Careers

Careers Leader: Ms V Taylor

Contact: vtaylor@stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk 01724 245151

SLT Link for Careers: Mr D Fields 

Link Governor for Careers: Mrs J Kelly

Heads of Year: Mr B Iggleden, Mr C Yates, Mr M Chapman, Mrs C Cheney, Mr B Waite

SENCO: Miss R Coggan

PSHCE Careers Staff: Mrs A Allen, Mrs A Grab, Mrs S Ryan, Mr J Dixon, Mr D Alexander, Mrs H Sharland-Collins. 

Next Review of Careers: July 2024

Ms Taylor is the Careers Leader at St Bede’s and she is a Level 6 qualified advisor in IAG, as well as a Level 7 qualified Careers Leader. Ms Taylor has over 10 years’ experience working in the CEIAG sector within North Lincolnshire and is registered to the Careers Development Institute. The school holds the Quality in Careers Standard, most recently awarded in September 2021, this standard will be renewed in September 2024. We also use the Compass+ tool to self-assess our careers programme once a term and we do this in dialogue with our CEC representative and our Enterprise Advisor Steve Foster.

At St Bede’s we work with a variety of employers, and encourage students to learn more about the world of work. We are pleased to be partnered with Birch Chemicals, our Enterprise Advisor Steve Foster brings a wealth of business experience to the school and advises us on both strategic and operational elements of our programme.

As our overall aim at St Bede’s we endeavour to give students  

  • Access to impartial advice and guidance at appropriate points 
  • Interactions with a range of education and training providers to promote all routes, both academic and vocational. 
  • Encounters with employers and workplaces to enable our students to develop the required skills for the world of work. 
  • The opportunity to explore careers and to know how to adjust and make changes as situations arise in their lives.  

 The way we intend to deliver these aims is to: 

  • Educate staff, students and parents on the local labour market, giving advice on sector growth and decline and job opportunities available 
  • Integrate careers across our curriculum, allowing students to explore different possibilities in a variety of industry areas
  • Embed skills building within our PSHCE curriculum, allowing for student to explore entrepreneurial skills, employability skills and soft skills 
  • Allow generous access to a qualified and impartial careers adviser, via referrals, routine appointments and parental engagement events such as parents evenings 
  • Establish and successfully maintain relationships with educational providers, apprenticeship providers, alumni and employers, particularly our Enterprise Advisor Birch Chemicals. 
  • Continue to work with, and increase links with key employers who will support our LMI interests. 

Our careers area is well resources with a dedicated office for careers appointments to take place, along with a designated area of the library and displays across the school. We can also make use of larger spaces such as the presentation centre for large scale events.

Our students continue on to a variety of destinations including sixth forms, sixth form colleges, FE colleges and Apprenticeships. In the summer of 2023, over 97% of our students progressed on to positive destinations with 40% progressing to a sixth form college and 56% progressing to an FE college. In 2022 99% of our leavers secured a positive destination in September.

Students: Students can book an appointment with Ms Taylor and access any of the resources on site.

Parents: Parents are encouraged to use the careers pages within the St Bede’s website, and Ms Taylor is also available for appointments and informal questions during our Parent Consultation Evenings. If you have further questions, please use the contact details on this page.

Education Providers: If you wish to work with our school and students, please contact vtaylor@stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk

Employers: We are always seeking to build our employer network, if you would like to work with us please contact vtaylor@stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk to discuss this further.

At St Bede’s we are always keen to hear from past students. We want to share and celebrate your success beyond St Bede’s and use your experiences to inspire the next generation. If you think you can help us, please complete the form below and our Careers Leader, Ms V Taylor, will be in touch.

Current St Bede’s Alumni

Jack Muldoon – Professional Footballer

Kieran Conway – Personal Trainer

Mary Slipper – PHD Student

Parents and Students: On this page you will find all the upcoming events for local education providers and apprenticeship providers. Please check the provider’s website for further details.

