Careers Education Information, Advice and Guidance
View our CEIAG Policy (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) Provider Access Policy and our LJS Careers 5-year journey.
Have Your Say on our Careers Education
At Laurence Jackson School, we are committed to preparing our students for bright and successful futures. As part of this, we regularly review our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) programme to ensure it meets the needs of all students.
We value the views of our parents and carers and would love to hear your feedback on our current careers education policy. Your insights will help us improve the support, opportunities, and information we provide to your child as they explore future pathways.
Click this link to provide valuable feedback: https://forms.office.com/e/zVsKdPuziT
Contact and Updates
Mrs C Tomey, Assistant Headteacher, leads the Careers Education programme in school and is supported by Miss H Mitchinson.
OVERVIEW
A young person’s career reflects the progress they make in learning and work. At Laurence Jackson School, Careers Education refers to a range of actions to educate people on the potential careers available, the different routes to qualification, develop career management skills and explore their own career potential. It is part of the vision and mission of the school that all students have access to a planned programme of activities to help them choose 14-19 pathways that are right for them and to be able to manage their careers, sustain employability and achieve personal and economic wellbeing throughout their lives.
We are committed to:
- delivering high-quality, impartial and inclusive Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) to support all students in developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their future. Our vision is for every student to leave our school inspired and equipped to pursue their ambitions, confident in navigating their next steps in education, employment or training.
- raising aspirations and achievement, enhancing student engagement and wellbeing, ensuring the number of NEETs remains low and the number of positive destinations is high and strengthening our employer and community partnerships.
- following best practice guidance from the career’s profession, from other expert bodies such as Ofsted and from Government departments. CEIAG is as much about aspiration and inspiration as it is about advice. Laurence Jackson School believes in every student considering a broad ambitious range of careers and in developing high aspirations.
- using the CDI’s Career Development Framework to help students grow throughout their lives, explore their possibilities, manage their career, create opportunities, balance their life and work and see the big picture.
We are proud to have achieved a Quality in Careers Standard Award in June 2025. A copy of the certificate can be found here
Please click here to access our career calendar for 2025-2026
Year 10 Work Experience Programme Monday 6 – Friday 10 July 2026
Please click the icons for access to our student and parent/carer handbooks to support with our Year 10 Work Experience Programme 2026.
IMPACT
Our current results using the Compass Careers Benchmark Tool can be viewed here.
Our most recent destination data can be found here.
USEFUL LINKS
Year 11 Post-16 Guide: Click the image for an online copy of the ‘Your Choice – An Essential Guide to Post-16 Options’, which provides further information, advice and guidance about your child’s post-16 progression.
Local Information and Support
Apprenticeship and Employer Links
Exploring Options and Pathways
Volunteering
Parents, Carers and Guardians
Help and Ideas
Date of next review: September 2026
