Careers and Post-16
Provision Overview
At Wishmore Cross we are committed to providing our students with information, guidance and advice in order to support them in their preparation for adulthood. Every pupil has a bespoke personal plan capturing their interests and goals for their future. Together with parents with raise students' aspirations and have the highest standard for their own career paths. Wishmore Cross is committed to providing a careers programme that supports all need, background and ability. Our careers programme is provided through years 7 - 11 and all students are provided with 1:1 time with the careers lead.
At Wishmore Cross we use the Gatsby Benchmarks as a basis for our careers provision. The Gatsby Benchmarks sets out that every secondary school should use the following benchmarks when developing and improving their careers provision:
A stable careers programme
Learning from career and labour market information
Addressing the needs of each pupil
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Experiences of workplaces
Encounters with further and higher education
Personal guidance
For more information please contact:
Steve Hart, Personal Development Lead.
Telephone: 01276 857555
Email: shart@wishmorecrossacademy.org
Evaluation of Wishmore Cross Careers Provision
At Wishmore Cross we evaluate and measure the impact of our careers provision using two different tools. We use student, teacher and employer evaluations of the different career provisions we offer, whether it be personal guidance meetings or individual events.
Our aim is to ensure that all students are in education, training or employment when they leave us in year 11. We believe that a secure careers provision can enhance the chance of a students success in securing a place in education, employment or training so we use our NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) figures to measure the impact of the careers provision that we offer.
We really appreciate and encourage feedback on our careers provision at Wishmore Cross Academy. If you are a student, employer or parent/guardian, are unable to fill out an evaluation form and would like to provide some feedback on our careers provision, please email Steve Hart, Personal Development Lead, shart@wishmorecrossacademy.org