Careers

To provide inspirational careers support which enables our young people to make the right choices to succeed in their chosen career. See also our Careers Policy.

Careers Staff

Dafydd Humphreys – SLT Leader on CEIAG provision
Robert Hodges – Careers Leader and project manager for Career Mark (Level 6 Careers Leader qualified)
Marion Broughton – Careers Coordinator (Working towards Level 6 Guidance qualification)
Melinda O’Connor – careers advisor (Level 6 qualified)

Undertanding staff roles within the provision of CEIAG at Neatherd - see this file.

Careers Entitlement

Your entitlement as a student at Neatherd High School is that careers guidance:

is presented in an impartial manner, showing no bias or favouritism towards a particular institution, education or work option
includes information on the range of education or training options, including apprenticeships and technical education routes
is guidance that the person giving it considers will promote the best interests of the pupils to whom it is given
independent careers guidance is available to students from year 8 to year 11
ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access all pupils in year 8 to year 13 for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships
For the employer encounters Benchmark, every school should begin to offer every young person seven encounters with employers – at least one each year from year 7 to year 13 – and meet this in full by the end of 2020. Some of these encounters should be with STEM employers.

Robert Hodges is the named person to the role of Careers Leader to lead the careers programme at Neatherd High School.

Provider Access Policy

For the Technical College Provision, please see this file.

Planned programme of careers, employability and enterprise education at Neatherd High School.

Please see this file.

Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks summary document here.

Measuring the impact of the careers programme

Leavers 2019

Click each title for a file:

Destination Data
Feedback

Leavers 2018

Click each title for a file:

Destination Data
Compass report
Feedback

Benefits of the Neatherd Careers Programme

At Neatherd we put in a considerable amount of resources because we believe in the benefits of an effective careers education programme. Our careers education work is supported by the excellent support of different stakeholders. The benefits of our work are not achieved in isolation but we see them as being:

Students can make informed post 16 choices and beyond
It plays a part in raising the aspirations of our students
Used as a motivational tool to encourage students to do well so they can progress in their chosen careers
Helps promote positive destination figures
Opens our students eyes to the wide world
Breaks down stereotypes about different careers. Careers can be for anyone
Engages with our local community
Develops the transferable skills of our students

Year 11 students – How to apply for post 16 provision?

See this file.

Work Experience

What to do for work experience 2020

See this file.

Required documentation

See this Self-Placement Work Experience file.

Celebrating Work Experience 2019

See this file.

Careers Appointment Referral Form

We encourage any student in any year group with a need to make an appointment with our fully qualified careers advisor. If you would like to make an appointment please click here and fill in this form. Please note parents / carers you would be most welcome to make an appointment for your young person.

Useful Website Links

See this file.

Labour Market Information

Labour Market Information (LMI) is the name for the facts and figures about jobs and employment regionally, nationally and globally. The information is used to give an overview of past, present and future work. The labour market is the term used to describe the amount of people working and looking for work and the amount of jobs available in different industries.

Some useful specific labour market links:

Contact Details

If you need to contact a member of the careers team, please use the office@neatherd.org e-mail and mark for the attention of the member of staff you would like to contact.

If you need to make written contact with a member of staff, please use this postal address:

Dereham Neatherd High School
Norwich Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3AX

The telephone number for the school is 01362 697981 and then just ask to speak to the correct member of staff.

We welcome any feedback on the information contained on this page from key stakeholders interested in our provision. Please contact the careers leaders. The information on this page will be reviewed in the first half term at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year.