Employers: If you would like us to display your open events, please contact vtaylor@stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk


John Leggott College

For more information please visit – https://www.leggott.ac.uk/events/

North Lindsey College

Tuesday 6 February 2024 – Apprenticeship Event

Tuesday 25th June 2024 – Full Open Event

For more information please visit – http://www.northlindsey.ac.uk

Grimsby Institute

For more information please visit – http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/school-leaver-open-events.php

Queen Elizabeth High School

TBC

For more information please visit – https://www.qehs.lincs.sch.uk/sixth-form

Access Creative College

Tuesday 27th February – 6pm – 7:30pm

Saturday 20th April – 11am – 2pm

For more information please visit –  https://www.accesscreative.ac.uk/

HETA

For more information please visit – https://heta.co.uk/

Bishop Burton College – Open Event

Saturday 3rd February 10am – 1pm

For more information please visit – https://www.bishopburton.ac.uk/open-days

British Steel

TBC

For any other information please visit http://britishsteel.co.uk

Positive Approach Academy for Hair

Please email positiveapproach@tiscali.co.uk

Humber UTC

For more information please visit https://www.enlutc.co.uk/

Parents & Guardians: Please use these links to support your child with their research into post 16 options and careers related learning. If there is an industry you need support with, please contact Ms Taylor at school.

Students: Please use these links to support your research into your chosen career. These links also include volunteering opportunities to support the development of your CV

Employers: To include your business website, please email vtaylor@stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk

General Careers Information

nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Includes over 700 Job Profiles.  To speak to an adviser: 0800 100 900

www.unifrog.org
Online platform to create CV’s, personal statements and research careers and course opportunities

www.icould.com
Comprehensive information on hundreds of careers, including job profile videos

www.careersbox.co.uk
The national online careers film and video library

www.reed.co.uk/average-salary
Average salaries of jobs and numbers employed in jobs

www.lmihumber.co.uk
Local trends in employment within the Humber region

Specific Careers Information

www.healthcareers.nhs.uk
Includes an A-Z of careers and jobs in the NHS

www.bps.org.uk/careers
Explains the different pathways in Psychology

www.gmc-uk.org
The General Medical Council

getintoteaching.education.gov.uk
Information on how to become a teacher

www.discovere.org
Careers and pathways in the engineering industry

www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk
Information on engineering

www.autocity.org.uk
All automotive, video clips of automotive, apprenticeships etc.

www.humberside.police.uk/join-us
How to join the police force as a police officer, PCSO or special constable

www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/careers
Includes information and careers advice

www.bconstructive.co.uk
Information on construction careers from trades to technical

www.skillsforcare.org.uk
Information on careers in the Caring Sector

www.sciencecareerpathways.com
Over 200 jobs, with job descriptions, case studies and earning potential

www.mathscareers.org.uk
Easy to use and imaginative website with lots of careers ideas

www.nctj.com
Careers and approved courses in Print Journalism

www.bjtc.org.uk
Careers and approved courses in Broadcast Journalism

www.lawcareers.net
Information on routes to becoming a solicitor/barrister

www.careers-in-sport.co.uk
Careers profiles in sport, further study

www.aat.org.uk
Association of Accounting Technicians

www.careersinaerospace.com
Careers, apprenticeships and information about aeronautical industry

www.army.mod.uk/careers
Careers in the Armed Forces

www.goconstruct.org
Careers information for the construction industry, including job profiles

Training / Apprenticeships

www.apprenticeships.gov.uk
Register to find apprenticeship vacancies and find apprenticeship information

www.citb.co.uk/bconstructive
Apply online for construction apprenticeships. Careers advice tool

www.heta.co.uk
Engineering and process apprenticeship schemes

www.northlindsey.ac.uk
Most occupations

www.nlt-training.co.uk
Apprenticeships and training

www.mcarthurdean.co.uk
Business apprenticeships

kaplanapprenticeships.co.uk
Business and accountancy apprenticeships

www.hittraining.co.uk
Hospitality Industry Training – Hospitality apprenticeships

www.northlincs.gov.uk
Apprenticeships with North Lincolnshire Council

www.baesystems.com
Apprenticeships in the aviation industry. Based at Humberside Airport and Brough

www.lebus.co.uk/apprenticeships
Apprenticeships in upholstery and manufacturing

www.britishsteel.co.uk/join-our-team
Information on apprenticeships and training opportunities

