CAREERS AT THE SKINNERS' KENT ACADEMY

At The Skinners' Kent Academy (SKA) we pride ourselves on our ever evolving careers support and provision for our students. In today’s economy it is vital that students develop the confidence and resilience to enable them to aspire and achieve both academically and personally.

 

The Academy has a dedicated careers team which is committed to ensuring that all students from Years 7 through to 13, have access to exceptional independent and impartial Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG).

Our Careers Team consists of:
Mrs Helena Read, Vice Principal, Achievement for All and Director of Post 16 Education 

Mrs Beth Sirivanisan, Careers Manager

Mrs Amanda Mays, Careers & Enterprise Advisor


To contact the Careers Team at SKA call 01892 534377 ext 9382 or email careers@skinnerskent.org.uk

This Careers Portal is a great resource for students and parents to find out important information regarding different careers, local employers and employability skills. It also has information on applying for apprenticeships and going to university, as well as some handy ‘how to’ guides, online work experience opportunities and how to use Unifrog.

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Student Learning Journey

During a students time at the academy the Careers team and teaching staff preparing students for the world of work in a number of different ways. They will take part in a number of different career-based activities including:

Tutor Time activities; Careers lessons; 

Careers talks from companies & experts; School Trips;

Visits to places of employment; Workshops;

College workshops and visits; Mock interviews; 

Assemblies; Yr 12 Business Mentoring Programme; 

University visits; UCAS workshops; 

Oxbridge support.

Gatsby benchmarks

The government’s Careers Strategy, published in December 2017, and statutory guidance for schools leaders and school staff, published in January 2018, set out the plan for building a high quality careers system that will help young people to achieve their careers ambitions.

 

Underpinning the plan, were the development of the eight Gatsby Benchmarks, providing a framework describing best practice for careers provision in schools and colleges. SKA is committed to embedding and strengthening these Benchmarks in its careers provision to drive improvement.


For more information on the Gatsby Benchmarks, please follow the link.  http://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/focus-areas/good-career-guidance