At Stour Valley Community School our careers programme encourages students to be ambitious, broaden their horizons and explore their own career aspirations throughout their life at school.

The programme develops students’ confidence and independence, aims to remove barriers to ensure students’ readiness to take their next step in their learning or career.

Our objectives are to:

  • help students to understand the changing world of work
  • facilitate meaningful encounters with employers for all students
  • support positive transitions post 16
  • enable students to develop their research skills to find out about opportunities
  • help students to develop the skills, attitudes and qualities to make a successful transition into the world of work
  • encourage participation in continued learning, higher education and apprenticeships
  • support inclusion, challenging stereotyping and promoting equality of opportunity
  • contributing to strategies for raising achievement, particularly by increasing motivation.

Further information can be found in in our:

Careers Curriculum

Careers Policy

Provider Access Policy

The ‘Careers in…’ section of every curriculum home page.

Useful Careers links:

Morrisby

All students have a log in for this platform to guide their career choices and log their work experience and post-16 applications.

Careers Advice & Guidance Online Platform – Morrisby

NHS Careers

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/career-advisers-and-teachers/teaching-resources/health-careers-literature

Go Construct

Construction is one of the biggest industries to work in, both in the UK and worldwide. There is a role for everyone, whether you’re good at maths and sciences, love woodwork or computers, or are great at organising projects.

https://www.goconstruct.org/

Life Skills

https://www.barclayslifeskills.com/about/

The Source

Help and advice for young people in Suffolk. Courses, jobs, CV builder, apprenticeships, careers, money, free time, life, housing and health. A source of information at your finger tips. So start searching now.

http://www.thesource.me.uk/

National Careers Service

The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. The service offers confidential and impartial advice. This is supported by qualified careers advisers.

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

Youth Employment UK

https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/opportunity-finder/