Careers

At Northgate School students have the opportunity to engage in a range of careers and work related learning activities. As a school we are firmly aligned towards achieving the Gatsby Benchmarks. In short, the Gatsby Benchmarks have a key role in:

• Raising young people’s aspirations and promoting access to all career pathways.
• Enabling all young people to develop the skills and outlook they need to achieve career wellbeing, including adaptability and resilience.
• Underpinning the Department for Education guidance to schools on meeting their statutory responsibility for career guidance.

Students at Northgate School all have access to:

• A stable careers programme which is delivered through PSHE, Life Skills lessons, assemblies and drop down days.
• The opportunity to learn from career and labour market information
• Careers related activities which link to different curriculum areas. This supports the connection between subject areas and future career opportunities.
• Encounters with employers and employees. For example our young people have had the opportunity to interview an author and a GP to find out more about routes into these sectors.
• Experience with workplaces.
• Encounters with further and higher education
• Personal guidance which meets the individual needs to each student