Careers (CEIAG)
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
At Northstowe Learning Community, we believe it is crucial that all children should have access to ‘real world and relevant learning’. We understand that careers information is critical for students when they come to making the best possible decisions, next steps and future career choices. The CEIAG programme is intended to be flexible and adaptable as further opportunities become available.
We have a dedicated team of knowledgeable and experienced professionals who can help, support and teach students about the choices available. Our aim is to make sure that every student achieves their full potential.
NSC CEIAG Contacts
If you would like any information, or have any questions on our careers provision, please contact us via the below.
Adam Roberts
Assistant Headteacher / CEIAG Lead
ARoberts@northstowe.education
01223 343800
Emma Leaney
Careers Leader, Advisor and Coordinator
ELeaney@northstowe.education
01223 343735
Our school is part of Meridian Trust and we work collaboratively with other schools in the Trust to offer a website which has been developed for parents and carers: ‘Meridian Pathways’. We know, from research, that students ask their parents first about careers, qualifications, what it is like in the workplace and what they should study. The educational and qualification landscape has changed dramatically over recent years. This website has been designed to help parents with ‘Activities’, ‘Conversation Starters’ and ‘Useful Websites’ and is designed to offer help and support at every stage of a student’s journey through a Meridian Trust school.
CEIAG Policies and Further Information
Please find out annual careers plan for KS3 and KS4 here.
Northstowe Secondary College believes in giving further education, higher education and training providers the opportunity to talk to students at the school.
- Please find our Provider Access Legislation here, following the new changes made in January 2023.
- Please find our CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) policy here. All of our policies can also be found on our Policies and Statutory Information page.
- Please find our Careers Strategy here.
- Please find the Meridian Trust CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) policy here.
Our careers education programme can be seen as an integral part of our Learning Journey. We are also closely aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks, further information can be found here.
All students have to continue in education or training until the end of the academic year in which they are 18. This does not mean young people must stay in school. They will able to choose from:
- full-time education (e.g. at a school or college)
- an apprenticeship
- part-time education or training combined with one of the following:
- employment or self-employment for 20 hours or more a week
- volunteering for 20 hours or more a week.
Please find out annual careers plan for KS5 here.
Northstowe Learning Community believes in giving higher education and training providers the opportunity to talk to students at the college.
- Please find our Provider Access Legislation here
- Please find our CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) policy here. All of our policies can also be found on our Policies and Statutory Information page.
- Please find our Careers Strategy here.
Our careers education programme can be seen as an integral part of our Learning Journey.
More information on choices and how parents can help their children can be found on the Meridian Pathways website.
Measuring Impact
The careers programme at our school is monitored annually and this evaluation includes:
- A review of destination data as an outcome of the careers programme
- A review of the programme against the Gatsby Benchmarks to ensure best practice
- A review of data from Unifrog that feeds into the Gatsby Benchmarks
- A review of the Future Skills Questionnaire which students complete in Year 7 and Year 1
We are delighted to have also achieved the national Quality in Careers Standard using the Career Mark approach provided by Complete Careers. This is the national quality award for careers education, information, advice and guidance in schools and is official recognition of the high-quality careers provision provided to all students at Northstowe Learning Community.
Labour Market Information
A key component of our careers provision is providing information to students on how to look at Labour Market Information (LMI), interpret the data and recognise professions, industries and jobs which are both in demand or in decline. We teach, within our Career’s programme, LMI, and analyse entry routes, salaries, skills and qualifications needed for a variety of roles, jobs and careers.