Careers

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)

Careers Programme

An Overview

Information and guidance on future options and career pathways forms part of the curriculum and provision for all students at John Cabot Academy.  We offer our students ‘one to one’ Careers’ guidance interviews with a specialist, impartial, qualified advisor.

We believe that the range of opportunities to learn more about potential careers paths is one of our strongest features at John Cabot Academy and is an area of real growth at present. We recognise that good quality CEIAG enables our students to make the right learning and career options so that they can succeed in life after school.

This enables students to:

  • Identify their strengths and skills
  • Raise their aspirations
  • Become effective career planners and managers of their own progression through learning and work
  • Develop their employability skills
  • Have the opportunity to complete work experience during year 10
  • Know what options are available to them after Year 11, 12 and 13.

Please contact Steve Church (info@jca.clf.uk, 0117 9763000) if you would like any further information or an appointment.

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance at JCA is reviewed at the start of each academic year in September.

Parents

National Careers Service

How to help your child find the right employer for an apprenticeship

Apprenticeships Parent Pack

Parent-Guide-Apprenticeships_URDU

Parent guide to apprenticeships ARABIC

Disability Rights in Employment

SEN P16 TRAVEL SUPPORT

Information of destination tracking and participation

Careers Platforms and useful information

Tomorrows Engineer

How to support young people to explore P16 options

Labour Market Information – Career Insights

Green Careers

Partners

Careers Guidance and Access for Education and Training Providers

Provider Access Policy Statement

Students

A guide to apprenticeships

How can I tell if it’s a good apprenticeship

School Leaver CV Template

SG Young Carers Strategy Summary

Tomorrows Engineer

Work Experience

Be part of the Alumni

Careers Platforms and useful information

Disability Employment Rights

Find LGBT Inclusive Employer

Pathways and Providers

Careerometer is a useful tool which enables you to compare working hours and average wages of job roles in the UK that you’re interested in pursuing.

Useful Videos

Choosing options in year 9

How different is college to school?

What is Higher Education?

Employers

We are strongly committed to offering our students an ever-evolving careers provision. We encourage regular input from local and national employers, for the purposes of inspiring students to believe in themselves, to support students to achieve outstanding results, and to advise students on how to become successful members of the local, national and international community.

If you would like to be involved in our careers provision at John Cabot Academy please contact Alexandra Williams, our career and Aspirations Coordinator using alex.williams@clf.uk.

We have numerous “ready to run” ways in which you can be involved including, but not limited to the following opportunities:

  • Guest speaker Assemblies (whole school or target audience)
  • Involvement with our Summer Careers Fair
  • Participation in our termly Careers Weeks
  • Workshops
  • Careers and Employability lessons
  • “Pop up shops” (informal lunchtime information and advice stands)
  • Mentoring/Coaching
  • Staff Professional Development
  • Offering Work Experience placements

Teachers

For more information and advice on careers at John Cabot Academy please see the Onedrive Careers folder for teachers

Careers Platforms and useful information

FAQ on apprenticehips

A guide to apprenticeships

Subject apprenticeship guide

How to support young people to explore P16 options

Careerometer is a useful tool which enables you to compare working hours and average wages of job roles in the UK that you’re interested in pursuing.

We are recipients of the HSBC UK Smart Money Award 2024, awarded in recognition of our support of financial education for young people.

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John Cabot Academy
Woodside Road
Kingswood
Bristol
BS15 8BD
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