Careers Information

Careers Vision Statement:  

At Kingstone High School, we are committed to Achieving Success Together by providing a stable, structured and inclusive careers programme for all students. Our aim is to raise aspirations, support informed and realistic decision-making and ensure that every young person is prepared to take their next steps with confidence. Through high-quality careers education, information, advice and guidance, we will help students develop ambitious and achievable pathways and the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed to contribute positively to society.  

This Means We Will:  

• Provide a clearly sequenced and progressive careers journey from Year 7 to Year 11 that supports strong academic outcomes, high attendance and positive destinations. 
• Embed careers education within the Personal Development timetable, ensuring that adaptive and inclusive approaches meet the needs of all learners, including students with SEND and those who are disadvantaged.  
• Raise aspirations and achievement by making clear links between curriculum learning, assessment, attainment and future pathways, including further education, apprenticeships and employment. 
• Embed the eight Essential Skills across each subject curriculum, ensuring that every student has consistent and meaningful opportunities to develop and apply these skills through their subject learning. 
• Promote a culture in which “everyday matters” by reinforcing the link between attendance, engagement and future success in education, training and employment.  
• Support students’ wellbeing, confidence and resilience through calm, respectful learning environments that prepare them for further study and professional life.  
• Ensure that students receive high-quality, impartial careers guidance and take part in meaningful encounters with employers, training providers, further education colleges and higher education institutions.  
• Maintain high expectations for all students, including higher prior attainers, through enrichment, challenge and aspirational opportunities.  
• Provide targeted support and early intervention for identified students who are at risk of becoming NEET, helping them to remain engaged and make successful, sustained transitions.  
• Work closely with parents and carers, employers, community partners and external agencies to widen opportunities and strengthen progression routes.  
• Use stakeholder voice, destination data and Gatsby Benchmark and Compass evaluations to monitor impact and continuously improve careers provision.  
• Celebrate achievement, progress and positive destinations to reinforce a culture of ambition, aspiration and success.  

If you have any specific questions or queries about anything to do with Careers, then please do not hesitate to contact:

Mrs Rachel Finch – Careers Leader – rfinch@kingstonecademy.co.uk  01981 250224 

Mrs Charlene Husband – Careers Adviser – chusband@kingtoneacademy.co.uk   01981 250224

Kingstone High School uses the Gatsby Benchmarks to ensure that a comprehensive programme for careers provision is in place. 

1 – A stable careers programme

Our school will have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by students, parents, teachers, governors and employers.

2 – Learning from career and labour market information (LMI)
Every student, and their parents, will have access to good quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities, that is relevant to our local area, supported by an informed adviser to make best use of available information.

3 – Addressing the needs of each pupil

Students have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each student. Our school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.

4 – Linking curriculum learning to careers

All teachers will link curriculum learning with careers where possible. STEM subject teachers will highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths where lesson opportunities present themselves.

5 – Encounters with employers and employees

Every student will have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace, in particular within curriculum lessons, at least one per year.

6 – Experiences of workplaces

Every student will have first-hand experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities, and expand their networks.

7- Encounters with further and higher education

All students will understand the full range of learning opportunities that are available to them. This includes both academic and vocational routes and learning in schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace.

8 – Personal guidance

Every student will have opportunities for guidance interviews with a career adviser, who is trained at Level 6 or higher, whenever significant study or career choices are being made. These interviews will be expected for all students but should be timed to meet their individual needs.