Careers Guidance

Mrs J Walkden – Careers Coordinator Mr P Longman – Careers Lead

The careers education information and guidance provision (CEIAG) is an essential part of the Orchard Mead Academy curriculum. It prepares students for the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities of adult and working life.

The main objectives of the CEIAG programme are to raise the student’s career aspirations and provide them with this skills and knowledge to achieve these aspirations.

Student entitlement to careers education includes

Individual guidance from our Careers Advisors
Comprehensive and up-to-date information on opportunities in Education, Training, Apprenticeship and Employment
Opportunity for career and job exploration through links to the school curriculum and independent learning
Support and guidance throughout the college application process

Please use the below link to access further information.

An outline of our Careers Programme – Years 7 to 11

Apprenticeships Information

School leaver Destinations – 2018

Gatsby Bench Mark Results – 2018

Students and Parents

You can make an appointment with Jenny Walkden to discuss career options, applications for courses, and training as well as to discuss the implications of choices.

Telephone: 0116 241 3371 x 845
Email: jwalkden@orchard-tmet.uk

Are you an employer, education or training provider who would like to add to one of our events or help us with our careers work?

We have a number of events in our careers program which would offer you an opportunity to come into school to speak to students and/or their parents/carers.

These include assemblies, careers evenings, input in lessons and drop in sessions at lunch time and after school. We welcome all offers and would love to hear from you.

Our aim is to ensure that our students have up to date information on the full range opportunities available at you establishment and understand what they need to do to achieve their career goals.

What we can offer you	You can help us by:
Access to students who may be part of your future workforce	Raising the aspirations of our students
Raise your profile to the next generation of learners / employees	Making students aware of the range of opportunities available to them
Young minds to help solve your business problems	Encouraging students to thinking beyond Yr11
Students who will make well informed choices and have the necessary employability skills to take then into the world of work	Helping students to understand the world of work and build employability skills
Students to undertake live briefs (market research)	Supporting us by being part of our Yr11 mock interview panel
Give you the opportunity to contribute to the your wider community	Working with groups of students (big / small)
	Supporting with CV writing workshops
	Mentoring Students
	Hosting experience days