Careers

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)

Dedicated to Ambitious Futures

At Werneth School, we believe that preparing our students for the future goes hand in hand with nurturing their character. Our vision ensures that all students in Years 7–11 follow a carefully considered programme of activities designed to help them make informed, confident decisions about their future pathways.

Our core mission is built upon a firm commitment to "every pupil, every experience, every future." We provide every single student—including our vulnerable learners and those with additional needs—with the high-quality experiences and guidance they need for life in modern Britain. By linking our careers curriculum directly with our four core school values, we ensure our students are not just ready for the workforce, but ready to make a positive impact on the world.

How Our Values Drive Future Success

• Hard Work: Success in any career path begins with dedication. We encourage our students to challenge themselves, set ambitious goals, and show the perseverance needed to achieve their personal and economic well-being.
• Good Communication: In the modern workplace, the ability to collaborate and listen effectively is vital. Through industry workshops, presentations, and group projects, we teach students how to articulate their thoughts confidently and professionally.
• Respect: We cultivate an environment where students learn to value diverse perspectives, workplace settings, and varying career industries, ensuring they approach life after school with professionalism and open minds.
• Kindness: True professional fulfillment comes from supporting others. We emphasize community responsibility, encouraging students to consider how their future careers can serve, uplift, and bring empathy to their local and global environments.

Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks

Werneth School is committed to delivering a world-class careers programme. We evaluate and develop our provision against the Eight Gatsby Benchmarks, which represent national best practices in school career guidance:

1. A Stable Careers Programme: Our structured, progressive curriculum is planned from Year 7 through to Year 11 and is regularly monitored and updated.
2. Learning from Career and Labour Market Information (LMI): We help students and parents access and understand local and national job market trends to make informed decisions.
3. Addressing the Needs of Each Pupil: Our advice is tailored to individual paths, offering bespoke support to vulnerable learners and those with additional needs.
4. Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers: Subject teachers actively connect classroom lessons to real-world career fields and employability skills.
5. Encounters with Employers and Employees: Every student participates in industry workshops, mock interviews, and events featuring inspirational external speakers.
6. Experiences of the Workplaces: We offer targeted opportunities for students to experience professional environments firsthand, helping them build professional networks.
7. Encounters with Further and Higher Education: We host college and university visits alongside post-16 events to introduce students to technical routes, apprenticeships, and degree options.
8. Personal Guidance: Students receive timely, one-on-one sessions with a trained, independent careers adviser to refine their future goals.

Our Partnerships & Provision

We work in close partnership with external agencies, higher education establishments, and a diverse range of industry employers to deliver on our promise of meaningful opportunities for all learners.

 

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The date of our next review of the information published here on our careers page is: Autumn 2026.

The Careers Policy can be found on our Policies Page

 

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Careers contact for employers

We are always keen to extend our careers programme. If you are a business or employer and feel you can help provide excellent careers information or opportunities for our students, then please get in touch. Application for Provider Access Letter 23/24

 

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Career Advisor(s)

We work closely with GMCA (Greater Manchester Combined Authority) for careers guidance and work related opportunities. Our school’s Career Advisor is Pamela Mason Pamela.Mason@wernethschool.com who delivers one to one career guidance interviews to the majority of our Y11 students where students receive personalised guidance about their post 16 routes.

Careers Lead is Miss N Smith-O'Connell natalie.smith@wernethschool.com

 

We are also supported by Hannah Cain, Young People's Education and Careers Advice Worker through Stockport Local Authority.
She is available in school on hannah.cain@wernethschool.com to work with priority Year 11 students, identified by the Year 11 pastoral team.

 

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Participation of Young People in Education, Employment or Training

 

The law now requires all young people in England to continue in education or training until at least their 18th birthday. Statutory guidance published by the Department of Education which explains the legal position can be accessed here.

 

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Measuring the Impact of our Careers Programme

We measure and report the impact of our careers programme in a number of ways.

The school works closely with The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Careers and Enterprise Company in order to audit our CEIAG programme. We collect Year 11 destination data each year so that we can analyse the impact of our work  and monitor students' transition to post 16 pathways and reduce the number of students who find themselves to be Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).

All the careers events are measured for impact and feedback is taken regularly from participating students, staff and organisations delivering the events. The results help us further develop our careers provision in school.

Parents and carers are also invited to feedback on our careers programme which guides us to plan for future career related work.

 

 

KUDOS

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HELP TO CHOOSE A CAREER

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ECLIPS

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BBC WEBSITE

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APPRENTICESHIP

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PARENT GUIDANCE

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  BURSARY FUND

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NOT GOING TO UNI

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  UCAS

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CAREERS BOX

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16+ APPRENTICESHIP ADVICE