Careers Education

Our Vision Statement

At Ivanhoe we know that the impact of a good Careers Education can last a lifetime, which is why we devote a significant amount of time to it. Quality Careers Education is as much about aspirations as it is advice, so we aim to provide many opportunities for students to explore and develop curiosities about careers and Further Education. 
In-line with our whole school aims of developing students to achieve their full potential and be prepared for future challenges, students will be mentored to make the most of opportunities which will raise their confidence, build resilience and allow them to take ownership of their choices. 

Working with Business Leaders and Learning Providers, we ensure students receive unbiased interactions to help them learn about a range of career opportunities and to highlight the correlations between school subjects, qualifications and their future life goals and employability.

Our dedicated Careers Advisor, by collaborating with students and parents, and by providing the most up to date advice about Post-16 education will ensure that all our students achieve successful outcomes. 

Why is early careers education so important for students?

• To help students choose advantageous qualifications (and/or work based training) for GCSE’s/ Post-16 qualifications.
• To promote early engagement with skills and qualities desirable in the work place.
• To broaden students' horizons in terms of career options available to them, thus raising aspirations.
• To encourage students to actively assess and develop their transferable skills by providing opportunities in lessons.
• To encourage social mobility and to challenge social stereotypes attached to particular jobs, careers and educational paths.
• Early engagement with careers education helps to increase motivation as students have a clearer understanding of themselves and how they might live and work when they leave school.

Aims and objectives for careers and aspirations education at Ivanhoe.

Year 7

• Understanding yourself and developing employability skills.
• Broadening horizons - Jobs for the future

Year 8 

• Building on employability skills
• Developing understanding of the world of work (Labour Market Information)
• Exploring job roles and routes into employment
• Choosing the right qualifications for your future

Year 9 

• Aspirations and goals - developing a broad career plan
• Developing employability skills

Year 10 

• Skills for success - resilience and motivation
• The big picture
• Your career plan
• World of Work Visits

Year 11

• What next? - making the right post 16 choices

We have an excellent range of resources for students, teacher, parents and employers in the Ivanhoe Careers Hub.

Click the link to visit the hub.

Statutory Duties

We work to fulfill the Gadsby Benchmarks as mandated by the Department for Education by using the Enterprise Careers Company Compass Plus Evaluation tool to continually monitor the impact of our provision. 

An in depth insight into our careers education including our statutory duties, methods of implementations and monitoring and review can be seen in our Careers Education Policy. You can access it by clicking here. 

We monitor the effectiveness of our careers education by listening to the 'Student Voice'. We also evaluate and update our provision, including the website regularly. 

The Careers Leads are Molly Lloyd and Harry Cox-Harmsworth

The Careers SLT Link is Mrs Emma Cresswell

The Careers Advisor is 

To contact our careers team please use the email: careers@ivanhoe.co.uk 

For the Ivanhoe College provider access policy click here.