Careers and Guidance (Raising Aspirations)
Careers Education at Lady Lumley’s School
Here at Lady Lumley’s School we provide all our students with a wide range of careers provision, from Year 7 through to Year 13. Through our joined up thinking, we utilise our PSHCCE curriculum to cover a range of career based units of work, called Theme Weeks. The Theme Weeks include identified learning objectives and outcomes, which are achieved through related activities. Alongside this our students have a number of opportunities to experience work related activities both within the school environment and through external visits.
We employ an independent careers advisor who is based in school on a weekly basis. The careers advisor provides our students with one to one careers support, advice and guidance. All students will be given interviews with the careers advisor during their time here at Lady Lumley’s School. However, they can book extra drop in sessions if they wish.
Further information and details can be found in the schools Careers Policy which can be accessed here: Provider Access Statement
Careers Guidance Leadership and Management Team
Team |
Name |
Nominated governor with responsibility for oversight of Careers Guidance |
To be confirmed |
Senior Leadership lead |
Stuart Cleary |
Middle Leader(s) Careers GuidanceWork Experience co-ordinatorNYBEP Work Experience Link |
Christian Walton and Sarah Turner Christian Walton Salma Hussein |
PSHCCE Co-ordinator |
Sarah Turner |
Enterprise Advisor |
Angela Major |
Independent Careers Advisor |
Anna Lowe |
External Providers
Here at Lady Lumley’s School we liaise with a number of external providers, such as NYBEP, local universities and the local labour market. However, we are always looking for opportunities to further broaden access to information, advice and guidance. We therefore welcome continued input from both existing and new providers. If you feel you would like to come into school to talk to our students about your service or any upcoming opportunities for our students. Please access our Provider Access Policy here.
Local Enterprise Advisor Link
Here at Lady Lumley’s School we realise the importance of collaboration, which is why we work in association with The Careers and Enterprise Company. Through this we have a designated Local Enterprise Adviser who works alongside the career co-ordinators in school, helping to ensure we provide effective work and career experiences for our students.
The Careers and Enterprise Company network is made up of Enterprise Coordinators and Enterprise Advisers. Enterprise Coordinators support a group of senior business volunteers, known as Enterprise Advisers, who they match with one of the school or colleges in the network.
Enterprise Advisers use their knowledge of the local business landscape to support the head teacher or careers team to develop an effective careers plan and to create opportunities with their business contacts in the area for their school or college’s students.
Here at Lady Lumley’s School, we are lucky to have been assigned Angela Major. Angela is very local to the Pickering area; therefore, her knowledge about the local labour market is exemplary.
Your Careers Entitlement
As a student at Lady Lumley’s School, your careers programme will be based around the government’s Gatsby Benchmarks: https://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/focus-areas/good-career-guidance
Your careers delivery and content will be delivered during PSHCCE Theme Weeks, specifically organised external activities and during tutor time. The related activities vary across a range of subject areas. These can be seen below.
Year Group |
Delivery and Content |
Year 7 |
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Year 8 |
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Year 9 |
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Year 10 |
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Year 11 |
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Year 12 |
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Year 13 |
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How we measure the impact of our careers programme?
- Feedback from students, staff, parents/carers and employers as part of the evaluation process.
- Post event feedback forms.
- Data overview to see if there has been a change in the progression routes off all students.
- Review of the student destination data.
- Students feedback following careers meetings.
- Analysing year on year NEET data.
- Is there a link between destination data and end of key stage four outcomes?