At South Hunsley School and Sixth Form, we are committed to delivering a high-quality, inclusive and ambitious careers programme for all students from Year 7 to Year 13.
Our careers provision is designed to help students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make well-informed decisions about their future and to successfully move into further education, apprenticeships, training or employment. Our programme meets Department for Education statutory guidance and is fully aligned with the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance. Please see our Careers Policy and Provider Access Policy here.
Our Careers Vision and Aims
Young people are faced with a wide range of choices about education, training and employment. Our aim is to ensure that every student at South Hunsley:
- Has a clear understanding of the options available at post-16 and post-18
- Develops the skills and confidence to plan and manage their own career pathway
- Respond to the needs of each learner, supporting inclusion, challenging stereotyping and promoting equality of opportunity
- Give careers and labour market information and advice that is up to date
- Respond to the needs of each learner, supporting inclusion, challenging stereotyping and promoting equality of opportunity
- Can access impartial, personalised careers guidance
Our careers programme is planned, progressive and inclusive, and supports all students, including those with SEND and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Gatsby Benchmarks
Our careers programme follows the eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance:
- A stable careers programme
- Learning from career and labour market information
- Addressing the needs of each student
- Linking curriculum learning to careers
- Encounters with employers and employees
- Experiences of workplaces
- Encounters with further and higher education
- Personal guidance
We regularly review and evaluate our provision using Compass+, ensuring continuous improvement and high standards across all benchmarks.
Careers Education Programme (Years 7-13)
All students participate in a structured and progressive careers education programme delivered through:
- Assemblies
- Tutor time activities
- CP and curriculum lessons
- Enterprise days and careers events
- Encounters with employers and education providers
- Opportunities to experience the workplace
Leadership and Careers Team
Careers
Deputy Headteacher & Careers Lead
Mr B Gray
Chair of Governors
Mrs Lucy Gray
Accessibility and Alternative Formats
We are committed to ensuring our careers information is accessible to all. If you require any part of our Careers page or supporting documents in an alternative format (for example, large print, easy-read or another accessible format), please contact the Careers Team and we will be happy to help.
How we measure and access the impact of the Careers Programme
We will assess the impact of its careers programmes on students by completing annual Future Skills Questionnaire. After each careers event or activity and analysing destinations data in line with activities that they have taken part in at school. In addition, the views of students and parents will be surveyed after key events e.g. Year 9 Options Evening, Year 11 GCSE Evening, Parents Evenings.
We welcome your feedback on our careers programme. If you wish to provide feedback, please contact the Careers Lead.
