Careers

At Leigh Academy Halley, we are fully committed to delivering a high-quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) programme across all year groups from Year 7 to Year 13. Our aim is to ensure that all students are supported to make informed, aspirational, and realistic choices about their futures, enabling them to achieve positive destination pathways and thrive in their chosen career fields.

We work closely with a wide range of organisations, universities, apprenticeship and traineeship providers, and local and national employers to deliver a comprehensive careers programme. This includes access to accurate and up-to-date labour market information, direct employer encounters, workplace experiences, and engagement with further and higher education providers. Careers education is fully integrated into our tutorial and curriculum provision so that students are continually exposed to a wide range of opportunities.

Careers Education Guidelines

Our careers programme is built around the eight Gatsby Benchmarks, which set out the framework for delivering outstanding careers education in secondary schools. These are:

  1. A stable careers programme

  2. Learning from career and labour market information

  3. Addressing the needs of each student

  4. Linking curriculum learning to careers

  5. Encounters with employers and employees

  6. Experiences of the workplace

  7. Encounters with further and higher education

  8. Personal guidance

Careers Provision Overview

Throughout their time in school, students are entitled to:

  • A structured careers programme including lessons, workshops, external speakers, and work-related learning or taster days

  • Regular academic feedback and target setting to support goal-setting and future planning

  • Opportunities to develop self-awareness, helping them identify their strengths, skills, interests, and values

  • Support in understanding and accessing information about jobs, apprenticeships, university courses, and college pathways

  • Impartial and personalised advice and guidance to support future career decision-making

  • Clear understanding of available opportunities and how to access them

  • Access to high-quality, web-based careers platforms and tools to support decision-making and applications

  • Guidance and practical support in writing CVs, application letters, and completing forms

  • Tailored help during key transition points, including Year 9 options, post-16 (Year 11), and post-18 (Year 13) pathways

Our approach is inclusive and designed to meet the diverse needs of all learners, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with SEND, ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed and make informed, aspirational choices about their futures.