Beckfoot Careers – achieving remarkable
Sarah Wilson, our Careers Co-ordinator, works closely with our dedicated Careers team, who provide outstanding support to our students week in and week out. We are thrilled to announce that Sarah won the Secondary Educator of the Year award, in recognition of her exceptional efforts in guiding our students toward their future careers. This honor is truly well-deserved. Just last year, our Careers team was a runner-up in the national awards for pre-16 careers provision, narrowly missing out to the NHS. This placed us among the top schools in the country for careers education, and this recent award further highlights the incredible quality of our Careers team’s work. We are incredibly fortunate to have such a talented group supporting our students.
Careers at Beckfoot
At Beckfoot, we are committed to providing a Year 7 Up programme of careers and information guidance to allow students to think about, plan, reflect and refine their decision about their Post 16 and Post 18 options. As part of this, we aim to establish strong links with the wider community including industry experts, businesses, parents, Beckfoot alumni and charities in order to prepare students for life beyond Beckfoot. Our Careers Education Programme is designed to meet the needs of all learners at Beckfoot, with personalised activities designed to ensure progression in their career learning and development, to strengthen their motivation, aspirations and attainment, and to excite them about their future.
Beckfoot recognises that it is a statutory and moral duty to provide careers education in Years 7-11 (1997 Education Act 2003 Regulations) and to give learners access to impartial careers information, education and guidance. We are committed to providing a planned programme of impartial careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) for all learners in years 7-11, in partnership with engaged providers, and to provide extra support to learners with additional needs. We have embedded the eight Gatsby benchmarks of Good Career Guidance into our students learning experience.
Meet the Team
Our team have worked together to bring our careers programme up to date and to offer a wide range of activities, resources and help to students across each year group. They work to provide our students with the employability skills to achieve and thrive in their future, providing them with unbiased advice and individualised support so that they can make informed choices about their next steps after school.
Sarah Wilson
Careers Coordinator
Holly Mclean
Careers Lead
Molly Kidd
Work Experience Coordinator
Liz Palmer
Careers Advisor
What Services Do We Offer?
- Careers appointments – offering independent and impartial information, advice and guidance
- Employability lessons – learning all about the world of work, apprenticeships and CV writing
- Aim higher lessons – interactive session with Leeds Beckett University to learn all about life at university
- Large selection of books and and prospectuses in our career library
- Interview practice with volunteers from across business sectors
- Information on college and university open events and activities
- One to one interview and application support
- Apprenticeship information and vacancies
- Live Medical Mavericks lessons
- Careers fairs
- Unifrog
- Careers panels
- Job of the week
- Work experience
- Workplace visits
- CV writing
Careers Resources
The National Labour Market information is becoming increasingly more important for students to understand as the world of work around us changes. Students should be aware of where different job roles are required around the countries, and what jobs may need more people in the future. Find out what careers are popular in Bradford and Leeds and match your skills to the perfect role for you.