Careers Information

Connie Rothman Learning Trust aims for every student to leave us prepared for life whether this is further education, training or entering the work force. With support and guidance through a comprehensive Careers programme that is embedded across the curriculum, our students develop the skills they need to progress along their personalised learning journey into adulthood and beyond. 

Our careers programme is underpinned by the Gatsby Benchmarks, this is a framework that defines best practice for careers provisions across schools and colleges.

• Prepare students for the transition to life beyond secondary school (higher education and the world of work)
• Support students in making informed decisions, which are suitable for them
• Provide students with well-rounded experiences
• Develop characteristics, for example, social skills, communication, innovation, resilience and leadership, which support each student depending on their needs.
• Inspire and motivate students to develop their aspirations
• Provide career guidance throughout their time with the trust.  
• Provide all students with a wide range of experiences.  
• Provide students with opportunities to develop their communication, social skills and confidence. 
• Promote lifelong learning.  
• Work in conjunction with a range of stakeholders including parents and families, a wide range of education providers both further and higher as well as local and national businesses.  

• Ensure all students meet with our qualified careers leader Louise Evenden a minimum of twice throughout their time with the trust.  
• Ensure all students, attend organised trips to a range of further and higher education providers. To explore the next steps.  
• Ensure all students attend a minimum of one career’s fayre.  
• Ensure all students have lessons to develop their skills and knowledge with regards to: CV writing, application writing and developing their skills and confidence as individuals.  
• The trust will fulfil the Gatsby Benchmarks, using Compass as an evaluation tool.  
• Provide parents and families with information and advice on the implementation of careers strategy in relation to their child.  
• To ensure the trust has a positive working relationship with key stakeholders including BCP Council’s Careers Hub, local Further and Higher education providers as well as local and national businesses.  

The provider access legislation was enacted in January 2023. It is a key mechanism to further help learners understand and take-up, not just apprenticeships, but wider technical education options such as T-Levels and Higher Technical Qualifications.

The updated provider access legislation (PAL) specifies schools must provide at least six encounters for all their students: 

• Two encounters for pupils during the ‘first key phase’ (year 8 or 9) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend
• Two encounters for pupils during the ‘second key phase’ (year 10 or 11) that are mandatory for all pupils to attend
• Two encounters for pupils during the ‘third key phase’ (year 12 or 13) that are mandatory for the school to put on but optional for pupils to attend.

In the context of the provider access legislation, a provider is an organisation that offers approved technical education qualifications or their representative, for example an FE college or training provider.

A provider, to whom access is given, must deliver an encounter that includes the following:​

• Information about the provider and the approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships that the provider offers​
• Information about the careers to which those technical education qualifications or apprenticeships might lead​
• A description of what learning or training with the provider is like​
• Responses to questions from the pupils about the provider or approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.​