Higher Education

www.ucas.com
Undergraduate course search then use links to each university website for full information on undergraduate courses and accurate entry requirements

www.gov.uk/student-finance
Student Finance England

www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
Information on apprenticeships and other options

www.discoveruni.gov.uk
Official data on each university/colleges satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey, jobs and salaries after study and other key information

www.thestudentroom.com
University advice, revision, jobs etc.

www.milkround.com
Graduate opportunities and jobs site

Voluntary Opportunities

www.redcross.org.uk
British Red Cross website showing volunteering options from Emergency Response to event and community based First Aid

www.sja.org.uk
How to be a First Aid or other volunteer with the St Johns Ambulance

www.vanl.org.uk
Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire offers a wide range of volunteering opportunities to increase your experience, skills and job prospects

www.do-it.org.uk
National database of volunteer work.  Search for local opportunities

www.healthwatchnorthlincolnshire.co.uk
Helping to shape, challenge and improve local health and social care services

www.futurelearn.org
Free online courses that improve CV’s

www.wearencs.com
National Citizenship Service offering summer programmes to upskill Year 11 leavers

Colleges

John Leggott College – local sixth form college – www.leggott.ac.uk

North Lindsey College – local FE college – www.northlindsey.ac.uk

Grimsby College – FE college – www.grimsby.ac.uk

Access to Music – Creative college – www.accesscreative.ac.uk/locations/lincoln/Lincoln

Bishop Burton College – Land Based college – www.bishopburton.ac.uk

Wyke College – Sixth Form College – www.wyke.ac.uk

Queen Elizabeth High School – Sixth Form based at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School – www.qehs.lincs.sch.uk/sixth-form

Humber UTC – www.enlutc.co.uk

Brigg Sixth Formwww.briggsixthform.co.uk

This section of the website has informative videos to support student and parent knowledge in careers. Underneath each video there is more information on the content creators with links to their resources.

MYPATH have an extensive collection of videos on both their Youtube website channel ‘MYPATH’ or on their website www.mypathcareersuk.com MYPATH address job markets and trends, upload weekly jobs of the week and also have videos which explain the importance of topics within key curriculum subjects.

LMI Humber are a local organisation who provide information on the Local Labour Market. This website and youtube channel gives information on job trends, employment statistics and sector information. This is useful to use when considering how easy or difficult it will be to obtain employment in a particular industry. You can find out more on their YouTube channel ‘LMI Humber’ or on their website at www.lmihumber.co.uk

During KS4 our students study interview skills and techniques within their PSHCE programme. The development of these skills are imperative for successful interviews for employment, college, university and volunteering. This example from the ‘Indeed’ YouTube channel gives clear examples of what students should consider when preparing for an interview. Indeed are a leading job search platform and students can also use this for sourcing employment or job information at www.uk.indeed.com

Parents and Students: At our school we have an on site Careers Leader, Ms Taylor, who is available Monday – Friday. Ms Taylor’s office is based near reception in the LRC, where we also have a well stocked resource area, complete with books, prospectuses, journals and displays. Our KS4 students have personal accounts with UNIFROG (www.unifrog.org), an online platform which allows them to plot their career journey and access support creating CV’s and personal statements. In addition, we have a wide network of employers and education providers who support us in our delivery of our careers programme.

Students: If you want information on a specific job role or industry please check the Careers Links section on our website. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please contact Ms Taylor who will signpost you to the most appropriate resources.

Employers: We are always looking for new ideas of how to educate and engage our students in careers. If you can support us with resources or delivery of careers, please get in touch – vtaylor@stbedesscunthorpe.org.uk