Careers

For all queries or questions regarding CEIAG at Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College please email

Email: Careers@bthcc.org.uk

At Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College we understand that we have a statutory duty to provide independent careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) for our pupils and students between the Years of 7 and 13. We believe that the CEIAG programme we provide should be a continual and progressive process throughout the various stages of a pupil’s experience with us from Key Stage 3 (Years 7 and 8), Key Stage 4 (Years 9, 10 and 11) and Key Stage 5 (Years 12 and 13). CEIAG is an important part of a pupil and students development and, with this in mind, we have formed a dedicated team of staff so that pupils and students questions and worries can be answered quickly. 

• Be able to evaluate their own likes and dislikes and see themselves as individuals who do not need to follow the crowd

• Be able to fully engage in their own career planning

• Leave Blessed Thomas Holford with a range of transferable skills that will enable them to be successful in their future career planning (e.g. each pupil will leave Year 11 with a current CV that they have planned and developed themselves; they will know how and where to access websites and information about future career paths and choices; they will know what is expected of them in an interview situation)

• Understand opportunities at key transition points (such as leaving school, college, university, changing jobs) and be able to make effective and appropriate decisions at these points and put these decisions into action

• Be able to access clear, relevant and impartial careers information, advice and guidance appropriate to their personal needs throughout their time with us

• Be able to achieve personal and economic wellbeing throughout their lives

• Be motivated and enthused so that they can realise their full potential

At Blessed Thomas Holford we are proud of the range of careers opportunities, information and guidance we share with students, parents and staff. We continually measure the impact of our CEIAG provision through:

• Destination information
• Feedback from employers and visiting partners
• Future Skills questionnaire 
• Student, parent and staff feedback following events, careers fairs and workplace visits
• Self-review using the Compass tool which measures progress towards meeting the Gatsby benchmarks

Careers Programme

We deliver the below careers programme document by providing students with a variety of careers activities and experiences relevant to their stage of development — known as the careers programme. This planned programme of impartial careers information, advice and guidance is conducted with the help of internal staff, external professional providers, and institutes such as universities, colleges and business representatives. Activities range from in-house activities where guest speakers and exhibitors are invited, to trips outside of school, to 1:1 careers interviews to name a few.

We have used empirical research and evidence taken from the Department of Education’s paper: “Careers strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents” (Dec, 2017), the Government paper: “Careers guidance and access for education and training providers: Statutory guidance for schools on providing careers guidance” (Jan, 2018), the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks and the Baker Clause to inform and develop our careers programme to make it  relevant, impartial , and robust and compliant with Ofsted and statutory regulations.