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Careers
Careers at Buxton
Career Lead: Ann-Marie Linehan
Contact Details:
ann-marie.linehan@buxtonschool.org.uk
Our Careers Programme raises aspirations, promotes equality and challenges stereotypes. We strive to ensure that our young people experience encounters with employees and employers from a multitude of different backgrounds and experiences. We aim to inspire our young people to think about their future post-GCSE and beyond. Our programme provides comprehensive information to on all options including B-Tecs, A-levels, T-levels and Apprenticeships. We aspire to empower our young people to plan and manage their own futures and achieve personal and economic wellbeing throughout their life regardless of their socio-economic background, race, gender or religion.
We have adapted an ‘employability driven’ model with our career’s programme, we feel we are preparing students for the ever-changing world of work much more effectively.
Latest career update!
As of January 2023, we are delighted to announce that all pupils will have at least six encounters with a provider of approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships. Of these encounters, two of these encounters will be in years 8 or 9, with another two in years 10 or 11.
Our Career’s Offer from Year 7 to Year 11 is underpinned by
The Gatsby Benchmarks:
1. A stable careers programme
2. Learning from career and labour market information
3. Addressing the needs of each pupil
4. Linking curriculum learning to careers
5. Encounters with employers and employees
6. Experiences of workplaces
7. Encounters with further and higher education
8. Personal guidance
Employability Skills we Strive to Develop:
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Academic |
Vocational |
Work-Based |
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Level 2 |
GCSE |
BTEC First |
NVQ level 2 |
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Level 3 |
A-level |
T-level BTEC National |
Advanced apprenticeship NVQ level 3 |
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Level 4 |
Bachelor’s degree year 1 |
Foundation degree year 1 |
Higher apprenticeship NVQ level 4 |
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Level 5 |
Bachelor’s degree year 2 |
Foundation degree year 2 Higher national diploma (HND) |
Higher apprenticeship NVQ level 5 |
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Level 6 |
Bachelor’s degree |
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Degree apprenticeship Higher apprenticeship (some options) |
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Level 7 |
Master’s degree |
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Degree apprenticeship (some options) |
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Level 8 |
PhD |
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Career Policy
Career Programme Overview
Careers in our Curriculum
Art:
Computer Science and IT:
cyber_security_analyst___year_9.pdf
it_project_manager__year_10.pdf
network_engineer___year_10.pdf
software_engineer___year_11.pdf
Drama:
Economics:
chartered_accountant_year_10.pdf
English:
year_7_module_4___career_spotlight_lawyer.pdf
year_8_module_4___career_spotlight_publishing.pdf
year_9_module_4___career_spotlight_journalism.pdf
year_10_module_4___career_spotlight_counsellor.pdfar_11_module_4___career_spotlight_librarian.pdf
Enterprise and Marketing:
Food Technology:
Geography:
career_spotlight_geography.pdf
History:
careers___the_curriculum_history.pdf
Maths:
year_7_module_3_careers_accountant.pdf
year_8_module_3_careers_accountant.pdf
year_9_module_4_careers_economist.pdf
year_10_module_4__careers_architect.pdf
year_11_module_4_careers_investment_banker.pdf
MFL:
French:
mfl_careers.pdfSpanish:
Music:
performer_in_an_orchestra_yr_7_module_4.pdf
year_8_module_4_film_composers__1_.pdf
year_9_module_4_battle_of_the_bands___music_video_director.pdf
year_10_module_4_music_for_stage_and_screen___sound_engineer.pdf
year_11_module_4___artist_liasion__1_.pdf
PE:
Core PE:
career_spotlight___notational_analysist.pdf
career_spotlight___nutritionist.pdf
career_spotlight___physiotherapist.pdf
career_spotlight___sports_journalist.pdf
career_spotlight___strength_and_conditioning_coach.pdf
GCSE PE:
careers___the_curriculum_fitness_instructor.pdf
Religious Studies
career_spotlight_community_worker_year_11.pdf
career_spotlight_journalism_rs_year_8.pdf
career_spotlight_lawyer_year_9.pdf
career_spotlight_teacher_year_10.pdf
Science:
career_spotlight_mechanical_engineer.pdf
module_4_careers_spotlight.pdf
Sociology:
career_spotlight_lawyer_year_9.pdf
career_spotlight_lawyer_year_10.pdf
career_spotlight_marketing_year_10.pdf
College and Sixth Form Application Support
Local Colleges and Sixth Forms
Buxton-Centre-Assessed-GCSE-Summer-Grading-Policy
Uniforg-Your-Personal-Statement.
Year-11-Personal-Statement-Writing-Support
Employability
Employer Area- We Need You!
Labour Market Information
Parent Area
Post-16 Information
National-Careers-Service-Post-16-Education-Info.Next-StepsQualifications-Overview.Useful-Links-for-Students-and-Parents
