Careers

Careers Education at Our School
Provider Access and the Baker Clause
We are committed to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to explore a wide range of future pathways. In line with the Baker Clause, we provide opportunities for further education colleges, training providers and apprenticeship providers to share information about technical education, apprenticeships and other routes into employment. These encounters help students understand the options available to them and make informed decisions about their futures.
Through college assemblies, careers events, employer encounters and information about post-16 education and training, we aim to ensure that students are aware of both academic and technical pathways. We want every student to have the knowledge and confidence to consider the routes that best suit their interests, strengths and ambitions.
Our Aim
Our aim is to ensure that every student develops the knowledge, skills, confidence and ambition to make informed decisions about their future. We want all students to understand the wide range of opportunities available to them, explore different career pathways and feel prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Our careers programme provides students with regular opportunities to meet employers, professionals, careers advisers, colleges, universities and training providers. Through these meaningful encounters, students gain a better understanding of the world of work, discover new possibilities and learn how their interests, skills and school subjects can connect to future careers.
Careers Websites and Digital Platforms
We use Unifrog to support our careers education programme. Through our spiral careers curriculum, delivered through PSHE, students revisit important careers topics as they progress through school. They have opportunities to explore careers, consider their interests and skills, research education and training options, and think about their future aspirations.
We also use Compass Plus to support the monitoring and evaluation of our careers provision, including tracking students’ destinations and identifying those who may need additional support with their next steps.

Our Careers Lead is Mrs Nic Patel

  • Telephone: 01827 712477
  • Email enquiries to: nic.patel@attrust.org.uk

Provider Access Policy May 2023

Your future, your choice.

TQEA Careers Strategic Development Plan

Click here for Career Paths And Vocations  – This document provides a brief overview of the careers education journey students will follow at TQEA.

Click here for Transition And Onward Destinations  – This document outlines the additional support students will receive during their transition from year 6 to joining TQEA and when they leave us at the end of year 11.

Useful Websites

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Careers Gallery

Year 7 visit 3M for a STEM trip

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Bringing Careers into School
We regularly welcome visitors from a range of industries and professions to share their experiences, knowledge and advice with our students. These include employer-led assemblies, careers talks, interactive workshops and activities designed to inspire students and challenge stereotypes about particular jobs and career pathways.
Recent activities have included a Women in Engineering assembly, giving students the opportunity to explore careers in engineering, hear about professional experiences and discover the opportunities available within the industry.
We also provide opportunities for students to learn about careers in areas such as technology, logistics, creative industries, business, public services and other sectors. Visitors and employers help bring careers to life by sharing their own journeys, explaining what their work involves and answering students’ questions about getting started in different fields.

NHS- year 10 have the opportunity to visit a local hospital and explore the wide range of career opportunities in the NHS through a series of practical workshops.

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NHS Careers Trip (3)

Careers Fair- students in years 8-10 will have the opportunity to attend the TQEA careers fair. They will have the chance to speak to a wide range of post 16 education and training providers, higher education establishments and potential employers

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Construction- Year 9 students had the opportunity to visit a local housing development to explore and attempt a range of constriction skills with the Harper Group.

Post 16 – where do TQEA students go next?

Click here for Destinations Trends – Where students go on their next steps after Y11?

Click on the images below for annual post 16 data and destinations.

The Baker Clause – Opportunities for access

A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to communicate with pupils and/or their parents.   If you would like to present about approved technical education qualifications, apprenticeships or careers in your field of work please contact:

Mrs N Patel, Teacher in Charge of Careers Education

    • Telephone: 01827 712477
    • Email: nic.patel@attrust.org.uk

The school will discuss and agree the most suitable method for your presentation.

Providers are welcome to send a copy of their prospectus or other relevant course literature for communication to the relevant cohort.

The school policies on safeguarding and visitors, (click here for our policies), set out the school’s approach to allowing providers into school as visitors to talk to our students.

Click the external links below for local labour market information