Careers

Visit our dedicated careers’ website to help with your next steps after your education finishes.

At Horsforth School we provide high quality careers advice for all students. Students receive independent advice from various providers such as Leeds City College, vocational further education institutions, apprenticeship providers and local, national and international employers through the School’s Careers Fairs and assembly programme. Students also get access to trips and visits to industry where they experience work placed learning.

Sixth form students have additional opportunities to gain vital experience to support them with their future careers.

Subjects embed examples through a varied curriculum to inspire and raise aspirations for future employment opportunities and guide students to potential career pathways.

If you are a parent/carer or provider who would like information or alternatively would like to support our careers programme and attend our Careers Fair please email;

Phillippa O’Donnell
ODonnePM01@horsforthschool.org

Horsforth School
Lee Lane East
LS18 5RF

0113 226 5454

At Horsforth School we use The Gatsby Benchmark to evaluate our careers programme.

The Gatsby Benchmark

The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework of 8 guidelines about what makes the best careers provision in schools and colleges.

The new guidance sets out some clear expectations and that all schools should be working towards achieving all 8 of the Gatsby Benchmarks.

“There is no single magic bullet in careers guidance; it is about doing a number of things – identified in our benchmarks – consistently well. Sir John Holman, Author of the Gatsby Report”

The 8 Gatsby Benchmarks are:

  1. A stable careers programme
    Every school and college should have an embedded programme of career education and guidance that is known and understood by pupils, parents, teachers and employers.

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  2. Learning from labour market information
    Every pupil, and their parents, should have access to good-quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities. They will need the support of an informed adviser to make best use of available information.

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  3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
    Pupils have different career guidance needs at different stages. Opportunities for advice and support need to be tailored to the needs of each pupil. A school’s careers programme should embed equality and diversity considerations throughout.

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  4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
    All teachers should link curriculum learning with careers. For example, STEM subject teachers should highlight the relevance of STEM subjects for a wide range of future career paths.

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  1. Encounters with employers and employees
    Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.

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  2. Experiences of workplaces
    Every pupil should have experiences of the workplace through work visits, work shadowing and/or work experience to help their exploration of career opportunities.

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  3. Encounters with further and higher education
    All pupils should 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.

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  4. Personal guidance
    Every pupil should have opportunities for guidance interviews with a careers adviser, who could be internal (a member of school staff) or external, provided they are trained to an appropriate level. These should be available whenever significant study or career choices are being made.