Careers

Our Vision for our Careers Provision

At Eastlea Community School, we are committed to providing our students with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities they need to thrive, both academically and personally, as they prepare for their future careers. Our careers vision is deeply embedded in our values and aspirations for all our students, ensuring that they not only succeed in their education but are also well-equipped to face the challenges of education, employment and life. Our goal is to build resilience, encourage success, and foster a love of learning – preparing our students to navigate the ever-changing world of work and society with confidence and purpose. 

Thrive and Flourish: We want every student to experience both academic and personal success. Our careers programme encourages students to aim high, set ambitious goals, and achieve them. By nurturing individual strengths, we help students discover and pursue careers aligned with their passions and talents.

 A Wide Range of Learning Experiences: Learning at Eastlea goes beyond the classroom. We provide diverse opportunities for students to engage with the world of work through work experience, industry partnerships, career days, and extracurricular activities. These experiences help students gain insights into different careers and develop skills that are highly valued in the workplace. 

Build Resilience and Experience Success: We believe that success is not just about achieving goals, but about developing the resilience to overcome challenges. Our careers guidance helps students understand that setbacks are part of the journey. By building their ability to adapt and persevere, we prepare students for the demands of both education and employment. 

Enjoy Learning: Learning should be engaging, inspiring, and enjoyable. By creating an environment where students are excited about discovering new ideas and opportunities, we help them develop a lifelong love for learning. This enthusiasm is key to their future career success, as they grow into individuals who are motivated to continue learning and improving throughout their lives.

Overview of our Careers Programme

Monitoring & Evaluation

The Gatsby Benchmarks are an external set of benchmarks which indicate a high quality careers programme.  A careers programme that meets the Benchmarks is:

  1. A stable careers programme. 
  2. Learns from career and labour market information.
  3. Addresses the needs of each pupil.
  4. Links the curriculum learning to careers.
  5. Provides students with encounters with employers and employees.
  6. Provides students with experiences of workplaces. 
  7. Provides students with encounters with further and higher education.
  8. Provides personal guidance for all students.

Within our careers programme we conduct Student and Parent Voice surveys to inform the development and progression of the careers offer. We also work with The Careers and Enterprise Company, utilising advice from our Enterprise Coordinator and self assessments on Compass+. Our most recent Compass report is linked here.

PSHE & Career

Predominantly students will learn about careers and the development of skills needed for careers through the PSHE programme where we have 76 dedicated 30 minute sessions from Year 7 to Year 11. The details for this can be found on the PSHE page or within this document.

Our statutory Provider Access Statement is available here.

Further information

For any queries, please contact Gemma Anderson (Assistant Headteacher – Achievement) gemma.anderson@eastlea.ncltrust.net