Careers

The Rawlett School is committed to providing our students with a comprehensive programme of Careers, Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG). It is vital that we make sure our students are able to receive the guidance they need to make sensible choices as the move through each stage of their education and onto their chosen career. To enable staff to do this we have invested heavily in the Unifrog Careers Platform to enable a comprehensive careers programme to be delivered to all students.

Statement of Intent

Introduced as an amendment to the Technical and Further Education Act 2017, the Baker Clause stipulates that schools must allow colleges and training providers access to every student in years 7- 13 to discuss non-academic routes that are available to them. It is expected that by doing so this will help address the UK’s productivity challenges and address skills shortages experienced across several sectors of the economy. This regulation has been enforced since January 2nd 2018. 

In line with the Baker Clause we deliver an enhanced careers program to all students throughout their educational journey at Rawlett. Not only do we provide bespoke careers information and guidance for all years but we welcome many of our local colleges and training providers into school to engage with students in a variety of ways.

If you are a post 16 provider please do email our careers leader and/or take a look at our provider access policy for more information.

Many students may leave unsure of their exact career path, however they will leave knowing the following:

• Strengths and weaknesses.

• How to use a range of up to date resources to help research suitable careers, ideas and decision making.

• Help with interpreting career information.

• One to one support to help explore career ideas and gain confidence.

• Ongoing sessions to improve skills e.g. CV and cover writing, interview techniques and what to do next.

As an Academy we endeavour working towards three core documents :

DfE: Careers Strategy: making the most everyone’s skills and talents released in December 2017 (DfE: Careers Strategy: making the most everyone’s skills and talents released in December 2017)

DfE: Careers Guidance and access for education and training providers statutory guidance (DfE: Careers Guidance and access for education and training providers statutory guidance)

The Gatsby Good Career Guidance Benchmarks (The Gatsby Good Career Guidance Benchmarks)

Careers and work related education is an important part of the wider curriculum that we offer within the academy to our students.

We believe that every individual should be prepared for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life, and that this preparation should be an important and distinctive element of the curriculum. 

If you are interested in working in partnership with us or keen to offer opportunities to our students or academy, please contact our Mr Kingstone, rkingstone@rawlettschool.org, our SLT Careers Lead.

As The Rawlett School does not have the option of staying on for post 16 qualifications, students will need to consider applying to another school for 6th form, college or apprenticeship. It is important that our students give themselves enough time to think about this, it is never to early to start to think about your options and chosen career path. 

Updated January 2024