Careers

Careers at Buxton

 

Career Lead: Ann-Marie Linehan 

Contact Details: 

ann-marie.linehan@buxtonschool.org.uk 

020 8534 3425 

 

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 

Level 2 

GCSE 

BTEC First 

NVQ level 2 

Level 3 

A-level 

T-level 

BTEC National 

Advanced apprenticeship 

NVQ level 3 

Level 4 

Bachelor’s degree year 1 

Foundation degree year 1 

Higher apprenticeship 

NVQ level 4 

Level 5 

Bachelor’s degree year 2 

Foundation degree year 2 

Higher national diploma (HND) 

Higher apprenticeship 

NVQ level 5 

Level 6 

Bachelor’s degree 

  

Degree apprenticeship 

Higher apprenticeship (some options) 

Level 7 

Master’s degree 

  

Degree apprenticeship (some options) 

Level 8 

PhD 

 

 

Career Policy

Career Programme Overview

Careers in our Curriculum

Art:

painter_and_decorator.pdf

visual_effects_technician.pdf

furniture_designer.pdf

 

Computer Science and IT:

cyber_security_analyst___year_9.pdf

data_analyst___year_8.pdf

database_admin___year_7.pdf

it_project_manager__year_10.pdf

network_engineer___year_10.pdf

software_engineer___year_11.pdf

 

Drama:

actor.pdf

theatre_director.pdf

 

Economics:

chartered_accountant_year_10.pdf

economists_year_11.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:

marketing_manager.pdf

 

Food Technology:

food_critic.pdf

nutritional_therapist.pdf

pastry_chef.pdf

sous_chef.pdf

 

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:

mfl_careers__1_.pdf

 

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

social_worker_year_7.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

career_spotlight_teacher_year_10.pdf

social_worker_year_11.pdf

College and Sixth Form Application Support

Employability

Employer Area- We Need You!

Labour Market Information

Parent Area

Post-16 Information

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