Careers Programme Information
Welcome to our Careers Programme Information Page.
In the documents below you will find all our statutory and useful information in regards to our Career Programme here at The Beacon.
Careers Lead - Rebecca Loynds
Pupil development officer - Kiri Spencer
- Information for students
- Information for parents and carers
- Information for staff and governors
- Information for employers
- Can you help us
Annual Next Steps Event
Every year we run an Annual Next Steps event at The Beacon. We encourage all pupils from year 9-14 to attend with their families.
We invite local providers and employers to meet our pupils and families, and allow them the opportunity to ask lots of questions and find out as much as they possibly can about their next steps after The Beacon.
This event is also an opportunity for pupils and families to meet with the following external providers:
- local FE providers
- social care
- residential care providers
- support agencies
We know that this is a valuable event for our pupils in order to discover what options they have available to them after they leave The Beacon.
As a basis for future planning and reflection on past practice, we assess our provision against the Gatsby Benchmarks in a process known as a “Compass Evaluation”. This gives us a sense of how we are supporting our pupils to achieve these eight benchmarks, which are:
2. learning from career and labour market information
3. addressing the needs of each pupil
4. linking curriculum learning to careers
5. encounters with employers and employees
6. experiences of workplaces
7. encounters with further and higher education
8. personal guidance