during National Careers Week in March.

Year 9 pupils will have a guided pathways assembly and a languages assembly, linking careers.

Year 10 will have an assembly from progress careers outlining what they can offer our students and then, from January, will have weekly careers assemblies led by post-16 providers.

Year 11 pupils will have assemblies from leading colleges in the local area and from further afield, giving them a wider range of options and helping them make informed post-16 decisions.




At Outwood Academy Brumby, we pride ourselves on ensuring that all of our students are able to access careers information, advice and guidance in a number of ways:
  • Booking an independent careers guidance meeting with our careers adviser Katharine.
  • Drop in sessions with Katharine and with local post-16 providers during a Wednesday lunch time.
  • Regular themed careers cafes in which students can interact with colleges and training providers.
  • Access to careers information through our new online platform Unifrog.
  • Our annual careers fair takes place during the spring term giving students the opportunity to interact with a wide range of local colleges, training providers and employers.


Name:
Justin Parkinson
Email:
j.parkinson@brumby.outwood.com
Phone Number:
01724 708060
Academy Council Careers Representative:
Bethanie Eva Hill
Careers link on the senior leadership team:
Simon Breen

We review the success of our careers programme by looking at the destinations of our leaving Year 11 students with a target of 0% NEET (students not in education, employment or training).

The careers information on this website will be reviewed every academic year.